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

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:48 PM, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:

> 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.
>

I kinda agree here....when do you think we had the last cool sounding F1
car?

If I had to guess I'd say pre'89 when stickshifts were still around...


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

But the hybrids in (near) luxury vehicles is a totally different story. I
drove my buddy's Toyota Highlander SUV, and when you stomp on it the
electric motor gives you a temporary kick that feels like you've gained a
liter.....and all of this without defeating the sound of the gas motor. It
does its hybrid job by shutting off the gas motor at parking lot speeds...

I'd imagine the Lexus GS 450h would be a fun car to drive. A real 4.5 liter
V8 instead of a smaller V6...

I want to see a Bluetec diesel E-class with an electric motor. Car puts down
high 30s MPG with peak torque around 390 lb-ft....an electric motor should
boost that nicely, and the sweetest thing about electric motors is the flat
torque curve boost....peak from 1 rpm!

:)

FG