RE: Lamborghini Sian introduces 819hp hybrid V12
Discussion
I can just about stand boggo cars having hybrid versions but this trend of hybrid supercars jus doesn’t make sense. At least the boggo cars have the tax dodge element. But this, and the dithers like it?
Why carry the weight of two drivetrains? Either make it electric or don’t, I can’t stand on all this mincing around with hybrids. It’s just daft marketing nonsense.
Why carry the weight of two drivetrains? Either make it electric or don’t, I can’t stand on all this mincing around with hybrids. It’s just daft marketing nonsense.
"10 % quicker"
Shows how terrible they are at maths i guess!
(hint, to accelerate 10% faster, you need 10% more power. 10% of 785 bhp, the engine power alone is 78.5 bhp, which is twice what this "hybrid" and i use the word cautiously, and of course that 10% assume it adds zero weight, which is false (it add 34kg) And of course, it only runs below 81 mph, which is about 4 seconds of accel from rest, and only 37% of the cars maximum speed.)
Shows how terrible they are at maths i guess!
(hint, to accelerate 10% faster, you need 10% more power. 10% of 785 bhp, the engine power alone is 78.5 bhp, which is twice what this "hybrid" and i use the word cautiously, and of course that 10% assume it adds zero weight, which is false (it add 34kg) And of course, it only runs below 81 mph, which is about 4 seconds of accel from rest, and only 37% of the cars maximum speed.)
Pull your finger out Sant'Agata! 
Striple said:
Article said this...
"active cooling vanes that move through material reaction when things get hot."
...So as the temperature rises the material the vanes are made of react causing the vanes to open? This sounds amazing if I'm reading that correctly
There’s a nickel-titanium alloy called Nitinol which can deform and then “remember” it’s original shape at different temperatures. Toyota showed it for cooling ducts on the FX-1 concept car in the mid 80’s, and I’ve seen it used in medical applications - clips to hold a patient’s sternum together after cardiac surgery (instead of traditional wires). If that’s it it’s not radical."active cooling vanes that move through material reaction when things get hot."
...So as the temperature rises the material the vanes are made of react causing the vanes to open? This sounds amazing if I'm reading that correctly
Plate spinner said:
AnthonyWickenden said:
Plate spinner said:
I once dated a Sian, lovely but crazy.
Presume this is pronounced ‘cy-an’ rather than ‘sharn’?
My sister is called Sian and I was going to make some comment about Lambo's being named after cattle, but that's no longer the case Presume this is pronounced ‘cy-an’ rather than ‘sharn’?
When we broke up she seemed convinced she'd left it at my place - and every time I bumped into her over the next few years the first thing she would ask me about was the whereabouts of that bloody coat!!
I didn't know then and I don't know now!!!
Sorry, very O/T
Edited by Plate spinner on Tuesday 3rd September 17:42
article said:
More advanced than conventional lithium-ion batteries, the supercapacitor provides additional punch and torque fill between upshifts up to 81mph
1) supercapacitors aren't more advanced, they've been around for a long time and in fact Toyota's first hybrid LMP1 used them but the general issue is the lack of kWh/L they can store. Their power density is high, but energy density not. 2) the motor will decouple beyond that speed likely because of the power electronics limits to switch the DC power to AC. 81mph basically means it can shift in to second without a big bump but since the 1-2 step is the worst/biggest it's not a terrible thing.
Still, this is very much a halfway step. It's really for performance feel more than anything.
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