Test Drive on Tour: 918 Spyder
08-31-2013, 02:23 AM
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I think the 960 is supposed to have that job; maybe it will get the 4.6L V8 too. The 918 was conceived as a test bed for future/different technologies a la the 959. Re-read Stout's post earlier in this thread and watch the video again. Pete and Leno get it.....
08-31-2013, 03:25 AM
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Great video!
08-31-2013, 12:00 PM
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The 918 is a window to what future Porsche's will be. Let's hope Porsche supports it more so than the CGT.
08-31-2013, 03:05 PM
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Leno: 1634kilos is Not 3200lb. Its like 3600!!!! Fail
But it sure sounds great. I want that v8!
http://youtu.be/qlBUB9RqY_I
But it sure sounds great. I want that v8!
http://youtu.be/qlBUB9RqY_I
08-31-2013, 03:28 PM
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Weird that an engineer would get the weight conversion wrong. It's not like it's a fact that can't be checked. Almost as though he never thinks in pounds. Either that or a major brain fart.....
08-31-2013, 06:58 PM
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08-31-2013, 08:23 PM
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NASA screwed up some mission where a craft hit some object's surface because one engineer converted units using yards instead of meters.
As we all know a meter is about 3.28 feet.
A more common error is talking in Imperial vs Metric Tons, or Tonnes.
As we all know a meter is about 3.28 feet.
A more common error is talking in Imperial vs Metric Tons, or Tonnes.
08-31-2013, 08:33 PM
#57
Isn't the MP4/458 fighter already confirmed to be on the way? Doesn't seem like ditching the electric drive tech would save 600lbs though. It has a tiny battery, only something like 6KWh. Motors and high voltage hardware weigh a lot but not that much.
09-01-2013, 05:01 AM
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09-01-2013, 04:10 PM
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I don't think so. The mirror was ground to the wrong shape because of a cluster frak that had to do with the correcting instruments that were used to test it. One of them was improperly assembled. Tacit-Conundrum's reference to the yards/meters conversion and a planetary mission lander sounds familiar.....
09-01-2013, 06:30 PM
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I don't think so. The mirror was ground to the wrong shape because of a cluster frak that had to do with the correcting instruments that were used to test it. One of them was improperly assembled. Tacit-Conundrum's reference to the yards/meters conversion and a planetary mission lander sounds familiar.....