Porsche Reveals Details of 911 Hybrid
12-29-2018, 11:44 AM
#31
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Thread Starter
I’m down for electric. Especially if they can manage the fatness. In fact. Electric is more interesting to me than anything new Porsche is making the last 8 years which feel more and more like appliances. Just make the jump and be like a blender. Electric.
i have 4 others that stink and burn lots of oil to keep the eco terrorists happy.
i have 4 others that stink and burn lots of oil to keep the eco terrorists happy.
12-29-2018, 03:10 PM
#32
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And a true 911 enthusiast is what, exactly?
From reading this forum, it's really a term only defined by the individual uttering said nonsense. If you liked the 991, you're not a true enthusiast. Or water cooling. Or PDK. Or. Or. Or.
If you drive anything but the original 911, are you really a "true 911" enthusiast?
The " ethos of the model, don't give a fick about the heritage of the marque" is to build the best, fastest, most capable driver's car on the road. How does that change if they use electric power instead of ICE? Or is the ethos and heritage simply turning fuel into noise, heat and rotating force?
Your assertion that you're among the few "true enthusiasts" sounds more like a luddite talking, than an enthusiast.
From reading this forum, it's really a term only defined by the individual uttering said nonsense. If you liked the 991, you're not a true enthusiast. Or water cooling. Or PDK. Or. Or. Or.
If you drive anything but the original 911, are you really a "true 911" enthusiast?
The " ethos of the model, don't give a fick about the heritage of the marque" is to build the best, fastest, most capable driver's car on the road. How does that change if they use electric power instead of ICE? Or is the ethos and heritage simply turning fuel into noise, heat and rotating force?
Your assertion that you're among the few "true enthusiasts" sounds more like a luddite talking, than an enthusiast.
12-29-2018, 05:31 PM
#33
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12-31-2018, 02:27 PM
#35
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Thread Starter
....and I highly doubt that the average Tesla driver is charging his car with solar. No way.
And sorry to go OT, but if we were really concerned about controlling CO2 in the atmosphere, we would be heavily investing in bioengineering plants to absorb CO2. You never hear anything about that though or any of the removal mechanism available or being pursued. It's all about money, power and control. It's not about climate change.
01-01-2019, 04:30 PM
#36
Burning Brakes
I dont think hybrid will add 700 lb otherwise we wouldve seen a 992.1 hybrid. They are waiting for a reason and actually cited weight as that reason. Im sure they will be able to shave 2-300 lb off this estimate which would put it somewhere close to a 992 turbo. Just my prediction albeit pure unbridled speculation.
01-01-2019, 05:07 PM
#37
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Is there a petition anywhere that we could sign in order to alert Porsche before they get too far ahead of themselves that almost no one will buy this thing? I'd hate to see them spend all this time and money developing a car that is so anti 911 philosophy I'm left wondering why they are bothering at all.
Also, when are these 918 "get with the future" band wagon riders going to realize that car is not a top performer because of it's hybrid power train? In fact, if all that over-complicated heavy nonsense was removed from the car just try and imagine how much better it would have been.
A hybrid 918 or 911 or any sports car for that matter achieves absolutely nothing other than serving as some type of chest beating exercise for the engineers and as a moral high ground for those who think that buying an expensive luxury item car for pleasure purposes isn't somehow an extreme waste of resources already.
Also, when are these 918 "get with the future" band wagon riders going to realize that car is not a top performer because of it's hybrid power train? In fact, if all that over-complicated heavy nonsense was removed from the car just try and imagine how much better it would have been.
A hybrid 918 or 911 or any sports car for that matter achieves absolutely nothing other than serving as some type of chest beating exercise for the engineers and as a moral high ground for those who think that buying an expensive luxury item car for pleasure purposes isn't somehow an extreme waste of resources already.
01-01-2019, 10:13 PM
#38
Race Car
The latest PCA e-Brake News has an interesting piece, with a road test, of a hybrid system mod for the 991. An additional 175 HP on demand with a system that they say adds 180 lbs.
The website is http://vonnen.com
Works now and gives a hint of what's to come.
Oh and its just $75k!
The website is http://vonnen.com
Works now and gives a hint of what's to come.
Oh and its just $75k!
01-02-2019, 10:52 AM
#39
I agree. But then again, someone actually did say this:
01-02-2019, 06:54 PM
#40
Everyone WILL be happy as soon as we are given more without being forced to compromise in return. These days we are increasingly forced to give up one thing in order to receive another all while paying more for it and I'm not only sick of that but tired of those who tolerate it.
A crazy light electric car that offers an incredible, fun and involved driving experience with a range that allows for full day of track driving or hundreds of spirited driving miles without recharge? A car that can be recharged fully in a matter of 5 minutes at every major street intersection across the developed world? Sign me up! Until then, it's a waste of time, effort and money for any enthusiast who isn't interested in making some sort of " on the cutting edge" statement or worse being a beta tester for unproven, under performing, expensive and logistically challenged technology.