kooleracer wrote:What makes them more exciting then the tech that is beinig used in F1 right now?
I find MGU-H, brake by wire, and 1.6 V6 turbo producing more then 750HP and all that with less fuel more exciting the be honest. The leap in technology that F1 has taken has been under-appreciated in my eyes.
What makes LaFerrari, P1, and the 918 Spyder more exciting than F1 is that each represents an entirely different approach to a single question: what is the ultimate supercar? Imagine a Formula One in which teams were allowed to put forth their unique vision about what constitutes the ultimate F1 car. (It used to be like that.)
LaFerrari has regenerative braking that, by all accounts, retains the feel of traditional braking - no small feat - and an innovative electronic differential that harvests energy to provide torque vectoring, each a crucial component that allows the car to have 950bhp on tap
at all times in package that weighs a paltry 1,255kg.
The P1 has massive turbos, which enables an incredible 28mpg from a 727bhp ICE, and an electric motor integrated into the drivetrain so well that there's no turbo lag and allows the driver to have up to 904bhp at his command to go along with active aerodynamics that produce an absurd 1,320lbs of peak downforce.
Porsche's 918 Spyder somehow manages 887bhp at a ludicrous
71mpg and AWD traction for a blistering 0-60 time of 2.6s.
The technology employed in each of these cars makes a mockery of anything in F1 these days.