This demonic-looking thing has just one goal in life: end a more than 50-year wait for an American car to win Le Mans outright. It's the dream of Jim Glickenhaus, the eponymous owner of Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG), which - along with long-time Italian partner Podium Advanced Technologies - will compete this Glickenhaus 007 in the 2021 World Endurance Championship's (WEC) Hypercar category alongside contenders from Toyota, Aston Martin and ByKolles. Weighing in at just 1,100kg and costing around €2 million (£1.68 million), the hybrid running gear of the 007 is centred around a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6. The drivetrain is said to be capable of 'delivering 840hp for 30 hours straight', something that will be invaluable at the punishing Circuit de la Sarthe. The car is already into its wind-tunnel testing programme, with engineering and sub-system assembly slated to be complete by June/July respectively. The full build will then take place in August, with the Glickenhaus 007 having its first track shakedown in September. That should mean it is ready for the 2020/21 WEC season, which will involve its tilt at the overall win in France next June. Founder Glickenhaus, who also lists himself as the team's 'chief cook and bottle washer', and who can also apparently predict the French weather 16 months in advance, said: "We will be standing in the rain at Le Mans, watching a car we created blur past. It will be a proud day for us and America."
Matt Robinson - 12 Feb 2020