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Old 02-11-2010, 04:13 AM   #1
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Default The first Porsche Hybrid... RACE CAR?!? Porsche Type 997 GT3 R



Porsche has applied its latest hybrid technology to create a spectacular all-wheel-drive racing car, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid.

Scheduled to debut at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show, this is a derivative of the recently introduced 911 racer for customers, the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R. Michael Macht, Porsche's new chairman, has promised that the company will soon return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a factory-supported racing car, and the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid previews new hybrid technology that the company is developing for its new purpose-built racer.

In a departure from conventional battery-based electric systems used for hybrid drive by makers of both street cars and even racing cars, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid features a flywheel system. It gathers kinetic energy under braking to power two electric motors that are mounted in a single assembly connected to the front wheels. After each charge, the motors provide 6-8-second bursts of power.

The electric motors provide a burst of 120 kilowatts (161 horsepower) to the front wheels, supplementing the 911 GT3 R Hybrid's 480-hp 4.0-liter flat-6 that powers the rear wheels. The benefit, according to Porsche, is quicker acceleration out of corners and during overtaking, and there are apparently unspecified fuel savings as well.

No official performance claims for the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid have been made prior to its unveiling in Geneva, but Porsche has confirmed the new car will appear at the Nürburgring 24 Hours on May 15. Meanwhile, Porsche's new purpose-built racing car with hybrid technology is expected to be prepared for the 2012 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, when the race's regulations will favor hybrid racing cars.
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Old 02-11-2010, 04:26 AM   #2
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Porsche does it again....ahead of everyone
Admittedly I got worried when I read in the first line that it is 4WD until I read on!
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Interesting... especially on a track like Le Mans where exit speed isn't as important as top end speed.
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How is adding antother rotating flywheel inertia mass near the steering assembly of any race car a good thing?

This seriously just tech for the sake of tech and has no place, and history will prove it to be a fools erand by Porsche.
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Old 02-11-2010, 01:11 PM   #5
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I dunno why I like it .....
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Old 02-12-2010, 04:13 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by zeus_2011 View Post
Porsche does it again....ahead of everyone
Nope. It's not. It's using the Williams F1 KERS technology. You know the one. The one that nearly killed that engineer?
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