View Poll Results: Are You Interested In A Hybrid Carrera?
Yes. But only if it comes with significant performance advantages. I need to beat Teslas at the stop light.
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992.2 Mild-Hybrid (KERS)
#16
This is an article that shares some info about the hybrid/electrification of the 911.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/44819/...-a-plug-in-ceo
It does mention that the hybrid version will be based on the 992 series. So it is coming sooner than later. I am guessing the next gen 911's will be hybrid and 718 will be all electric.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/44819/...-a-plug-in-ceo
It does mention that the hybrid version will be based on the 992 series. So it is coming sooner than later. I am guessing the next gen 911's will be hybrid and 718 will be all electric.
#17
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If the car is 9000 lbs but can lap the ring faster than a current production car you would not buy it? I would think performance trumps weight. If they can make a hybrid fast and nimble who cares what it weighs.
#18
RL Community Team
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This 100%. The average 992 build weighs something north of 3500lbs. It’s not like these are lightweight cars.
#19
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Compared to its peers -- modern sports cars that are not exotics this side of Mclaren -- the 911 in basically any trim is one of the lightest cars (and really not just sports cars) currently in production today with an MSRP north of 50K.
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#22
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Interesting reading "9000 pounds" and "nimble" in the same paragraph.
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#23
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It ultimately depends on how it feels to drive. I don't think there is any magic that can make a heavy car feel nimble and responsive despite what the performance numbers suggest. The feel can also be relative to other vehicles one drives or has driven. I'm moving on from a 2020 M4 convertible because it feels so heavy to me at 4100 lbs. My other cars are a 3700 lbs. Audi S4 and my wife's X3 at around 4300 lbs. The driving dynamics of the M4 are quite good despite the weight, but a 3400 coupe will be a much more pleasing experience and still have space for the kids. .
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#26
As the owner of a few air cooled cars, I often wonder as these models get increasingly complex will they last, will parts be available and who will work on them.
Or will they be disposable/recycleable?
Or will they be disposable/recycleable?
#27
Drifting
People who say "who cares what it weighs so long as it goes fast", don't really understand the overall experience of driving a sports car. It's not just about 0-60 in a straight line.
#28
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I said around the ring not in a straight line. If the magicians at Porsche could make a heavy 911, and I was being facetious about 9000lbs, but let’s say they do. And it laps the ring in 6:50 and they use some sort of electronic wizardry to make the steering feel good. You would still care about it’s weight?
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#29
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The 911 has never been a lightweight sports car compared to the rest of the market.
The sports car “experience” is about chassis communication, steering feel, brakes, and throttle response. It is the balance of all of those things.
#30
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It seems all but confirmed that the analog tach is going away but looks like we might be getting more choice and customization. Porsche giveth and Porsche taketh away!
No more dials cutoff by the steering wheel?!
One odd thing: The red coloring on the dial seems to indicate a 6,800 RPM rev limit on the engine pictured. But there seems to be an inner white ring on the tach that may indicate that the cutoff might actually be 7,800?! One can hope...