Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Offers Economy and Performance, Too

Enthusiasts worry that without combustion engines, cars will not be as much fun to drive. The Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Concept, based on the same versatile platform as the conventional Evora model, was developed to demonstrate that electric and hybrid sports cars can have the feel, driving dynamics, feedback, and even the sounds of a high-performance sports car.

There are reasons for the Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Concept’s unusual name and copper color scheme. The name comes from the 414 PS – ‘PS’ forPferdestärke, horsepower in German – power rating. Copper, a color associated with electrical systems, was chosen for the car’s interior and exterior.

Two electric motors independently drive each rear wheel via a single-speed transmission integrated into a common housing. Each motor provides 204 horsepower (207 PS) and 295 pound-feet of torque to each wheel. Well suited to electric and series hybrid vehicles, varying torque at each driving wheel allows torque vectoring for enhanced performance. Besides enhancing low speed maneuverability and parking ease, torque steering improves high-speed, straight-line travel. With lateral sensors, it offers stability control and steering response normally available only from heavy and expensive rear steer systems that automatically correct both understeer and oversteer.

A 17 kilowatt-hour lithium polymer battery pack is located in the vehicle’s center for battery-only driving range of up to 35 miles. For longer trips, a Lotus Range Extender engine drives a generator to supply the motors and recharge the battery. This 48 horsepower, 1.2 liter three-cylinder engine is optimized specifically for this series hybrid and can be operated on gasoline and alcohol-based fuels, providing a total range of over 300 miles.

The aluminum monoblock engine, with its single casting for cylinder head and exhaust manifold, means reduced weight, assembly cost, and package size as well as improved emissions and engine durability. The integrated generator is also used as a motor to start the range extender engine. This hybrid sports car can accelerate from 0-60 mph in under 4 seconds

While only having a single speed, the driver experiences a simulated 7-speed paddle, quick-shift gear change with a dual clutch transmission. You hear synthesized engine sounds that change in frequency with virtual gear selection and even feel the jolt of the gear change. The simulated gear change can be switched off for more relaxed driving.

Like most EVs and HEVs, the Evora 414E Hybrid has regenerative braking, although in this case a more sophisticated variation. A driver controls deceleration with simulated engine braking through a virtual downshift in gears. Unlike other regenerative braking systems, the driver can select the appropriate level of regeneration by simulating stepping down one, two, or even three gears. Both the simulated gear change noise and retardation is similar to that of a conventional gearbox.

Not only does the Evora 414E Hybrid drive like a conventional sports car, it also sounds like one with driver selectable sounds that include those of V-6 to V-12 engines. Developed with Harman International, the HALOsonic Internal and External Electronic Sound Synthesis system produces engine sounds inside through the audio system. It also generates sounds outside the vehicle through speakers mounted at the front and rear, thus serving as an audible warning to pedestrians, especially at slower speeds when it may be difficult to hear a vehicle running on electric motors.

Kia Ray EcoDynamics Plug-In Hybrid Based on Forte Platform

To say that Kia has come along as a brand would be an understatement. This marque, known for its inexpensive entry point in the market, offers a corporate tagline that reads ‘The Power to Surprise.’ Well, no kidding. Its mainstream offerings like the Sorrento and Sportage crossovers, Borrego SUV, and Optima sedan – not to mention the stylishly fluid Forte Koup and trendy Soul – show there’s a play here to capture a larger part of the market. Should we be surprised, then, that there’s also a serious effort to play in the big leagues of advanced technology vehicles?

The Kia Ray concept is but one bit of insight into the automaker’s future plans. The fifth vehicle in the past year to emerge from the California-based Kia Design Center America (KDCA), the Ray is part of Kia’s ‘EcoDynamics’ sub-brand that aims to embrace more fuel efficient and low emission technologies in future vehicles. Other EcoDynamics examples include the Kia Borrego FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle), Forte LPI Hybrid, cee’d Hybrid, and twin-turbo diesel Kia Sorento Hybrid.

Based on the Kia Forte platform, the Ray plug-in hybrid is a futuristically-styled, four-door compact sedan featuring flush surfaces, an integrated underbody pan, and an array of automated design elements that react to real-time conditions to decrease wind resistance. Among these are a sliding deck-lid that extends from the rear at higher speeds and front driving lamps that slide back to create openings for air intake. Various eco features are integrated including lightweight and materials and a glass roof panel with hexagonal solar cells.

