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Porsche Showcases Gorgeous 78 MPG 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid Concept [720 hp, 3.2s 0-60]
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| March 1, 2010
| Brandon Hill
Posted on 03/01/2010 2:20:07 PM PST by wolf78
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To: stephenjohnbanker
” want an electric Porsche like I want another ex wife”
Sir, you have hit the nail on the head.(me shuddering)
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:11:13 PM PST
by
Cyman
To: Clint N. Suhks
Look at Maserati Quattroporte’s ,, you can get a good low mileage trade in for $30K==>$35K ... you get that beautiful Italian 8cyl music and launch control...
To: wolf78
Something doesn’t add up here.
718 hp, <3300 pounds, all wheel drive, and it takes 3.2 seconds to hit 60?
The 911 turbo weighs 3500, has 500 hp, and claims 3.1 seconds.
The GT2 weighs 3200, is RWD, has 520 hp, and claims 3.2 seconds.
The weight on this 918 must be wrong, because batteries are incredibly heavy, and there are the motors as well. I would guess it’s more like 3800, and the hybrid gear just makes up for its own weight.
In that case, I’d say dump it, and make for a significantly lighter car with the 9200 rpm 500 hp V8. That would make for a very interesting alternative to the twin turbo flat 6.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:28:53 PM PST
by
BobbyT
To: papasmurf
“You should be jailed for referring to a 911 as though it were an also ran, you fidiot.”
He probably pronounces the name as “porsh” as well.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:44:10 PM PST
by
Syntyr
(Mace, Kirk, Thomson, Griffin, Scusa, Martin, Gallegos, Hart - Remember the fallen of Kamdesh)
To: Jewbacca
I agree and like your sentiment however... The Porsche 917/30 Performance figures Power 1100 bhp / 821 KW @ 7800 rpm Torque 1112 Nm / 820 ft lbs @ 6400 rpm BHP/Liter 205 bhp / liter Power to weight 1.3 bhp / kg Top Speed 386 km/h / 240 mph 0-60 mph 2.1 s 0-100 mph 3.9 s
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:52:14 PM PST
by
Syntyr
(Mace, Kirk, Thomson, Griffin, Scusa, Martin, Gallegos, Hart - Remember the fallen of Kamdesh)
To: Neidermeyer
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:12:29 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: papasmurf
Correct.
Last, best, Porsche 911: the 993 model.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:13:49 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Syntyr
Nice car, but it’s not a “Spyder.”
550, 550A, 550RS are “Spyders.”
The current Boxster “Spyder” is an abomination.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:14:54 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Syntyr
Was at the race where it first appeared in 1973. Saw one at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. A racecar for the ages. RIP Mark Donohue
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:19:29 PM PST
by
xp38
To: Celerity
Throw away the batteries and put in a big gas tank and they might have a car!
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:20:44 PM PST
by
dalereed
To: Jewbacca
"Last, best, Porsche 911: the 993 model." I'll even go you one earlier... 1994 911 3.6 Turbo. It has always been my dream car. It's actually getting near an affordable (for me anyway) price.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:22:15 PM PST
by
Syntyr
(Mace, Kirk, Thomson, Griffin, Scusa, Martin, Gallegos, Hart - Remember the fallen of Kamdesh)
To: wolf78
Wow!!! Need to wipe out the Black Card for that, for sure.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:25:18 PM PST
by
Captain Beyond
(The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
To: xp38
Oh I would have LOVED to have actually seen one race. That must have been awesome. I have seen one but didn’t even get to hear it running. It was at a concourse show and the owner would not start it.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:27:34 PM PST
by
Syntyr
(Mace, Kirk, Thomson, Griffin, Scusa, Martin, Gallegos, Hart - Remember the fallen of Kamdesh)
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:31:44 PM PST
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: Jewbacca
Now I have to get one ... just don’t tell the wife WHY I need one..
To: papasmurf
How about a shout out for the 914? ;)
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:41:30 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Live jubtabulously!)
To: Syntyr
Seeing the old glory days Can Am Cars on the pace lap in formation was a breathtaking sight. They were very beautiful race cars.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:48:26 PM PST
by
xp38
To: Cyman
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:49:54 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops, and vote out the RINOS)
To: Syntyr
Man those things were scary fast.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:51:38 PM PST
by
valkyry1
To: papasmurf
You should be jailed for referring to a 911 as though it were an also ran, you fidiot. 356s and 911s ARE Porsche.
I'm glad someone else thought the writer was a Philistine for that "afterthought".
Also, though I've never driven a Cayenne, I'm pretty sure it doesn't get its "giddy-up" from a flat six.
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posted on
03/01/2010 5:00:00 PM PST
by
Charles Martel
("Endeavor to persevere...")
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