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Efficient drive systems at Porsche

Thursday, 26 April 2012 07:23 Elena Marciniak Communication Porsche AG

Stuttgart/Wien. Maximum performance and minimum fuel consumption – the Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, will continue to set the benchmark with efficient drive systems in the future. Wolfgang Hatz, Member of the Executive Board - Research and Development, places great emphasis on this goal at this year's Vienna Motor Symposium. “Porsche is focusing on the deployment of plug-in hybrid technology in production,” Hatz announces. The sports car manufacturer has already taken on a pioneering role with the Porsche 918 Spyder: It redefines driving pleasure, efficiency and performance, uniting the best of two worlds: a combustion engine and an electric drive.

Fuel Injection Primer

Thursday, 05 April 2012 17:34 O.W.Mittelstaedt, P.Eng

In 100,000 km, the lowly sequential fuel injector opens and closes a quarter billion times.

Fuel injection has become the standard fuel delivery system for automotive gasoline engines. It has made possible the diverse goals of fuel economy, low emissions and power. Lets look at why from three aspects of fuel delivery - fuel-air ratio, atomization, and cylinder-to-cylinder distribution.

Porsche 918 Plug-In Hybrid

Wednesday, 21 March 2012 08:03 Patrick Saint-Pierre, Manager, Public Relations

The Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid firmly on course to become the super sports car of tomorrow:

570 hp V8 engine as well as front and rear electric modules paired for a combined 770 hp
0 - 100 km/h acceleration in less than 3 seconds
Run of less than 7:22 minutes on the Nurburgring Nordschleif
Fuel consumption of approximately 3 litres per 100 km
Full electric range in excess of 25 kilometres
Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) body of lightweight design help the car achieve a curb weight of less than 1,700 kilograms

(download file: PM_918_Spyder_GB3.pdf)

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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:30 ottom

A couple of years ago, we went away for the summer, and left our 2 daily drivers parked side by side outside. When we came back, on one of them, all of the brakes were frozen with rust, and not salvageable. Don't worry, it wasn't a Porsche. The other, my XC70, had only light surface rust on the rotors.

Instead of going to the dealer for new rotors and pads,

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