This front-drive PHEV is designed to be powered by a 1.4-liter, 153 hp gasoline direct injected engine and a 78 kW electric motor energized by lithium-ion batteries. Power is directed through a continuously variable transmission, with the vehicle driven exclusively by the electric motor for up to 50 miles, by the gas engine, or by both powerplants for an overall driving range of over 740 miles.

Audi e-gas Project Combines Hydrogen and CO2

One of the disadvantages of renewable energy sources like wind and solar is the difficulty in managing their fluctuating electrical output to coincide with power demand. Audi's e-gas project has a solution. Excess electrical power would be used to produce hydrogen by electrolysis and e-gas –synthetic methane – by the methanation of hydrogen.

This would provide hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles, e-gas for natural gas vehicles, and electricity for electric models. It would also allow storage of excess electrical capacity, when converted to e-gas, in the largest available energy-storage system: the natural gas network.

Audi is building an e-gas plant consisting of two main elements, an electrolyzer and a methanation unit The electrolyzer running on green electricity uses polymer electrolyte membranes to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Since there are still few fuel cell vehicles, initially the hydrogen will be used by the methanation unit. Here, hydrogen is combined with carbon dioxide to create e-gas. Methanation uses CO2 rather than discharging it into the atmosphere. Although e-gas is really synthetic natural gas or methane, Audi calls it e-gas.

After three years of research, Audi is now entering the practical phase. In January 2011, a lab facility with an output of 25 kilowatts was set up for testing purposes. In mid-2011, Audi and several partners will invest several tens of millions of euros to begin construction of an e-gas facility in Werlte, Germany. The Audi e-gas project can easily be replicated in any country with an existing natural-gas network.

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of the Audi A3 TCNG with an engine using Audi's TFSI technology that can operate on e-gas, CNG, or conventional gasoline when neither alternative fuel is available.

Audi is also contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines. During the project’s first phase, four large powerplants at an offshore wind park in the North Sea are being financed by Audi and a regional power supply company. Rated at 3.6 megawatts each, these four turbines can supply some 53 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually.

Natural Gas Vehicle Activities Signal NGV Choices Ahead

Honda, still the only automaker to offer a factory-built, compressed natural gas (CNG) passenger vehicle in the U.S., plans to promote its 2012 Civic Natural Gas model more aggressively. Besides changing its model designation from the previous ‘Honda Civic GX’ to highlight its use of CNG, American Honda has selected environmental consulting firm Gladstein, Neandross & Associates to help market it in 19 states in the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic plus the District of Columbia. The Honda Civic Natural Gas is currently available in 33 states and will be offered in five additional states by the end of the 2011.

Newly redesigned for 2012, the CNG-version uses the same 1.8-liter, four-cylinder engine as the Civic sedan and coupe, but with unique fuel injectors and intake exhaust valves for operating on natural gas. Stronger connecting rods and special pistons are used to handle the higher 12.7:1 (versus the gasoline variant’s10.6:1) compression ratio. A five-speed automatic transmission is standard. Civic Natural Gas models are produced at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana.

The Civic Natural Gas has an estimated fuel economy rating of 27 city/38 highway mpg on a gasoline-gallon equivalency basis. Compared to the 2011 model, city fuel economy is improved by 12.5 percent and highway fuel economy is up by 5.5 percent. Better fuel economy is achieved partly through aerodynamic features like flat underbody construction and strakes in front of the tires. The 3600 psi, aluminum-lined composite CNG fuel tank located between the rear wheels carries the equivalent of 7.8 gallons of gasoline.

The Civic Natural Gas engine is the cleanest internal-combustion vehicle certified by the EPA. California rates it as an Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT-PZEV), which is achieved by meeting SULEV standards and maintaining emissions durability for at least 150,000 miles or 15 years. Purchase incentives currently pending under legislation HR 1380 (the NAT GAS Act) would make the Civic Natural Gas more affordable than its as-yet unannounced base price, which is expected to be in the $26,000 range.

Ford says half of all its vehicles will be capable of running on alternative fuels, especially natural gas, by 2012. Of course these are commercial vehicles like Transit Connect and E-Series vans, E-Series stripped chassis and cutaways, E-Series wagons, F-Series Super Duty trucks, F-350 through F-750 Super Duty chassis cabs, and F53/F59 stripped chassis. Ford does not build natural gas vehicles, but rather has developed and tested a CNG/LPG Gaseous Engine Prep Package to be installed by third party upfitters that handle the CNG/LPG tank and hardware installations.

