So here's a GT3 with two electric motors that deliver 6 to 8 second bursts of 160 hp or 120 kW.
It's gonna race at the Nürburgring 24 hours this year, and Porsche hopes at Le Mans in 2012 when there will be regulations for hybrids.
So here's a GT3 with two electric motors that deliver 6 to 8 second bursts of 160 hp or 120 kW.
It's gonna race at the Nürburgring 24 hours this year, and Porsche hopes at Le Mans in 2012 when there will be regulations for hybrids.
My interest is caught, at the very least. I haven't seen much about the hybrid stuff in Le Mans, but I think I might have to change that the next chance I get...
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This isn't the first though, there was the Panoz something, the pink coupe, IIRC.
It could be interesting, especially in endurance racing where outright performance isn't always the most important thing to win.
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Zytek, who were also responsible for the Panoz, have been working on a hybrid version of the their LMP1 car for some time now. It raced in the ALMS last year.
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It's Williams that has supplied the technology for Porsche. Press release:
Originally Posted by Willimas Hybrid Power
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Power to the front wheels or the rear?
And how much heavier does it make the car?
Interesting stuff.
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Yeah, I saw what Wouter posted up.
Interesting. Might be good to "drag" or "pull" the car out of a tail slide, or around a corner maybe?
It would be like a little overboost thingy maybe?
Other than passing someone on a straight, what's the practical use of it (other than fuel savings, etc.)?
PR says saving fuel, important in endurance. Also in tracks with long straights and hard braking points I'm sure this could improve lap times.
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Depends on how its programmed to work....since this is more like KERS without the added complication of being integrated to the "mechanical" drivetrain like the F1 cars. I can see this being used even like BAR's front brake differential back in 2004 or 2005 to help turn in. KERS in F1 was so under utilized and limited that it was a gimmick, if they are allowed to be creative to using it actively they might do some pretty neat things with this....
On the side note, can someone translate the system picture above? Is the flywheel actually in the passenger seat?
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I'd feel somewhat worried about a flywheel spinning beside me at 40,000rpm if I were to be in an accident....
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I guess its a moot point though, if it were to be located in the front the material between you and the flywheel would be pretty useless for the energy it stores.....
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