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Porsche Unveils 911 Hybrid With Flywheel Booster

Posted by timothy on from the yeah-well-I-get-better-mileage dept.

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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  1. Re:Yawn -counter rotating flywheels by newdsfornerds · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Seriously, is it that hard to use a question mark?
    SRSLY????

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  2. Take a shave! by NSN+A392-99-964-5927 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Valentino Rossi can ride and piss all over your GT3 Porsche. Buddy Carl Foggerty the "Blackburn Bullet" will eat you for breakfast on a bike. The only person that is almost 31337 can break the world record is my beautiful baby Sabine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Schmitz she is ready for the world record. that woman is awesome and she can put cars through their paces and you WILL PASS out as she knows how to pull pull devastating G-Forces more than a tornado jet.Sabine Rocks *hugs*

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