Tuesday 31st May 2011

Is KERS Headed For The 911? Er...No

Porsche flatly denies hybrid tech will slip into next-gen 911

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None of these has KERS

Porsche has officially confirmed that it will keep the new '991' 911 range - due at this autumn's Frankfurt motor show - free from KERS-style power-boost systems or range-extender models, and that if it does a hybrid 911 it will more than likely be a plug-in.

Responding to recent rumours that an F1-inspired KERS hybrid system would be used on the next 911, a 'high-level' source told Autocar magazine that these web rumours were "nonsense".

"The system is currently applied to a race car. Nothing else is planned. The new 911 will not be offered with hybrid drive for the foreseeable future. If and when it is, then it will most likely happen as a plug-in."

So there you have it. Don't believe everything you read on the internet...

[r129sl]

None of these has KERS.

[tim milne]

So that means it will, then.

[MG-FIDO]

PistonHeads
GRAMMAR MATTERS (once again)

[bikemonster]

Porsche flatly denies...

I see what you did there.





An infinitive split you have.

[soad]

tim milne said:

So that means it will, then.

Erm

[Riggers]

r129sl said:

None of these has KERS.

Ah... caption fail. Fixed

but...

bikemonster said:

Porsche flatly denies...

I see what you did there.

An infinitive split you have.

...I would argue that this is more acceptable these days, thanks to Cpt. Kirk et al... anyway, back O/T...

[Black S2K]

That's a verb, not an infinitive.

Difficult to accidentally or deliberately split something that has no prefix.

"He skylines" is a verb form.

"To G37" is an Infinitive.

[Riggers]

Black S2K said:

That's a verb, not an infinitive.

Difficult to accidentally or deliberately split something that has no prefix.

"He skylines" is a verb form.

"To G37" is an Infinitive.

An infinitive is still a verb - but you're right that ain't an infinitive. Should still technically read 'Porsche denies flatly'. But that doesn't sound as punchy...

[Prof Prolapse]

Jesus Christ is it half term or something?

[PAULJ5555]

Black S2K said:

That's a verb, not an infinitive.

Difficult to accidentally or deliberately split something that has no prefix.

"He skylines" is a verb form.

"To G37" is an Infinitive.

Who KERS

[ar0u2211]

PAULJ5555 said:

Who KERS

well played that man!

[collateral]

PAULJ5555 said:

Black S2K said:

That's a verb, not an infinitive.

Difficult to accidentally or deliberately split something that has no prefix.

"He skylines" is a verb form.

"To G37" is an Infinitive.

Who KERS

Very good

[Wardy76]

Prof Prolapse said:

Jesus Christ is it half term or something?

hahaha - well said!!!

[M666 EVO]

Would KERS not be mega expensive to develop and install on road cars?

[g3org3y]

ar0u2211 said:

PAULJ5555 said:

Who KERS

well played that man!

I believe Wayne KERS.

At least that's what he told me.

[kambites]

M666 EVO said:

Would KERS not be mega expensive to develop and install on road cars?

Ask Toyota. They've been doing it on the Prius for years.

[ivantate]

It might be worth asking VW what their strategy is rather than listening to what Porsche think they might be doing.

[555ST]

g3org3y said:

I believe Wayne KERS.

At least that's what he told me.

No, Juan KERS.

[Captain James T]

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[mrclav]

555ST said:

g3org3y said:

I believe Wayne KERS.

At least that's what he told me.

No, Juan KERS.

I believe he conKERS with the aforementioned.

No? Alright, I'll get me coat...