The 919 Hybrid was driven by Porsche Works Driver Earl Bamber in Bangkok, who also made a cameo appearance in the video. He raced it to multiple victories at the WEC, including the overall lead in Le Mans, which secured the hat-trick that made the car a legend in the 2017 season.
In the video, the LMP1 car is seen making its way around crowded streets of Bangkok’s vibrant Chinatown, yet accelerating on the Rama VIII Bridge spanning the Chao Phraya River.
Although the 919 Hybrid is retiring, it paves the way for Porsche’s growing E-Performance plug-in hybrid cars as well as in Formula E. Thailand happens to be one of the largest markets in the region for Porsche, especially when it comes to plug-in hybrids.
Nearly every Panamera sold this year in the country were of the E-Hybrid variants, and the success story is set to continue. Soon the new Cayenne E-Hybrid is expected to make its debut in Thailand, and the Taycan, Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle that has been formerly known as Mission E, will begin production in 2019.
The highly-anticipated Porsche Studio at Icon Siam, the fourth Porsche facility in Thailand and a fully digital showroom, is scheduled to open by the end of this year.
