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Originally Posted by Boxer486
High revving NA motors still can benefit from an electric boost down low, not just turbos. Look at how all that low end torque helps diesel Le Mans cars power out of corners and up hills. That's one of the very reasons Porsche even put a hybrid in the 918 was to make up for some of that high strung NA nature of their V8. McLaren took it further and added boost into the mix.
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Fair enough, but I'm still curious why you think the 918 has any problems with throttle response (at any RPM). I certainly haven't heard that from the reviews.
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Originally Posted by Boxer486
Based on Porsche's electric steering that some feel is worse than the 86, I'm not going to hold my breath that they 'solved' anything for regenerative brake feel. Improved yes. Even the Prius has been improved over 3 generations for brake feel.
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Again going based on reviews, the electric steering in the 991 GT3 is apparently just about the best on the market today (unlike the electric steering in the base 911s or the Cayman/Boxster, disappointingly). As for braking feel in the 918? I do remember some reviewers complaining about weird feel in the pedal on the preproduction car, but I haven't seen reviews complaining about it in the production car. That having been said, I'd still leave this one up in the air for the moment - maybe they figured it out, maybe not...
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Like you say though, the two are a little different. I think saying the 918 is more designed for the street is a bit of a stretch though. If anything, the P1 probably has a more suitable and compliant street suspension with its hydraulic system that's been compared to a Rolls Royce quality ride on the MP4C.
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Sure, but at the same time, the P1 interior looks substantially more stripped down and less comfortable to me (though part of that I will admit is personal preference).
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This does get to the heart of the Supra question though, what is true nature of the car intended to be? Nurburgring hero, banchmark master and dyno queen, or fast GT that's affordable, livable with good mileage? Perhaps two variations on the same theme? I wonder if that's even been decided yet.
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That is definitely an interesting question - and I'm sure no matter what direction they end up taking with it, they'll end up making some fans unhappy.