General Motors, which began selling vehicles with natural gas engines to U.S. fleet buyers last year, has entered into an agreement with Westport Innovations to bolster its place in the natural gas vehicle field. Both GM and Westport will bring their extensive expertise in developing CNG engine control, emissions, and performance strategies.

Westport will open a new Technical Center in Michigan to develop technologies for CNG vehicles aimed at business, government fleets, and personal use. This includes applying hybridization, smaller-displacement with turbocharging, direct injection, and other fuel-saving technologies now used in gasoline and diesel engines.

Chrysler Group plans to start selling CNG vehicles by 2017. Chrysler, partly own by Fiat SpA, is in an ideal position to develop and market NGVs. Fiat is a CNG market leader in Europe with 80 percent of the market for methane gas-powered cars and 55 percent of the light truck market. For example, Chrysler is looking at the possibility of adding CNG powered engines to its Ram truck line.

Honda Fit EV Concept Shares Direction of Coming Model

Honda is one of those automakers that has always done more than its share to address environmental compatibility. When ‘environmental positioning’ was a popular more-talk-than action strategy in the auto industry a few decades back, it was often Honda stepping up to do something real – like introducing near-zero emission gasoline vehicles, offering an assembly-line produced natural gas sedan, and of course being the first to the U.S. market with a gasoline-electric hybrid. This hasn’t changed, although you wouldn’t necessarily know it because of all the noise out there in eco-land.

Recently, Honda unveiled its vision for the Honda Electric Mobility Network that included the Fit EV Concept, an all-electric hatchback that provides a strong indication of what to expect in the upcoming all-electric Fit EV model. Destined for the U.S. and Japan in 2012, the Fit EV will be powered by lithium-ion batteries and an efficient coaxial electric motor derived from Honda’s FCX fuel cell vehicle program.

The Fit EV will be designed to deliver a top speed of 90 mph and an estimated 100 mile driving range. That range can be optimized by driver input using a three-mode electric drive system adapted from the Honda CR-Z hybrid that allows choosing Econ, Normal, and Sport modes. Honda says that running in Econ mode can increase driving range up to 17 percent compared to driving in Normal mode. Selecting the Sport mode brings a significant acceleration boost that’s said to provide performance similar to that of a 2.0-liter engine.

Other measures are built in to help make the most of on-board power. For example, a display advises when to shut down air conditioning and other accessories to maximize battery life. When the time does come to charge, Honda says a fully depleted Fit EV can be ready-to-go in less than 12 hours when charged from a conventional 120 volt outlet and less than six hours using a 240 volt charger. To make charging convenient, the Fit EV will come standard with a Honda Satellite Linked Navigation System that includes a charging station locator function.

Electronics looms large in the Fit EV. It will come with smartphone and computer connectivity for remotely viewing state-of-charge, initiating a charge, and pre-conditioning the interior by activating air conditioning while plugged in. A pocket-sized Honda interactive remote will also provides connectivity without requiring a cellphone signal or internet connection.

BMW TwinPower Turbo 4-Cylinder Eco Powerhouse

BMW is aggressively developing plug-in electric vehicles. Indeed, it has established a separate BMW i sub-brand to market EVs and plug-in hybrids like the i3 Megacity and i8 hybrid supercar.. However, BMW is still investing heavily in its core business – great performing ‘Ultimate Driving Machines.’ This means new gasoline and diesel engines that don't compromise performance while reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Recognizing it will be building internal combustion powered cars for at least a couple of decades, the BMW Group is investing almost $427 million in its engine plants in Munich and Steyr, Austria.

This new engine technology is being developed under BMW's all encompassing EfficientDynamics umbrella. The latest example is a new 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine that will initially power BMW's new X1 xDrive28i. This compact SUV will be the first four-cylinder BMW sold in the U.S. since 1999.

Like new smaller, high-performance, fuel efficient engines from other manufactures like Ford's EcoBoost, GM's Ecotec, and Chrysler-Fiat's MultiAir, BMW uses a combination of turbocharging, direct injection, and variable valve management to deliver greater output and efficiency from a smaller displacement engine..The BMW four features the automaker’s TwinPower Turbo technology that is already used on the in-line six-cylinder engines powering the 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible in 328i and 335i versions. TwinPower technology includes twin-scroll turbocharging direct gasoline injection, double VANOS variable camshaft control and VALVETRONIC variable valve control.

