Porsche celebrates 1,000,000 Facebook fans

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid wrapped in special Facebook livery goes on display in firm’s museum.

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By Tom Phillips

17th February 2011

Porsche has reached 1,000,000 fans on social networking site Facebook. And to celebrate, the firm has created a special wrap for its 911 GT3 R Hybrid which features 27,000 randomly selected names taken from it list of Facebook followers.

The firm selected the 911 GT3 R Hybrid as it “impressively embodies the future of motorsport - with Porsche Intelligent Performance.”

The hybrid racer features a 473bhp 4.0-litre flat-six engine which drives the rear wheels. This is supplemented by a pair of electric motors, each producing 60kW (80bhp), which drive the front wheels.

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Instead of batteries, the electric motors are powered by an electric flywheel accumulator which is charged during braking. The 911 GT3 R Hybrid has already competed at the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring where it looked like the car would take victory, but for an engine failure while leading with just three hours to go.

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