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

[LarryT (l02turner]

Hi Fellippe
   Yeah, I'd go along with the '80s - when redlines were around 12k IIRC. 
I know there's a lot of advantages to paddle shifting but personally I 
prefer the stick shift.

   I have several videos showing various drivers doing qualifying laps at 
Monaco (mostly) with the camera behind the drivers head - making it possible 
to see the road as well as his hands moving from the wheel to the shift 
lever.  I always found that talent impressive.  The engine noise if also in 
the video making the experience even more pleasurable.

   But we don't need to open that argument - we have plenty of new stuff to 
argue about. ;-)

LarryT

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From: "Fellippe Galletta" <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:24 PM
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Stunning New Porsche 918 Spyder - Another Hybrid

> 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
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