I hate my girlfriend, because i love my car.

[Huda]

 

[Silent observer]

Porsche reveals 911 Hybrid
The Porsche GT3 R Hybrid points the way toward a future hybrid sports car.
cnn.com

Porsche revealed images late Wednesday of its first hybrid sports car, a track car it plans to unveil at the Geneva Motor show next month.

While you won't be able to park this car in your driveway -- it's a race car intended for LeMans endurance racing -- it is based on the same production 911 you can buy today. A future 911 hybrid for public consumption is "open for discussion," a Porsche spokesman said.

A couple of years ago, Porsche executives were saying that a hybrid Porsche sports car was a long shot, at best.

Porsche has long been working on hybrids, just not sports cars. Hybrid versions of its SUV and its new four-door car are on the way.

Sports cars are a bigger challenge though. The added hardware required by a hybrid threatens to bog down a sports car and upset its critical weight balance.

But some technological advances have made this car possible, Porsche says. Still, a deeper look into GT3 R hybrid reveals a car that's strictly for the professional driver.

In the GT3 R Hybrid, two electric motors power the front wheels while a gasoline engine drives the rear wheels.
The GT3 R Hybrid has no batteries, which would add too much weight. Instead, energy is stored using a flywheel generator that can spin at up to 40,000 rpm. Power is sent to the flywheel generator during braking and that power is available for six to eight seconds following each charge.

When the driver wants the extra boost -- as much 160 horsepower -- from the electric motors, he presses a button the steering wheel. That extra power comes in addition to the 480 horsepower produced by the GT3's 4.0-liter six-cylinder engine. The extra boost can be useful in accelerating out of a turn or when passing another car.

Besides adding power for accelerating and passing, the hybrid system can also be used, simply to save fuel. Saving fuel reduces pit stops that take precious minutes, but it also saves weight, as the car needs to carry less fuel on board.

Other automakers have used hybrid cars in endurance racing before, as well as fuel efficient hi-tech diesel engines.

The GT3 Hybrid will make its first racing appearance on the track in Germany in mid-March. Porsche is keeping expectations low, saying the focus isn't on winning the race, but on using the GT3 Hybrid as a "racing lab" to gather information that could be used in future Porsche street cars.



This is economy, tech and style combined, isnt it?

 

[Silent observer]

hybrid porsche
front




rear view







interior





hope you like it?

 

[Trisonics]

NISSAN 370z launch in Mumbai

pic source: teamBHP

 

[Gin ka Pakistan]

I can leave any girls for these ho ties

 

[Gin ka Pakistan]

Valentine Gift in red

 

[Silent observer]

Kia Ray Concept
yahoo.com


Kia Motors America took the wraps off the Ray concept at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. There’s no denying the show car reveals a decidedly sportier side of Kia, the likes of which we’ve not previously seen (although the Forte Koup has definitely shown some flair). But beyond its sleek body, the Ray plug-in hybrid sedan is also proof that Kia is continuing to make strides with its EcoDynamics sub-brand, the goal of which is to “develop innovative fuel-stretching and emissions-cutting technologies.” Kia says the Ray concept “demonstrates a prospective plug-in hybrid vehicle configuration.”



The 4-door, 4-seat Ray concept is a compact sedan based on the Forte platform. It’s the fifth vehicle to come from Kia Design Center America in Irvine, California, over the last year (previous: Soul, Forte, Forte Koup and Sorento). The Ray concept uses lightweight materials throughout (many which are recycled) to aid in the car’s efficiency, along with solar cells embedded into the roof-top glass panel that power the climate control system. The roof also features glazing materials said to “dramatically” reduce heat in an effort to keep the interior cool.



The Ray’s exterior shape was inspired from aircraft design to achieve the utmost in aerodynamics, while a one-piece integrated underbody panel and narrow tires (195/50-20s) contribute to its drag coefficient of 0.25. Other notable features include driving lamps which slide rearward to form air intakes for the Ray’s internal combustion engine, and a rear decklid which extends at higher speeds. Sideview mirror and door handle duties are taken care of by flush-mounted motion-detector cameras.



Said Kia design chief Peter Schreyer: “Being green doesn’t have to be an obvious statement anymore and the Kia Ray exemplifies a viable blend of modern, eco-minded features for today’s environmentally conscious consumers.”



If built, Kia says the Ray’s drivetrain could consist of a 153-bhp 1.4-liter Gasoline Direct Injected (GDI) 4-cylinder, a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) and a 78-kW electric motor fed by lithium-ion polymer batteries. Power can be sent to the front wheels via the electric motor, the gasoline engine, or both. Kia claims the Ray concept can drive 50 miles on pure electric power. As a plug-in HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle), the Ray, according to Kia, delivers 202 mpg; as a pure HEV, it returns 77.6 mpg. Total range is 746 miles. Top speed is 109 mph

 

[Silent observer]

kia hybrid




nice looking but only a concept car

 

[Kompromat]

Man i need that hybrid Porsche.

BTW 370z is a piece of Junk.

 

[Huda]

kia hybrid




cooooooooooooooooooooooool

 

[Huda]

AUDI R8

AUDI TTs

 

[Huda]

 

[Huda]

MY DREAM

 

[Kompromat]

Soon we may have our own hybrid

 

[Hyde]

koi Buy one get one free wala package dhondho jis se naa GF jaye naa hi car