Porsche has announced that they will be entering an improved version of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid into the upcoming N�rburgring 24 hour race on June 25, 2011. The hybrid system will combine the same 480 HP 4.0 Liter flat six engine delivering the same 480 hp with two electric motors that each produce 100 HP, as opposed to the original 75 HP each. The weight has also been lowered from 1,350 to 1,300 kilograms, or 2976 lbs to 2866 lbs.
"We?ve collected a great deal of information from our races on the N�rburgring, at the ALMS race at Road Atlanta in the USA, as well as from the ILMC race on China?s Zhuhai circuit, which was an invaluable help for the further development of our racing laboratory," says Hartmut Kristen, head of Porsche motorsport. "The emphasis of our work was on improving efficiency. That means we want to keep the lap times consis-tent with 2010 but use less energy, hence less fuel. In this way, we support future developments of road-going, sporting hybrid vehicles."
Hit the jump to read more about the 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0.
Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 17 March 2011 13:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/porsche/2011-porsche-911-gt3-r-hybrid-version-20-ar106613.html
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