here......

http://www.autocarmagazine.co.uk/new...p?na_id=212046

 

Thanks......I wonder if alot of the stuff on my existing car will just be able to hook right up to the new one????

 

DSG is cool, but that last line scares me...the one about the 2006 Toyota Cayenne

 

Don't let that scare you. Trust me, knowing Toyota that hybrid engine will be thoroughly tested and tested again and will be a world class power plant.

Right now Toyota/Lexus are leaders in the hybrid engine technology and will be the first to introduce this in an SUV in the upcoming Lexus RX400h . A combination of a gasoline engine and electric engine and will put out over 260 HP with AWD to boot.

You can read more about it here:
http://www.automobilemag.com/news/ne...s/0410_rx400h/

and here:
http://www.lexus.com/models/hybrid/

 

Come now Rob... Its never so simple.

 

From what I understand the Toyota hybrid powerplant is a real piece of engineering. I would rather see PAG spend the R&D money on a factory works racing team.

 

Yeah, your wheels maybe....

 

Another thing to keep in mind is that Porsche would have done their research on this technology and would not even consider a partnership with Toyota if it was not a good one.

 

If Porsche is looking to partner with the leaders in Electric/Gas Hybrids, there is noone better right now than Toyota.

Toyota made great headway with the Toyota Prius and if you look at the technology for the Lexus RX400H with AWD, 2 electric regenerative engines working concurrently with the std gas engine, you'd be impressed. Toyota/Lexus will be offering the 2005 RX400H (270HP vs 230HP on RX330) as the first luxury Hybrid with ~38MPG city/31MPH highway sometime around May 2005. Harley-Davidson found Porsche engineering/consulting to help them pioneer a sportsbike-like cruiser (V-Rod Porsche engine), Porsche is just as resourceful and smart in working with Toyota for it's venture into hybrid technology .

 

That 997tt looks sweet.

 

Looks nice, but is the car really going to have 460 hp ? While in the grand scheme of things that is quite a bit, the direct competitors to the TT have improved substantially beyond that. The new F430 from Ferrari will have 483 hp, not to mention it will be about 300-400 lbs. lighter. The new Corvette Z07 will have 500 hp (and still probably be 300-400 lbs. lighter). I understand Porsche dogged insistence on "evolution" rather than revolution but at what point do they take a look around and see that thier competitors are drastically improving their product. I really wish Porsche would have stepped up to the plate and given us 480-500 hp without having to buy an "S" model or a damn powerkit.

 

Just makes our current TT's that much more worth while to keep. If the difference is so minor then I wouldn't be tempted to trade up. But if they did come out with a stock 500hp version then, hmmm, that would be a tough call.....

 

I don't know, even if the HP is stated at 460 it will keep up with the competition in the performance area as it always does. The reg and S versions, despite giving up HP still keep up with the vette and even beat it(once you take out the cost differential) according to Car and Driver, Road and Track. Let's face it the Porsche is never going to win a bang for the buck contest.

 

Yes, and the turbo is done making power at 7k while the 430 runs all the way to 9k!

 

so the 997 turbo will be wider then the current 997 N/A? the 997 N/A is as wide as our 996tt .