Porsche Unveils 911 Hybrid With Flywheel Booster

MikeChino writes "Porsche has just unveiled its 911 GT3 R Hybrid, a 480 horsepower track vehicle ready to rock the 24-hour Nurburgring race this May. Porsche's latest supercar will use the same 911 production platform available to consumers today, with a few race-ready features including front-wheel hybrid drive and an innovative flywheel system that stores kinetic energy from braking and then uses it to provide a 160 horsepower burst of speed. The setup is sure to offer an advantage when powering out of turns and passing by other racers."

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awful typo in article

[BeaverCleaver]

From TFA: "This generator stores energy each time the vehicle breaks..."

If I had a Porsche 911 I wouldn't want to damage the thing to use the hybrid feature. Do they perhaps mean "brakes"?

Re:awful typo in article

[turing_m]

From TFA: "This generator stores energy each time the vehicle breaks..."

Just think of what this technology could do in the hands of Ford!