Porsche will attack the Nurburgring 24-hour race in Germany on June 25 with an upgraded Porsche 911 GT3 R hybrid, the automaker said Thursday. In 2010, the 911 GT3 R hybrid led the Nurburgring 24-hour race for eight hrs. But problems with all the gasoline engine pressured the vehicle to retire with one hour, 45 minutes left inside the race.
For this year's try, Porsche optimized the hybrid components using the objective of improving performance. The outcome can be a twenty percent weight reduction--from 2,976 lbs to 2,866 pounds--and improved output with the two electrical motors. “The emphasis of our operate was on enhancing efficiency. That suggests we wish to keep the lap occasions consistent with 2010 but use much less power, therefore much less fuel,” said Hartmut Kristen, head of Porsche motorsport. “In this way, we assistance future developments of road-going, sporting hybrid automobiles.”
Version two.0 of the 911 GT3 R hybrid has the very same general layout because the 2010 model. Two electric motors drive the front wheels though a four.0-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine powers the rear. The gasoline engine produces about 470 hp while the two electrical motors combine for about 200 hp. The added power with the electrical motor is activated by the throttle pedal and also a button inside the cockpit, perfect for over taking. The car makes use of an electrical flywheel accumulator that spins up to 40,000 rpm and shops power. It really is saved together with other hybrid elements inside a carbon-fiber safety cell situated on the passenger’s side with the cockpit.
Porsche also eliminated the louvers that had been situated in front with the rear fenders around the 2010 model. The lack of louvers lowers drag, which lowers fuel consumption. Edition two.0 also consists of a revised cockpit. The vast majority of the displays and controls are now situated about the steering wheel. Another features are managed by backlit buttons around the middle console. Priority was placed about the ergonomics and about the clear layout for pilots, according to Porsche.
