Hybrid. So it’s gas and electric.Question - what is the 'boost' for? Its not turbo boost, is it charging the electric?
What I figured, I guess, somehow, even under acceleration it's charging the batteries.Hybrid. So it’s gas and electric.
From what I’ve read, the front wheels are the electric drive and rears are gas. Instant torque during acceleration while turbo gas engine is spooling up. Great sounds in that video. That transmission is FAST!
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No doubt, but I think I would have to stop and change my pants after the first couple of turnsThat looked like an awesome ride
Pretty zippy. I didn't think anything on 4 wheels could be F1 cars in the twistys. Impressive.
I think BMW F1 car did a fun exhibition lap faster than this.
Not taking away from this, it’s totally awesome. But F1 cars are from another level.
Our first clue as to the sheer speed in the 919 Evo came in April. Porsche took it to the Belgian track of Spa-Francorchamps, where driver Neel Jani drove it around in 1:41.770. That's 12 seconds faster than the 919 Hybrid's best time, and almost 8/10ths of a second faster than the current F1 lap record at the track.
Yes they are, but apparently so is this thing.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/0...urburgring-record-we-thought-was-unbreakable/
After watching the video I don’t think its the drivers first rodeo on this track! He was moving but be a bad day to forget where you are on the track.
You are probably right, but until they do...Edit: but I still think if they set one up for one lap on this track with a driver like this it would beat it handily.
That is what impressed me the most. The level of focus and concentration it takes to run a track like that, at speeds like that, even if he does know it like the back of his hand is incredible.The concentration at that speed is crazy. One brain fart and there's big problems, lol.
That time is 51sec faster than the previous record.......that's insane!
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There are some pretty funny crash compilations from open track days. It is amazing the stupid stuff people think the can do. A guy in a "stanced" BMW didn't level his suspension first to get full contact patch. Wicked Shawkah that he lost it.
After watching the video I don’t think its the drivers first rodeo on this track! He was moving but be a bad day to forget where you are on the track.
I was wondering the same thing - how many hundreds of times he had driven that track... that is definitely a case where “know it like the back of you hand” is just table stakes.
The video looks like it is in fast forward. This is faster than the F1 record on the track.
Why the heck not???That's a big ol' bag of "hell, no".
Why the heck not???
Too dangerous.
Hit the wall or lose control...it's over.
That's only 230mph.