All this adds up to 245 horsepower, 15 more horsepower than the 3.0-liter, inline 6-cylinder used in the 2011 BMW 128i models sold in the U.S. Maximum torque of 258 lb-ft is available at a low engine speed of 1,250 rpm With all-wheel-drive, it gets an average of 30 mpg on the EU test cycle without compromising the performance expected in a BMW. For example, it can accelerate the X1 xDrive28i from 0 to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds.

One of big reasons that more fuel efficient, four-cylinder engines haven't gained wide acceptance in upscale vehicles is that they often were a bit rough running. BMW says the new four is as smooth running as it six-cylinder engines, which are noted for their smoothness. This was achieved by features like vertically offset balance shafts for optimized vibration compensation. In addition, a centrifugal force pendulum integrated into the dual-mass flywheel ensures a noticeable reduction in irregular rotations usually occurring at lower engine speeds. Thus, the engine’s early high torque output is available without any loss in comfort. This vibration damping from the centrifugal force pendulum remains effective across a broad engine speed range.

The new BMW Efficient Dynamics family of engines incorporates a standardized design and a significant number of common components for use in both gasoline and diesel engines. The technology can be used in three-, four- and six-cylinder engines with various power outputs. Next up could be a range of three-cylinder engines for the next-generation MINI and possibly a new entry-level, compact BMW.

Bombardier PRIMEOVE Can Charge Electric Drive Buses from Roadway

Bombardier's PRIMOVE technology can rapidly charge batteries or super capacitors in trolleys, buses, trucks, taxis, and even cars either while stopped or in motion. Operating like a transformer, electricity is transferred inductively from cables located under the road surface to equipment installed under the vehicle.

The induction coil under the road or track carries high-frequency alternating current creating a magnetic field. This field induces a voltage in the inductive pick-up under the vehicle. An inverter converts the alternating current from the pick-up into direct current for charging the batteries on buses, trucks, and cars, or the high-performance capacitors in Bombardier's MITRAC Energy Saver used for trams or trolleys.

The Vehicle Detection and Segment Control antenna detects when a PRIMOVE-equipped vehicle is above the segment, and then switches that segment on. The system is only energized when it’s completely covered by a vehicle. Segments otherwise remain inactive to comply with electromagnetic interference protection requirements. When energized, magnetic shielding under the primary winding prevents electromagnetic interference.

PRIMOVE eliminates the need for unsightly overhead power wires for electric buses in urban areas. While charging can be done while loading and unloading passengers, it can also be done while a vehicle is moving so stops and long waits are not necessary. The same infrastructure can be used for all types of vehicles. Reliable operation is ensured even under adverse weather with snow, rain, ice, or water on the ground.

Having successfully demonstrated the PRIMOVE technology with a Bombardier low floor tram in Augsburg, Germany, Bombardier is testing the technology with a bus on a 125-meter stretch of road in Lommel, Belgium. It plans to test it with cars this summer.

Recently, Bombardier launched its PrimoveCity program to provide easy urban mobility for all types of electric vehicles. This includes the establishment of a new center of excellence located at Bombardier’s engineering and manufacturing site in Mannheim, Germany. It is building an advanced testing and development facility that will open in September 2011. Bombardier does not manufacture components, but license the technology to other manufacturers.

Boston-based WiTricity Corp. is also developing a somewhat similar wireless charging system using resonance rather than electromagnetic induction to transfer electrical energy. Charging occurs while a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle, equipped with a power capture resonator, is parked in the vicinity of a power source resonator. This could be located, for example, in a home garage or public parking facility. Resonance charging does not require contact between the transmitting and receiving units.

Resonance can charge battery-powered vehicles at a rates comparable to most home-based chargers, from two to eight hours depending on the battery size. According to WiTricity, resonance is more efficient than inductance charging with a maximum efficiency claimed to be around 95 percent. Both Toyota and automotive supplier Delphi are collaborating with WiTricity to accelerate development of the technology and to potentially market this wireless charging system for EVs.

