Then there’s the flywheel accumulator: located next to the driver where the passenger seat would sit, the flywheel stores up energy captured when the vehicle brakes. That energy can be accessed by the two 102-horsepower electric engines with the touch of a botton, providing a burst of acceleration when needed.
When might that power be necessary? Porsche isn’t saying exactly when or where the 918 RSR hybrid will race, but it is designed for events like the LeMans 24-hour race, and in road rallies like that an extra burst of stored energy would facilitate passing maneuvers as well as provide a means to give drivers trying to pass the RSR the symbolic middle finger. |
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