Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Stunning New Porsche 918 Spyder - Another Hybrid

[E M (pokiebaron]

Must of the glory days of sound is already gone.  Have you heard a LeMans
diesel racer at full song lately?  My old 911 makes more noise with the
stock pipes idling in the driveway.  If you want to hear real race cars, you
almost have to go to an old CanAm historic race.  The cars always seem to
sound so much better when they rattle your insides as they pass. :-)

Ed
911SC

On 2 March 2010 19:02, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought I read the 16 mile range is if you go fully electric, which
> typically wouldn't be the mode folks use -- but would be an additional
> option for short trips? Sounds pretty cool for a hybrid.
>
> The thing I'm most worried about in the future of electric cars is the
> sound
> (or lack thereof). I keep envisioning 15-20 years from now the different
> series of auto races, from F1 to Nascar, with silent cars. Do Tesla owners
> put external speakers on their cars and hook up some sensor to the
> accelerator or somewhere so it can simulate "normal" sounds?
>
> -matt
> '85 308
>
> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Paul K Rentiers <rentiers [at] me.com> wrote:
>
> > Cost, complexity, sixteen mile range. Other than that I'm totally
> > jiggy with it.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Mar 2, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Michael James
> > <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Lemme get this straight, Uncle Ken - we have a new, faster and
> > > lighter car with better performance than current gas-only models.
> > > But we DON'T like it because it gets 78 miles per gallon?  What part
> > > of Zero-to-sixty in 3.2 seconds, faster than a Carrera GT did you
> > > not understand?
> > >
> > > Sign me up for more eco-weenie stuff in my sports cars if they
> > > actually INCREASE performance.
> > >
> > > M
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Tue, 3/2/10, Paul K Rentiers <rentiers [at] mac.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Paul K Rentiers <rentiers [at] mac.com>
> > > Subject: [Ferrari] Stunning New Porsche 918 Spyder - Another Hybrid
> > > To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> > > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > > Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 6:58 AM
> > >
> > > http://www.lifeitsownself.com/?p=17811
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