2012 Toyota Tacoma Review

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2012 Toyota Tacoma Review

Simple design and luxurious rich performance to create the charge may be the main cause of this 2012 Toyota Tacoma can succeed. This vehicle is suitable for manufacturing, which requires vehicles to create charges. Vehicle performance is great even if the vehicle able to make loads or goods. This vehicle will ultimately best pick-up truck in 2012. It is suggested that you want to purchase collection vehicles.

Toyota unveiled a new compact pickup that is scheduled for 2012 Toyota Tacoma. This car is available in three body styles, regular cab, Access Cab and Double Cab. The regular cab seats with three bodies, while access to the cab and double seat five. Cargo bed Regular Cab and Access 6 feet long, while the double cab is 5 feet.

Toyota Tacoma Regular and Access cab models are powered by a four cylinder 2.7 Liter engine that is rated at 159 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque. It is equipped with a five speed manual transmission. The Toyota Tacoma Double Cab is powered by a 4.0 Liter V6 engine pumps which is rated at 236 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque. It is equipped with a six speed manual transmission.

Toyota does not disclose the price of Tacoma 2012 to shortly before the truck is for sale. historical price of the truck, but has a range of 2012 base price of about $ 16 500 – 28 000 USD including shipping. Wait for 2012 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab has a base price range of around $ 21,000 – $ 26,000. 2012 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab is expected to start around $ 25.500. 4WD Double Cab is the most popular of this truck and the 2012 version should start to $ 28,000. 2012 Toyota Tacoma Review

2012 Honda Odyssey Review

2012 Honda Odyssey Review information in here, and also more detail about 2012 Honda OdysseySpecs, 2012 Honda Odyssey Price, 2012 Honda Odyssey Release date, 2012 Honda Odyssey Pictures and 2012 Honda Odyssey Engine.

2012 Honda Odyssey Engine

                                                                                      The standard Honda Odyssey is powered by a 2.4 liter DOHC i-VTEC engine producing 173 PS at 6,000rpm and 222Nm of torque at 4,300rpm. It rides on double-wishbones both at the front and rear. The FWD models are mated to a new CVT transmission (with torque converter) with ratios ranging from 2.470-0.450 while the AWD models are paired to a 5-speed auto with dual overdrives (ratios ranging from 2.651-0.566).

2012 Honda Odyssey can continue with a tantalizing array of comfort options and infotainment, and for all 2012 Honda Odyssey are back with commonplace equipment which incorporates rear privacy tinted glass, cruise management, remote keyless entry, air con, power driver seat, manual tilt steering wheel, and power mirrors, locks, and windows. additionally, the Honda Odyssey is additionally equipped with audio systems and a further plug for digital music devices, and single disc in-dash CD player. Honda Odyssey revamped dashboard for this fourth-generation style, adding a pull-out “media rack” for iPods, mobile phones and also the like; an electrical outlet nearby. Driver-information/navigation screen occupies the highest level, climate management the middle, rock bottom audio system.

Honda Odyssey will release early autumn 2011. 2012 Honda Odyssey starting price at $ 29,000 – $ 45,000. Honda Odyssey has variant car is 2012 Odyssey LX, 2012 Odyssey EX, 2012 Odyssey EX-L, 2012 EX-L with Rear Entertainment System and 2012 Odyssey EX-L with Navigation. 2012 Honda Odyssey Review.

Electric bicycle

An electric bicycle is a conventional bicycle that has been fitted with an electric motor. Converting an existing bicycle by retrofitting it with a "conversion kit" is the simplest and least expensive electric vehicle conversion option. Most often electric bicycles or "e-bikes" are powered by rechargeable batteries however some experimental electric bicycles run directly on or recharge their batteries via solar panels, fuel cells, gas generators or other alternative energy sources. Some experimenters have even used super capacitors to store energy. Using an on-board generator may impact the legal jurisdictional definition of an electric bicycle. A few types of electric bicycles are able to re-capture a small amount of energy from braking and can re-charge the batteries while braking or traveling down hills (regenerative braking).

