Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Racing Car for Both Geneva and the Nurburgring 24 Hour Race

Its been reported that Porsche plans on sending a Porsche 911 racing car to both Geneva and the Nurburgring 24 hour race.

The key here is that in the press release from Porsche they stated that “the focus is not on… winning the race.”. Then what is the real point here?

The Porsche 911 GT3 R is a racing car which is supposed to aim at winning every race they enter. However, its like this is just a publicity stunt from Porsche that seems to be a little misguided.

Like all 911s, the hybrid GT3 R sports a horizontally opposed six-cylinder mounted behind, and driving, the rear wheels. Unlike all 911s, however, it has electrically powered front wheels. Two electric motors live underneath the hybrid GT3′s nose; they are paired with a 40,000-rpm “electric flywheel power generator” mounted inside the cockpit. Surprisingly, there is no large battery pack. The hybrid system can be used, at the driver’s discretion, to provide extra power or fuel efficiency on demand.