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Porsche 918 RSR

  • 11-01-2011 4:26pm
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    squod
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhirAjmSl5Q


    Not that it lacks power in the first place, though: a mid-mounted 3.4-litre V8 engine develops 555bhp at a superbike-like 10,300rpm. That added to the electric motors' combined 201bhp makes this a 756bhp racer.

    Instead of a passenger seat you'll notice there's an unusual cylindrical canister - that's the flywheel accumulator. Each of the 918's front wheels has an electric motor/generator, which can both drive the wheels for extra oomph or generate electricity during braking.

    The energy they generate is captured and stored in the accumulator, which can spin to a dizzying 36,000rpm. The driver can press a button at any point and unleash this energy back to the motors for an instant hit of power - a kind of futuristic rocket boost, if you wil


    http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/10012011/36/amazing-porsche-918-rsr-wows-detroit-0.html


    Porsche-918-RSR-08a.jpg


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