Some electric bikes have features where the motor can move the bicycle by itself (immediate start) if the rider chooses not to pedal with a button or throttle controller, while others require the rider to pedal at all times (pedal assist). This latter type may in some jurisdictions allow the vehicle to be used on bicycle trails that otherwise prohibit motorized vehicles of any kind (See motorized bicycle).
Many battery technologies are available for powering electric bikes. The most common and least expensive battery technology is sealed lead acid but LiFePO4 is fast becoming the battery of choice for the e-bike.
Converting one's bike to electric with a conversion kit is an easy and affordable solution for most people interested in learning more about electric vehicle conversion. E-Bikes are the cleanest, most affordable and most energy efficient form of transportation on the planet.
There may be some problems with the warranty however on the original bicycle being converted, if an electric bike conversion kit is added.

BMW 7 SERIES

The BMW Concept 7 Series ActiveHybrid was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 2008. In August 2009 BMW announced the production versions of the ActiveHybrid 7, together with BMW ActiveHybrid X6.

The 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 is a mild hybrid and features a 0.4-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. The electric motor is combined with BMW’s 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 and new 8-speed automatic transmission to accelerate from 0 – 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds. Estimated EPA fuel economy is 17 miles per US gallon (14 L/100 km; 20 mpg-imp) city and 26 miles per US gallon (9.0 L/100 km; 31 mpg-imp) for highway, which represents almost an 18% improvement over the non-hybrid 750i/Li.

US sales began in June 2010 with a base MSRP price of $103,125 for the ActiveHybrid 7 and $107,025 for the long wheelbase ActiveHybrid 7L. The ActiveHybrid 7 qualifies for a $900 U.S. Federal Tax Credit.

In 2007 the 7 series received minor updates both inside and out. On the exterior, new wheel designs were made available and power folding mirrors became standard. On the inside, an update to the iDrive system (but still no RTTI: Real Time Traffic Info) was also made standard. 2007 also saw the installation of an auxiliary input for connecting an audio source. Engine options remained the same as with the 2006 model, but the short wheelbase 760i, was no longer available for the North American market.

 

volkswagen beetle

The Volkswagen New Beetle is a small family car, introduced by Volkswagen in 1998, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle. Unlike the original Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in the front driving the front wheels and luggage storage in the rear. In May 2010, Volkswagen announced that production of the current body of the New Beetle will cease in 2011. A redesigned model will replace it.

At the 1994 North American International Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled the Concept One, a "retro"-themed concept car with a resemblance to the original Volkswagen Beetle. Designed by J Mays and Freeman Thomas at the company's California design studio, the concept car was based on the platform of the Volkswagen Polo.

Porsche Cayman

Latest Vaian Porsche Cayman R 2011 from two seats to bring the concept car from Germany. Cayman R 2011 has a new chassis that is lighter, only about 120 pounds and a few other tweaks. Porsche vehicles are also bringing new features to the interior Cayman R 2011.

Cayman R 2011 has new features such as Alcantara and leather upholstery, sport seats, door handles and console rope dicata key color for the exterior. This vehicle suspension parts also increases to be lower, if viewed from the front wheels and rear axle distance is 20 cm lower than the Cayman S. series Motivation comes from Porsche’s 4.3-liter flat-six, bumped slightly to 330 horsepower, while the transmission options including Porsche MDD excellent automatic gearbox six-speed manual or traditional. According to carmakers, the Cayman 2855-pound R will hit 62 miles per hour in less than five seconds and top out at 175 mph. Find R Cayman at the dealer to charge $ 66,000 before the end of the year. Follow the jump for the official press release from Porsche.

Porsche would reveal a new Cayman at the LA Machine Pretence – Porsche Cayman R, is 121 lb light and has ten more horses than the Cayman S. It’s the perfect Crocodilian for those who suppose it requisite upright a hint solon power and a ghost fewer unit. The refer pays extortion to the low Porsche with the “R” determination, the 911 R of 1967. It give go on marketing in Feb 2011, at a damage of $66,300.

With the new Cayman R, Porsche also focused on reducing the car’s unit. For that the set misused only lightweight components and renounced to any suitability equipment. There is also a new set 19 progress feathery wheels. The lead is a numerate weight of 2855 lb and a power-to-weight apportion of 8.6 lb per h.p..

The Porsche Cayman R is supercharged by a tuned-up 3.4 liter six-cylinder engine, develops an spectacular 330 horsepower. In the classical plan it transmits its noesis to the place wheels via a six-speed exercise casing. The the velocity from 0 to 60 mph, now prefabricated in 4.9 seconds (or 4,7 seconds with the facultative Athlete Chrono packages) and the top quicken of 175 mph with practice case, or 174 mph with PDK.

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