They said 911, at least the best trims like GT3, together with all classic cars, will be totally ice and manual forever thanks to e-fuel (Porsche is investing A LOT of money in them)
I get that some people don’t like change, but non-hybrid ICE should have been dead 10 years ago. Zero downsides to at least a mild hybrid setup, and using crappy stop-start systems is an ugly kludge.
Put a small motor in the transmission to start the engine and improve off the line, but most importantly stop wasting energy with friction brakes.
Zero downsides to at least a mild hybrid setup, and using crappy stop-start systems is an ugly kludge.
For something like a GT3 RS or GT4 RS? Hybrid is definitely a downside. You want those mechanical, raw, and light, and the downside of the hybrid is absolutely not worth the benefit for a car with that purpose.
For something like a 911 cabriolet? Yeah, hybrid kinda makes sense there.
They said 911, at least the best trims like GT3, together with all classic cars, will be totally ice and manual forever thanks to e-fuel (Porsche is investing A LOT of money in them)
I’m personally fine with bottom trims being hybrid and top trims being ICE, plus with the botique rule they can keep ICE for an extra while
I get that some people don’t like change, but non-hybrid ICE should have been dead 10 years ago. Zero downsides to at least a mild hybrid setup, and using crappy stop-start systems is an ugly kludge.
Put a small motor in the transmission to start the engine and improve off the line, but most importantly stop wasting energy with friction brakes.
Mild hybrids are a fine-tuning nightmare for the engineers. Then you have reliability in the content heat-soaking conditions.
Mild-hybrids are good looking on marketing brochures, real-world users barely notice the benefits.
Also, still extra weight
People complain about the modern 992 being to fat at 3300 lbs.
This man wants to throw a battery in there and say it’s got no downside.
For something like a GT3 RS or GT4 RS? Hybrid is definitely a downside. You want those mechanical, raw, and light, and the downside of the hybrid is absolutely not worth the benefit for a car with that purpose.
For something like a 911 cabriolet? Yeah, hybrid kinda makes sense there.