Porsche has debuted the new 718 Cayman GT4, and for the first time, the racing car comes in two versions. One version is a pure competition version explicitly designed for national and international motor racing. The second version is aimed at the 鈥渁mbitious amateur鈥?racing driver and is a 鈥淭rackday鈥?model. Porsche says that on the new GT4 Clubsport it put lots of effort into fast lap times and sustainable use of raw materials. One of the significant features is that this is the first production race car to have body parts made of natural-fiber composite material. The driver and passenger doors along with the rear wing are made of agriculture by-products including flax or hemp fibers. The material has properties similar to carbon fiber in terms of weight and stiffness. Both the GT4 Clubsport flavors see the return of the 3.8L flat-six engine making 425hp, a 40hp bump from the last version of the GT4 Clubsport.
Both cars use a dual-clutch 6-speed transmission with mechanical rear differential lock. The front suspension is straight from the 911 GT3 Cup car. Brakes are steel discs all around at 380mm in diameter. The cars weigh in at 1,320 kilograms and come with a welded in roll cage, racing bucket seat, and six-point harnesses. The base 鈥淭rackday鈥?version aimed at amateur events has a fixed shock absorber setup with ABS, ESC, and traction control tuned for driver assistance, but the systems are defeatable. It also has an AC system, rescue hatch in the roof, fire extinguisher, and 80-liter FT3 fuel cell. The car isn鈥檛 street legal, but can be serviced at any Porsche Centre and sells for 134,000 Euro. The competition model has three stage adjustable shock absorbers, 115L fuel tank, infinitely adjustable brake bias system, integrated air-jack, and a quick release steering wheel. The car also features an automatic fire extinguisher system. The competition model is priced at 157,000 Euro. Both versions are available to order now with deliveries globally in February.
Porsche is developing an electric 718 sports car for launch around 2022, Autocar reported on Tuesday. Prototype 718s with electric powertrains are being developed alongside one with a hybrid powertrain, the British publication has learned from Porsche CEO Oliver Blume. 鈥淲e have prototypes of the 718 running in electric now, and a hybrid prototype is being built,鈥?he said. Should a hybrid 718 also reach production, it will likely be based on an upgraded version of the current 718's platform. Porsche is expected to follow a similar strategy with its electric Macan, selling the zero-emission version alongside the existing internal-combustion model. Autocar posits that the need for a hybrid 718 is due to the electric version being limited on range by current lithium-ion battery technology. Remember, the 718 is a small, lightweight sports car, so it can't have a big and hulking battery. The hybrid technology will likely be borrowed from the setup being developed for hybrid versions of the new 992-generation 911. Essentially, an electric motor-generator is integrated with the transmission. Both mild- and plug-in hybrid setups are said to be on the table. In the case of the former, the motor-generator would only aid the engine whereas in the latter the motor-generator would be able to power the wheels alone for short distances thanks to a bigger battery being fitted. Note, Porsche rolled out an electric Boxster prototype as early as 2011. Called the Boxster E, the prototype was developed purely for research purposes and came with a 29-kilowatt-hour battery and a single electric motor good for 240 horsepower. The accelerated growth in demand for EVs in the premium sector has caught many automakers by surprise, including Porsche.
Porsche has one, bentley has one, lamborghini and rolls-royce will soon add high-riding models to their lineup, and even ferrari is developing something in the same vein.. Aston martin has teamed with williams and confirmed that it will start building its all-electric rapide four-door in 2019. read more at car and driver.. When the aston martin dbx concept first appeared at the 2015 geneva motor show, it was certainly different. Aston martin on monday gave an update on the progress of its first electric car, the rapide. 2015 and originally slated for launch in. Among electric-car owners and advocates, tiny british sports-car maker aston martin has become a company to watch. Aston martin has taken ownership of the new 拢200m manufacturing facility that will build the dbx crossover from 2019 onwards. After the rapide, aston martin plans an electric version of its dbx suv financially troubled aston martin, owned 37.5% by italian private equity firm.
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