Porsche going Al Gore

[Perfectlap]

Saw this in the International Auto Show pics from Christophorus, Hybrid engines on the way, They're serious about this. I wonder if the ALMS RS Spyder will be affected.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/autos/porsche_green_performance/index.htm?postversion=2007082311

[tboyer]

Hmmm mid-mounted electric M96(e) 0-60 in 3 seconds, can't wait to plug her in at night

[rick3000]

It is an interesting article but I don't see sports cars going anywhere, anytime soon. People will always want fast, light sports cars that have a manual, and the true sound of an engine. Even if manuals disappear (as they are right now), people will always want the sound, and a hybrid or other engine just won't cut it.

[djomlas]

"Porsche, on the other hand, has no economy cars in its fleet to compensate. Nor will it, because cars like that just aren't what Porsche is about and never will be, said Schwarzenbauer."

THANK YOU

[986speedster]

Well the TESLA sports car can do it. 100% electric, 0-60 in under 4 secs. 135 mpg equivalent-220 miles per charge+2 cents per mile.

[xxxalexxxx]

well i don't know about Porsche never going green, they probably wont in the next few yrs but in the next 50 yrs they probably will. electric cars are becoming more popular (not so much in the US yet) but I went to Ireland/England last yr and every other car is a hybrid.
electric cars can be good sports cars, my brother bought a Tesla when it came out, well it just got dilivered to him recently and its an amazing car, its FAST, handles great and its pretty comfy :-) the only downside i see with it is its about 100k ( but i guess most sports cars are expensive) and you have to plug it in to charge it. I think it takes an hr to charge the battery to be able to drive about 100miles.
point is electric cars can be great sports cars its just that most of us are very closed minded..maybe because when we think hybrid we dont think Tesla Motors, we think about the pirus or something else slow and ugly.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by 986speedster

Well the TESLA sports car can do it. 100% electric, 0-60 in under 4 secs. 135 mpg equivalent-220 miles per charge+2 cents per mile.

On paper. Notice we haven't actually seen any Tesla do anything.

[geoff]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Porsche going Al Gore

When I saw your title, my first thought was some Porsche analog to Al Gore inventing the Internet.

Actually, the original Dr P's first car design in in 1898, was the "System Lohner-Porsche", a carriage-like car driven by two electric motors, directly fitted to the front wheels, and powered by batteries. The problem was the weight of the batteries hindered performance. Porsche rethought the design and in 1901 introduced the 'Mixte' vehicle/transmission concept: instead of a massive battery-pack, an internal combustion engine was fitted to a generator to drive the electric hub motors and (for vehicle reliability) a small battery pack. This way Porsche had created the first petroleum electric hybrid vehicle on record. Not quite the same way Al Gore invented the Internet, but Porsche really did invent the hybrid car.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Porsche#Early_years for more details

[JAAY]

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/the_hybrid_mini.php

If this were a option for the boxster I would do it in a heartbeat.. Sub 4 second 0-60's, AWD, Still mid engine weighted. 640awhp. Now that would be a fun car to me.