This car is so beautiful that it actually makes my naughty bits all excited.

It has 767 Hours power and does 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds! Porsche claims that you can achieve 78MPG!under normal driving conditionsThe car is claimed to weigh 3,285lbs!!!! 3,285 lbs is VERY light, especially for a hybrid! Our WRX's/STi's weight about that much, so imagine your car with 700+hp!!!!

For more info on this car, go to this link and read away or watch the video (or both)
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2...8-rsr-unveiled Here's a snippet from the article:



And another video, shorter



How has this car slipped under my radar?! The car is called:


Porsche 918 Hybrid






Never mind those ugly *** wheels. Imagine some 20" Multi-spoke (10 spoke? More?) wheels of your color choosing on that bad boy!!!










SICK *** STEERING WHEEL!!! DAYM! That interior is really cool looking, normally Porsche interior is very plain and simple, as in not too much to look at but this one is way different in a good way!

 

I can't wait until Top Gear gets their hands on this... This car has some crazy electronics on it... Just look at the last show with the steering wheel... Look at all that stuff! Look at the climate control screen... It shows you where the air is blowing and at what temp. Not needed but COOL as hell.


Here's another article that claims the Porsche gets 78miles per gallon when driven normally (I assume). How crazy is that if it is real!?

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/p...mpg-hits-62-m/


I also love how you can store power in your battery and push a button and get a 100hp boost instantly. If you read the first article I posted, Porsche says they added that so when you're racing you can hit a button and pass whomever you're racing.,, Sort of like a 100+ shot of NAWZ but electricity instead. Bad *** or what? Looks like its going to cost around $600,000 (prolly more). If this car is everything it says it is, I would but it over the Veyron, or any other car on earth for that matter. This car is AMAZING!

 

One question though, what the hell is up with those side view mirrors?! Why even have them if they are THAT small? Unless they are cameras that display the side views on a monitor so you don;t have to look to the side all the time. Hmmmm... I wonder if that's what it is? Anyone know?

 

I'm wondering about the wheels!

 

I'm betting those are cameras for side mirrors, there is a video display on the center console

 

Yeah, that's what I sort of figured but wasn't sure. That's pretty bad *** but wouldn't it add a lot of weight? Why not just put some aerodynamic mirrors on the car made of CF and use those instead of having, cameras, TVs, etc.



If your goal is to create an ultra light/fast car wouldn't you focus on avoiding heavy things if there is a light weight alternative?

My old 2.5RS Bomex carbon fiber mirrors (kind of like the WRC mirrors) weighed less than a pound I'd say. They were def smaller than OEM but you could still see out of them with no problem. If they did that for the mirrors, imagine what else they did that could have saved weight. Cool concept though, I'd expect to see that kind of thing on a Bentley, or a Mercedes, not a ultra-fast super car that's made for speed.

 

Hey, Toyota makes hybrids too. Oh, wait that is old news too. Tell me you didn't just find out about this? Yes, it is a very cool car.

 

Yeahup.
Designed it myself.

 

Before I clicked, I thought this was gonna be about the Electric 911 made by Ruf.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/21/b...oad-and-track/

 

They are cameras. I don't have any proof but when I was at the LA auto show I saw a couple Lotus' with the camera side mirrors, more aerodynamic.

 

Not sure I'd drive a Porsche who has a bumper sticker that reads: Air Pro Bungs Fart

Even though it merely means "Test Drive" in German, Americans would make it into a Beavis and Butthead joke.

 

And how much does it cost

 

Love the looks of the new Porsche. Funny thing is the front end of the car completely reminds me of a Ferrari (Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano).

http://www.ferrari.com/English/GT_Sp...es/599GTB.aspx

 

Very impressive.

 

I remember reading about this last year. I like how the rear end is reminiscent of the 911 GT1-98