BRZ Hybrid!?
 

http://www.thedrive.com/news/3055/su...alflow_twitter

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" It's light enough to catapult from 0–60 in roughly 5.7 seconds, according to MSU's best estimate—around one second faster than a normal BRZ shackled to a slushbox. "

I didn't see anyone share this on here so I thought I'd share it with you guys. Tell me what you guys think.

If it's a hybrid is there a way we can keep the manual transmission?

Good hype. No actual content.

if i can drift and get 100mpg, then zomg

Not with this type of hybrid. This is an electric car with a gasoline generator, meaning there's no clutch and no traditional gearbox.

Loved the paint job....

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Honestly this would be my like super long term dream. To do an electric engine swap in like 5 years when the batteries are better and I can afford to play around.

When I first heard about this I was like WTF? Why a BRZ? But then I realized it makes absolute perfect sense. Light weight, super low drag, and already on low rolling resistance tires. I'm curious to see how/if the driving dynamics change with the batteries and all. If it's the same or similar, count me in. A faster BRZ that gets 100+ MPG? Yes, please. I wonder if they kept the AT gearing as well. Perhaps you can swap in the MT gearing and make it even faster, but then again I have no idea about how hybrid gearing and final drive ratios work.

No gearing, per se. Each rear motor has a reduction gear of sorts, and that's it. No shifting, no final drive, no gearshifts.

Yes. I need that purple.

Wait, I'm confused. The video keeps throwing around the term "hybrid," but it seems like an all-electric car from the looks of it.

Looks more like Maroon to me
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An article for those too lazy to search:




http://jalopnik.com/mississippi-stat...100-1771825421

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Its a hybrid just because theres a gasoline powered generator to recharge the batteries when you need a few extra miles. (I think)