Porsche GT3 R Hybrid to be unveiled at Geneva

Did you know that the first hybrid in the world was developed by Porsche almost 110 years ago.Well I never knew that before. Now following Ferrari hybrids unveil News, Porsche too is going to unveil its new hybrid at the Geneva Motor show in march.

Unlike a normal hybrid which uses heavy batteries the Porsche Hybrid uses a flywheel technology which was developed  by Williams F1 called Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). In this Technology the fly wheel rotates at high RPM thus storing energy. This technology is quite innovative a may find a lot of application in the future hybrid cars.

Ferrari Hybid to be unveiled at Geneva motor show 2010

Sports cars are the meanest automobiles but not the greenest, But that’s about to change. The hugely popular Italian sport car manufacturer, Ferrari is set to unveil a new Hybrid sports car for the first time at the Geneva Motor show in March.
There were report last year in June about Ferrari filing for a patent based on a new 4WD Hybrid propulsion technology at the European Patent office, at the time Ferrari confirmed about the hybrid technology and hinted a release within a year’s time. Seems like the time has come.
The car will be based on the popular Ferrari 599 GTB which debuted in the 2006. It will be a great step in sports car history.