World Endurance Championship

Peugeot's eye-popping 9X8 hypercar is finally set to roll. It'll join the FIA World Endurance Championship for the season's fourth race at Monza in a couple of weeks, bringing a truly outrageous look to the hypercar class if nothing else.

The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans happens this weekend, but Cadillac has us more interested in the 2023 event. This week, it previewed the Project GTP Hypercar it will be running in next year's FIA World Endurance Championship series, and it's an absolute stunner.

Toyota's motorsport arm, Gazoo Racing, which is tipped to become a performance brand in its own right, has shown a Super Sport Concept at the 2018 Tokyo Auto Salon. Very few details have been released at this point, but the power of the hybrid drivetrain has been specified as 735 kW (986 hp).

Another giant of the German car industry has thrown its weight behind Formula E, with Porsche deciding to drop its World Endurance Championship program in favor of the fast-growing category. The decision is a huge blow for the WEC, which lost the support of Audi around the same time last year.

Audi has committed to Formula E, completing its push away from the World Endurance Championship. Having grown its involvement in the sport this year, the company will be the first German manufacturer to line up on the Formula E grid when the season kicks off in December.

Toyota looked set to break its 18-year duck at Le Mans last year, before power loss stranded the lead car next to pit wall. Porsche streaked past for the win, Toyota was forced to settle for second. Having come so close last year, the team has taken an evolutionary approach to this year's car.