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Hey, There’s a Bunch of Cool Cars: The Lingenfelter Collection

By on April 30, 2012 in Features

It would be easy to be jealous of Ken Lingenfelter if you didn’t know the back-story. After all, here’s a guy who had the wherewithal to get into collecting about a decade ago and has since built up a stunning selection of more than 150 of the coolest cars in the world. Of course, not satisfied with just collecting them, he also purchased one of the globe’s top tuning operations, itself boasting more than 30 very successful years in the business and a very familiar name—Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, originally founded by Ken’s cousin, the veteran NHRA champion and engineer John Lingenfelter.

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Geneva 2010: Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Concept

By on March 2, 2010 in News

By Chris Haak

As the Geneva Motor Show is about to open, Porsche has surprised all of us with a third hybrid model – alongside the Cayenne Hybrid and 911 GT3 R Hybrid – at the show. And, although this one is just a concept at this point, it’s something special. It’s also worth noting that Porsche generally does not produce concept cars unless the company intends to put them into production.

So what is the 918 Spyder Hybrid Concept? It’s a low-emission, fuel-efficient, hybrid sports car. Under its hood is a 3.4 liter V8 from the RS Spyder race car, which produces over 500 horsepower. But wait, there’s more: it also has electric motors on the front and rear axles that add another 218 horsepower. Because torque and power peaks don’t occur at the same place on the power curves for both powerplants, you can’t just say it has a “718+ horsepower drivetrain,” but clearly, it’s an extremely powerful one. The engine puts its power to the ground via a 7-speed dual-clutch PDK gearbox.

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