Continuing our high speed Eco-battle…
As saving the planet is the subject of the day today, I've dug up another interesting story, this time about Porsche's attempts to make a hybrid car. It does sound unlikely that one of the world's most famous high performance car manufacturers has created a car that attempts to harmonise with the environment, but it's true.
The 911 GT3 R Hybrid has been built with a standard petrol engine, but with an additional electric motor which powers the front wheels. This is used as a boost for when extra power is needed, for either speed on the straights or when overtaking. When not in use, the motor is recharged by the turning of the front wheels.
Now as we all know, the Germans are very meticulous and thorough. They had to test it and where did they chose to test? Only at the Nurburgring 24 hours! This demanding event is not held on the small Grand Prix track, but on the 14 mile monster itself.
Take a look at the car in action below:
