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

[LarryT (l02turner]

I'm with you Ed - Agree with the diesels at Lemans (and I love diesels) it's 
just the switch away from gasoline loses something for me.    BTW,  F-1 lost 
me when the cars revved so fast that they started to sound like crazed 
sewing machines.  Call me crazy (everybody does) - but I like to hear the 
engine thumping as it climbs to redline.

But people will say I'm clinging to the past -- and truth is I'd rather go 
to  a historic LM, Monaco or Monte Carlo Rally rather than the new version. 
;-)

And, that's probably a big part is why I dislike hybrids, etc. - they just 
don't sound like they should...

LarryT

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From: "E M" <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:07 PM
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>; "Paul K Rentiers" 
<rentiers [at] mac.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Stunning New Porsche 918 Spyder - Another Hybrid

> 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
> > > >
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