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

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

Matt and all,
     I agree.  But;
http://www.gizmag.com/soundracer-v8-video-review/14019/

Kind regards,
Tom
Tulsa, OK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Boyd" <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
To: <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "Paul K Rentiers" <rentiers [at] mac.com>; "The FerrariList"
<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Stunning New Porsche 918 Spyder - Another Hybrid


> 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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