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☆ Porsche’s iconic 911 is going hybrid
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A hybrid Porsche 911, with its gas engine assisted by at least one battery-powered electric motor, will officially be revealed in an online event on May 28. Porsche itself already sells plug-in hybrid models like the Cayenne e-Hybrid SUV and Panamera e-Hybrid four-door car but a hybrid 911 is another matter. This new hybrid model will be the closest Porsche can get to an electric 911 without raising those sorts of philosophical questions. But we do know the hybrid 911 is clearly faster than the current purely gas-powered 911. The faster time indicates the hybrid 911 has greater power due to the addition of electric assistance.

Persons: CNN —, ” Jörg Bergmeister, didn’t, Ferdinand Porsche Sr, Ferdinand “ Ferry, Ferry’s, Ferdinand “ Butzi Organizations: CNN, CNN — Porsche, Porsche, Volkswagen Locations: Cayenne

☆ Porsche unveils one of the fastest cars in the world, featuring a 1,000-horsepower ‘launch control’ button
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The electric 1,093-horsepower Taycan Turbo GT, coming to market this summer, has already set two race track speed record for an electric car. High horsepower numbers and eye-popping acceleration are more common among electric cars than gasoline-powered ones, especially since EVs can have multiple motors. This Turbo GT, a new version of the electric Porsche Taycan, features two motors. One, the standard Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, will be fast but reasonably comfortable for street driving. The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package, though, will dispense with backseats and other comfort items to save weight.

Persons: Nordschleife Organizations: CNN, Porsche, Tesla, Toyota, Turbo, Taycan, Volkswagen Group Locations: Turkish

☆ Sebastian Vettel creates buzz at Japanese Grand Prix as he sets up ‘insect hotels’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Suzuka Circuit was a hive of activity on Thursday as the Formula One four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel got to work on his latest environmental project ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend. The campaign, named “Buzzin’ Corner,” also involved current F1 drivers customizing the hotels while the kerb at turn two was painted yellow and black. “I want, with this project, to create awareness about the importance and the subject of biodiversity,” Vettel told the F1 website. Vettel invited the paddock down to the corner to observe and decorate the hotel constructions, with the drivers and team principals happily obliging. Vettel gathered the drivers, team principals and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali together at "Buzzin' Corner."

Persons: Sebastian Vettel, Vettel, ”, ” Vettel, “, That’s, Mark Thompson, Williams, Bull, Stefano Domenicali, Issei Kato, Lewis Hamilton, who’s, Hamilton, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Silverstone, Goodwood, McLaren, Reuters Locations: Austria, British

☆ Porsche unveils the Mission X, a new concept car that it wants to make the 'fastest road-legal vehicle' on the Nordschleife
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Dennis Green | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Porsche unveiled its newest concept car on Thursday, the Mission X. The decision to actually produce the car has not been made yet. Morning Brew Insider recommends waking up with, a daily newsletter. The storied German car brand unveiled the Mission X on Thursday, a radical statement about the future of both its brand and high-performance cars. The Mission X is just a concept for now, but Porsche says if it makes it to production it will be the "fastest road-legal vehicle" around the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife track in Germany.

Organizations: Porsche Locations: Germany

☆ The most powerful car Mercedes has ever made set a new record around Germany's legendary race track
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Mercedes-AMG One is now the fastest road-legal vehicle on the legendary Nürburgring track. Just 275 Mercedes-AMG One cars will be made and are already sold out despite costing $2.6 million. A Mercedes-AMG One driven by Maro Engel zoomed round the track in just 6 minutes and 35.183 seconds, beating the previous record by a full eight seconds despite "less-than-ideal" track conditions, per Mercedes. The 1,049bhp hypercar topped speeds of 210 mph as it set the new record on October 28. The German driver added: "I didn't expect that we would be able to set such a lap time with these track conditions.

☆ Watch Tesla's $133,000 Model S Plaid race around the Nürburgring in record time
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-13 | by ( Isobel Asher Hamilton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk tweeted that the Tesla Model S Plaid broke a record for the Nürburgring race track. CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday that a Tesla Model S Plaid had completed the Nürburgring in 7 minutes, 30.9 seconds. The $133,000 Model S Plaid broke the previous record for production EVs, set by Porsche's Taycan Turbo, by just over 11 seconds. Tesla would go again with a modified version of the Model S Plaid, Musk said. The 1,000-horsepower Plaid is the most powerful version of the Model S.It's one of the fastest production cars ever made.

Persons: Elon Musk, Plaid, Tesla, Porsche's Taycan, Musk Organizations: Tesla, Porsche, Plaid, Model

Modelul Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ s-a dovedit a fi chiar mai rapid pe legendara pistă Nordschleife a circuitului Nürburgring. Datorită elastokinematicii nou reglate și altor măsuri de tuning fin, inginerul AMG Demian Schaffert a stabilit un nou timp record, plasând automobilul pe primul loc în lista oficială a celor mai agile mașini din categoria celor de lux. Fostul pilot de curse şi-a depășit propriul său record de tur stabilit în toamna anului 2018 cu 2.3 secunde. Valorile măsurate oficial și certificate de notar sunt: 7:23,009 minute pentru versiunea lungă a turului (20.6 km) și 7:27,800 minute pentru turul complet (20,832 km). Pentru reportaje video și emisiuni ne găsești pe Youtube , pentru fotografii și stories vino pe Instagram , iar pe Tik Tok îți oferim o doză de amuzament

Persons: Schaffert, 2.3 Organizations: Mercedes, Porsche Panamera facelift

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