Mazda CX-5 (2017-2021) — a sedan in factory form. The set below holds 6 renders of that same body rebuilt as a LMDH build, so you can compare the changes side by side instead of taking them on trust. The donor car is the MK-2 generation, which is why the glasshouse and the shoulder line stay exactly where the factory put them.
Endurance prototypes are the closest thing motorsport has to a blank sheet, and yet the rules force a recognisable family face onto every car. The result is a low, long, narrow shape with a roof that barely clears the driver's helmet, tunnels that start at the front wheels, and a rear wing supported by a swan-neck. The livery usually carries a number large enough to read at night and a colour break that follows the airflow rather than the bodywork. Everything you see is doing a job.
Same donor car, different rules: every other Mazda CX-5 build is one click away in the sidebar, and the LMDH category hub collects the same treatment applied to other cars.
Questions about LMDH builds
Why do endurance cars look so different from F1?
They carry two drivers and have to run for twenty-four hours. The cockpit is wider, the bodywork covers the wheels, and the aero is tuned for efficiency rather than peak downforce.
What is the swan-neck wing for?
It mounts the wing from above so the underside stays clean, which produces more consistent downforce without stalling.
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