Comments on: Electric Beauty: Porsche 912 EV at SEMA

By: GTwildfire

GTwildfire — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:02:23 +0000

batteries are like ballast. they at least offer the opportunity to balance a car perfectly. Just a matter of whether that’s practical or not.

By: retroman

retroman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:16:52 +0000

So does it still handle like a Porsche?

By: Weekly Porsche Wrap

Weekly Porsche Wrap — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:19:38 +0000

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By: GTwildfire

GTwildfire — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:30:53 +0000

My first take on this is that having the original transmission in there and the torque on meth that motor must deliver… where could the acceleration possibly top off?
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My second thought is that by keeping the original trans, there’s a weight penalty, and with the motor’s ultra high RPMs, are all the original gears even necessary? I seriously doubt it needs more than two speeds unless the driver wants to try and create a sonic boom.

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