Talk:Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo Championship/@comment-33228676-20190618214525/@comment-34017807-20190619130735

It's still not far from a proper endurance car; it could be made endurance ready with relatively minimal modifications. Would obviously be a bit slower due to added weight and possibly a bit turned down engine, but still considerably faster than LMP1 spec.

It exists because Porsche wanted to show that their technology can do more than the rulebook allows. They can't really organize an out-of-spec endurance race with one car, so the next best thing is crushing some hotlap records. And while you're at it, you may as well go all in on hotlap mods.