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Genesis completes first fire-up of Hypercar engine ahead of WEC 2026

Genesis fired up the engine in its new-for-2026 World Endurance Championship LMDh contender for the first time ahead of the start of testing next month.  

The 3.2-litre twin-turbo V8 ran in the GMR-001 Hypercar in static conditions at the workshops of chassis partner ORECA Motorsport near Circuit Paul Ricard on 9 July.  

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