Yet another Hacker News

9 points porphyra 4 hours ago 17 comments

smoovb 4 hours ago | parent

Is this poor timing or coat tail riding?

GuestFAUniverse 3 hours ago | parent

How are "constantly rearranging" instruments an essential?

Some designers don't get it. Too much ego. Those are the one's who would have failed to finish a cathedral over several generations within the same style (re-read chapter 4 of "The Mythical Man-Month" to understand).

It's a distraction. And a pure driver's car avoids any distraction.

gambiting 1 hour ago | parent

I see this in software too - designers have to constantly justify their own employment by redesigning things that work perfectly well and literally no one has ever complained about. But if you're on the payroll to design, you have to design.

BoingBoomTschak 4 minutes ago | parent

Well, they call it a pure "driver's car" but it's really too fussy to be that. A Miata or Elise/Exige would be what I'd put that label on.

mchusma 1 hour ago | parent

Porsche. “Aluminum key”

Tesla roadster. “Drives upside down, flies, does flips, 0-60 in 0.81s”

kleiba2 50 minutes ago | parent

"Noticeably different from the very first moment: the aluminium key offers a glimpse of what is to come. Even before the engine starts, a connection to the car is formed, transforming anticipation into something tangible."

I would fire the marketing team.

nielsbot 45 minutes ago | parent

Is this a Jony Ive collab? Sure seems there are a lot of similarities to the Ferrari Luce.

jval43 57 minutes ago | parent

"Height-adjustable gear lever", lol.

Zero info about the engine on the page - or is it electric? The page doesn't really say.

For a sports car, that sort of info is kinda important?

svelle 53 minutes ago | parent

The car has four exhausts so I'd assume it's not electric.

superze 46 minutes ago | parent

Germany doubling down on combustion after doubling down several times. Don't worry guys all is good. Those guys have lost any touch to reality. Nothing will snap them back.

nielsbot 43 minutes ago | parent

I think a few things.. (but I am not a policy expert)

1. Governments pulling back on EV transition leading to car companies pulling back from EVs as well. For example, some companies that had previously said "we've designed out last gas engine" now are designing new ones.

2. Turns out gas + EV can be even better than pure electric for a sports car (so I gather)

3. People who drives cars like this DGAF about emissions

BoingBoomTschak 6 minutes ago | parent

Electric car, decent autonomy and light weight: choose two; at least for now.

pllbnk 31 minutes ago | parent

Perhaps they are there for the 'Rocket' edition.

nielsbot 45 minutes ago | parent

The marketing page says it's mid-engined. Maybe it's one of these newer hybrids not designed for range for but performance boost especially a low RPMs where the gas engine last immediate torque.

vostrocity 40 minutes ago | parent

In a video, a Porsche official said they haven't decided on the engine yet.

heliomattress 53 minutes ago | parent

wheels look like if apple inexplicably released a new CRT monitor and made a throwback ad for it https://files.catbox.moe/m6mi25.png

polyterative 13 minutes ago | parent

Looks nice but the presentation of the website is terrible.Looks like they are try-harding.Not happy with the copy at all.But the lines of of the car are nice to see.Please Porsche keep it together.