Finally! A P.C. car that's not P.C.!

POSTED BY: whozit
UPDATED: Sunday, March 29, 2009 13:54
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WHOZIT

Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:52 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510952,00.html

0 - 60 in 5.5 seconds.......GIMME!!

KWICKO

Saturday, March 28, 2009 1:47 PM

Hmmm... I thought you were of the opinion that these were all just fads.

WHOZIT

Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Hmmm... I thought you were of the opinion that these were all just fads.

This is not a glorified golf cart

KWICKO

Sunday, March 29, 2009 5:18 AM

You might enjoy this then:

Formula One racing goes hybrid

http://gizmodo.com/5151641/formula-1-cars-getting-electric-hyperspeed-
jumps

Despite having lost nearly half their downforce, the cars are already lapping a half second per lap faster than they did last year.

And THIS is what I love about hybrids - every innovation that comes along, there's someone out there going, "How can we use this for racing?"

WHOZIT

Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
You might enjoy this then:

Formula One racing goes hybrid

http://gizmodo.com/5151641/formula-1-cars-getting-electric-hyperspeed-
jumps

Despite having lost nearly half their downforce, the cars are already lapping a half second per lap faster than they did last year.

And THIS is what I love about hybrids - every innovation that comes along, there's someone out there going, "How can we use this for racing?"

This is cool, and 6.5 second turbo boost is like something out of "Galaxy Quest"

KWICKO

Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:54 PM

Yup - I like the "push to pass" button. Very cool. Very useful. Push a button, get a short burst of 80 extra horsepower - and it regenerates without burning more fuel!

\m/

I'm something of a ne'er-do-well
even though that's something I could never do well...

The "On Fire" Economy -
The Dow closed at 10,587.60 on January 20, 2001, the day GW Bush took office. Eight years later, it closed below 8000 on the day he left office - a net loss of 25%. That's what conservatives call an economic "success".