SOT: When did the hood badge change? |
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SOT: When did the hood badge change? |
bbrock |
Sep 24 2022, 09:02 AM
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This might get some knickers in a quibbley but I'm trying to figure out had the 914 design team's vote to badge the car been honored, which badge would have come on my car. Porsche Classics shows the orange badge used through MY 1973 and the red badge beginning in MY 1974, but there is also this graphic showing the switched occurred sometime in '73.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/images.summitmedia-digital.com-20845-1664031721.1.jpg) The best I can tell, the switch might have happened with the introduction of the 911 G-series in MY 1974 but I've had a hard time finding when actual production began. I did find this article saying it started in August, 1973 which might be a good clue. That may be all I need to know, but does anyone have anything to add? |
bbrock |
Sep 29 2022, 08:53 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
We've already drifted way off topic so what the heck. First, the charger required is irrelevant because Piech has made no claims about what kind of charger is needed for their claimed fast charge. Even if it needs a special 1,000v charger, their claim is still accurate if they can get the battery pack to 80% charge in 8 minutes. And yes, I checked and the Kia also uses an 800v DC charger to get a fast charge, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. What is important to the consumer is that they get the convenience of refueling comparable to ICE at a competitive cost.
Second, the Piech GT is not a Taycan. The Taycan has a 93.4 kwh battery pack, the P GT has 75 kwh. I would think a 20% smaller battery pack would take less time to charge to 80% even if the charge rates were identical. Third, the P GT weighs 744-1,114 ponds LESS than a Taycan. You of all people know that is a huge range booster. As you always say, it's a system and when we look at the whole system, their claim is less of a "miracle breakthrough" and more of an incremental advancement, but a significant one if they can prove up on their claims. I just don't see why you think this is so far fetched. EV tech is improving rapidly. There was an 8-fold increase in energy density of batteries in the the 12 years prior to 2020 and a 152% increase in average range in a decade as of 2021. None of this required miracle breakthroughs. Just rapid but steady advancement. Only time will tell if Piech can prove up on their claims. |
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