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  1. Porsche 918 Test Drive

    in Pics and Vids

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    How about you enlighten us as to why it's so awesome?

     

    As Chris pointed out in the video, I would much rather have a lighter, faster car with just a traditional IC motor. Their rational was that people would demand economy car fuel economy out of their supercar.

     

    I find this hard to believe. Anyone plopping down $845,000 for that car isn't going to give a shit if it gets 2,4,8, or 30mpg. I'd rather cough up the extra dough for a Veyron, or by god, have a handful of Gallardo's and a 458 Italia.

     

     

    The problem is that you are thinking the same way people back the early 20th century were on IC engines relative to horses. They would say

    "I would much rather have a lighter, faster horse with just a traditional heart" <---substitution is a beautiful thing

     

    I'm all for research and delving into other means of doing stuff in order to sus out what works. If it turns out that electrics, hybrids, or whatever the balls else don't work out, so be it. It's a challenge and that's what makes it a beautiful thing.

     

    Porsche isn't trying to develop a hybrid for the purpose of just fuel economy. The problem we have is that electric drivetrains are being touted as the end all, be-all of fuel economy by the masses (including you, judging by your post) when other applications are there, with the case of the 918 (and 908 HDi FAP and the R10 and the R15 etc from Audi) being for the purpose of handling/powertrain performance for the purpose of speed.

     

     

     

    Felix Wankel was told his shit was weak and would never work out. To this day, Mazda is still keeping his tech alive (they are in fact developping a new Magic Spinning Doritos application). In his case, I can argue it was and should be a losing battle but it was a battle he fought and time proved it doesn't work as well as the Otto, Atkinson or Diesel cycle

     

    My point? let Porsche and others explore all the possibilities and see what comes of it. Hybrids are still young and as humans, we have the obligation to let it prove itself before we let time pass judgement

     

    Something about causation and correlation

  14. jimmies

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    Thank you for the same thread, same page repost.

     

    Battle of the unfunnies is in full swing people.

     

    http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/internet-memes-these-are-my-jimmies-rustled-for-you.jpg

  15. ****A LOL Thread?****

    in Pics and Vids

    Posted · Edited by V8 Beast

    http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/180r0kt1slhr5gif/original.gif

     

    nws http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/180r0qy1ej39ggif/original.gif

     

    http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/dirty21.gif?w=400

     

     

     

    http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/180r633nloomhgif/original.gif

     

    http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/180r64wrk8l2tgif/original.gif

     

    http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/shocked12.gif?w=236

  17. jimmies

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    Yes gorilla munch is sold in every organic section of every grocery store in columbus. Way to go fagget.

     

    http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/internet-memes-prepare-to-have-your-jimmies-rustled.jpg

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