Comments on: Toyota Considering Hybrid Le Mans Racer http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:46:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: carlisimo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-100453 carlisimo Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:24:57 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/#comment-100453 1999 was a pity. Better luck this time! 1999 was a pity. Better luck this time!

]]> By: Orian http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-100420 Orian Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:20:44 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/#comment-100420 Incidentally the FIA is looking into regenerative technologies for Formula 1 in the future to make it more relevant. Whether it happens or not remains to be seen, but it's certainly interesting to see it used in a racing application. Incidentally the FIA is looking into regenerative technologies for Formula 1 in the future to make it more relevant. Whether it happens or not remains to be seen, but it’s certainly interesting to see it used in a racing application.

]]> By: SaturnV http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-100395 SaturnV Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:33:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/#comment-100395 That's the sort of thing (along with the R10, which I thought was very cool indeed) that actually gets my interest in automobile racing up. In the motorcycle world, racing attracts some interest partly because the technologies on display there are likely to make it to the street bikes in a few years - demonstrator models, if you like. Auto racing hasn't really had that connection (at least in the United States) for a while. With the advent of the turbo-diesels from Audi (and soon Peugeot), and now this effort from Toyota, maybe that'll change... -S5 That’s the sort of thing (along with the R10, which I thought was very cool indeed) that actually gets my interest in automobile racing up. In the motorcycle world, racing attracts some interest partly because the technologies on display there are likely to make it to the street bikes in a few years – demonstrator models, if you like. Auto racing hasn’t really had that connection (at least in the United States) for a while. With the advent of the turbo-diesels from Audi (and soon Peugeot), and now this effort from Toyota, maybe that’ll change…

-S5

]]> By: thalter http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-100375 thalter Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:52:23 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/toyota-considering-hybrid-le-mans-racer/#comment-100375 Chrysler had an interesting Le Mans hybrid concept back in the 90's. Their Patriot racer used flywheels, not batteries, to store energy. I believe it also ran on natural gas. Pity it never actually raced. Chrysler had an interesting Le Mans hybrid concept back in the 90’s. Their Patriot racer used flywheels, not batteries, to store energy. I believe it also ran on natural gas. Pity it never actually raced.

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