Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Geneva Debut

Another blow for real-engined supercars, another win for tree-huggers: German carmaker Porsche announced it will debut the hybrid version of the recently released 911 GT3 R at the March 2010 Geneva Auto Show.

Taking inspiration, Porsche says, from the 110 year-old design of Ferdinand Porsche’s Lohner-Porsche hybrid, the production-based GT race car will use a hybrid technology purpose-built for racing, with two electric motors (60 kW each) featured on the front axle and the 480 hp naturally … (read more)