Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid

Debut at the Geneva Motor Show, but only in static form, stops on a pedestal. Reductive. The real premiere of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid will then place next May, when (13-16) will be held at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring. The German manufacturer to bring forth his first car designed for racing only commitment equipped with the system for recovering kinetic energy during braking, then unloaded on the front axle in order to obtain a four-wheel drive for as long as it requires extra cavalry.

The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid derives from GT3 R, of which it returns to the flat-six engine with 480 hp and 4.0 as effective dynamic. The two cars made substantially change in the well by removing the passenger seat, where the hosts a flying Hybrid deputy to collect and generate the energy otherwise lost during braking, the same, then, will be directed towards the two propellers arranged in front bonnet . The shuttle can carry up to 40,000 revolutions per minute.

The additional power can be quantified in 60 per-kilowatt motor, and for entitlement is willing to push another button on the steering wheel: the approximately 160 horses are provided for a total time of between 6 and 8 seconds. The German manufacturer also points out that its KERS enables means to increase the thrust during extension, but also to save energy and reduce the stops for refueling.