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Friday, February 12, 2010

Porsche revealed images late Wednesday of its first hybrid sports car, a track car it plans to unveil at the Geneva Motor show next month.

While you won't be able to park this car in your driveway -- it's a race car intended for LeMans endurance racing -- it is based on the same production 911 you can buy today. A future 911 hybrid for public consumption is "open for discussion," a Porsche spokesman said.
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Sweet.

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Hope so.

Imagine ripping down the Mulsanne Straight www.forix.com at 200 MPH and then storing all that kinetic energy in your batteries while braking only to use it again to accelerate out of the next corner; Fewer pit stops.

Next step: zedomax.com

Ahhhhh

The GT3 R Hybrid has no batteries, which would add too much weight. Instead, energy is stored using a flywheel generator that can spin at up to 40,000 rpm. Power is sent to the flywheel generator during braking and that power is available for six to eight seconds following each charge.

When the driver wants the extra boost -- as much 160 horsepower -- from the electric motors, he presses a button on the steering wheel. That extra power comes in addition to the 480 horsepower produced by the GT3's 4.0-liter six-cylinder engine. The extra boost can be useful in accelerating out of a turn or when passing another car.

money.cnn.com

leave it to porsche to do something useful with hybrid technology hahah.

That's not useful, it is only for thrill seekers.

#5 | Posted by dxlingr at 2010-02-13 12:38 AM | Reply | Flag: Prefers cars from 1923.

I was just getting an annual done on my C4S, 90,000 miles and still has original brakes, and the manager opined I'll get "One more" before I check out.

A combination of compact thermonuclear breeder power and kinetic energy recovery is a reasonable goal.

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