2011 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid

Porsche hybrid drive machine placed in the 911 GT3 and will be inaugurated at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. After its debut in Switzerland, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid will be tested in long-distance races around the Nurburgring, Germany. The highlight of this test programme will be the 24 Hours race around the 14-mile Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit on 15/16 May 2010.

This technological development is not focused to win the race course, but also to will provide invaluable knowledge and insight on the subsequent use of hybrid technology in road-going Porsche sports cars. A further significant point is that instead of the usual batteries of a conventional hybrid-powered road car, this 911 features an electric flywheel power generator – mounted inside the cockpit beside the driver – that delivers energy to the electric motors on the front axle.

The main principle of making the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid is as more power on less fuel, more efficiency and lower CO2 emissions – on the race track and on the road. In addition the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid has a clever performance, customers can buy a Porsche 911 coupe with a six-cylinder 345 bhp engine which can return nearly 30mpg Combined and produces just 225 g/km CO2. Uniquely, an electrical front axle drive with two electric motors each developing 60 kW supplements the familiar 480 hp (353 kW) four-litre flat-six ‘boxer’ petrol engine at the rear of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. Consequently, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid has four driven wheels, offering even greater traction and agility.