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Detroit, 2:20 AM
Fri Dec 11
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Adding power is easy, adding lightness takes work. Yay Mazda, I might have to think about adding a stablemate to my 96 R.
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NOTE: That's "dragging," not "dragoning."
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Damn, but this car suits the super villain like an Aston suits Bond.
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Oh, never mind.
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yo dawg...this guy approves while approving
12/09/09
Porsche owners are rarely badge chasers, they spend the money to drive arguably the best performing cars in the world.
12/10/09
First, this isn't the first lithium-ion battery in a car. We have everything from the Tesla to Toyota's JDM Vitz Hybrid that had a lithium-ion battery since 2003.
Second, If we are going to compare then we should compare it to Braille batteries. They offer high-performance batteries ranging from light weight carbon fiber batteries to li-ion batteries like this Porsche's.
At $1,700 its not insanely expensive. Lithium-ion Brailles are closer to $2,000.
The Braille's battery however is even lighter at a mere 8lbs for the li-ion 12V battery compared to Porsche's 13 lbs.
The better deal is likely Braillle's Carbon-Fiber batteries which offer lightweight batteries that come in 6.6lbs, 11.5lbs, and 15lbs and cost only $200-250.
[www.braillebattery.com]
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It might be a fabulous drive, but it's probably beyond my capacity to control without a fair amount of training. And even then, I couldn't use it day to day.
Cracked battery case pipe.
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