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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,378903,00.html

I've always said that hybrids won't interest me until someone makes a hybrid sports car. I guess I can start being interested in them now.

Sorry if it's a repost. I didn't see this anywhere. Thoughts?

EDIT: It's not a hybrid in the Prius sense of the word...but still interesting.

TheDonEffect

Tell me it isn't so!
Hmm, they say that it's not like the hybrid system.. but they talk about regenerative braking, then storing the power... so unless they found a way to make electricity turn into gasoline I bet they're using some kind of electricity storage device liek a batter or a cap... so how is it different again?
Ugh, why don't they follow what audi did, zero emissions tdi?

marthafokker

I know what they are doing. I guessed it before I even read the article.

Ferrari is trying to get customers to pay for their F1 hybrid technology.

This is the hydraulic hybrid that UPS/FedEx have talked about.

KERS only works when you brake. Great on a race track, not on highway. So highway mileage improvement equal 0 mpg improvement. City improvement helps more, but not as much unless you use it for delievery service.... hehehehe.

samerthehammer

so u think this is suppose to help with their r&d for kers? anyways interesting article. to think that even ferrari need to make fuel efficient cars. weird

Cthemall123

Ferrari going green?

i think i just puked in my mouth....

samerthehammer

well bio ethanol shouldnt be that bad. i mean koenigsegg ccxr makes more power on ethanol than on normal fuel, so it cant be all that bad.

o yaa cthemall123, ur penguin sig is funny as hell. lol

Jimmies

Word. Ferrari should only be red.

Mr.E.G.

guys, the article tells you how it works. under braking the kinetic energy spins a flywheel, which is likely massive. it wants to keep on spinning and they use the energy that is stored in the flywheel to in conjunction with engine power to give you some extra push.

Spec_Ops2087

If anything, I bet the cars will be overall faster and better; Its Ferrari for Christ's sake

PedalFaster

The article explicitly says otherwise:

[QUOTE]Instead of using a battery and electric motor like a typical hybrid, the kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) being introduced in Formula One next season uses a mechanical flywheel that stores energy under braking, then reverses the process to assist the gasoline engine under acceleration. The company that designed the system, Torotrak, claims KERS is lighter, more compact, and more efficient than today