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Published · transcript-backedDoug DeMuro: belief
27 Jun 2023 Acquired Porsche (with Doug DeMuro)
“The next crop of supercars will probably be full electric. That transition, I think, is going to be more controversial.”
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- Speaker
- Doug DeMuro
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 27 Jun 2023
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Porsche (with Doug DeMuro)
Transcript context
…What did the car world think of that? It's important to keep in mind that 918 Spyder, being a plug-in hybrid, it had an electric component, but it also still had a massive V8 that had a zillion horsepower screaming on it. It was the same with the LaFerrari and the McLaren P1. They still had massive engines also, so it was fine. The next crop of supercars will probably be full electric. That transition, I think, is going to be more controversial. The interesting thing that seems to be setting Porsche apart now, though, is that they're standing behind it. Ferrari has already said that the technology is old, all the plug-in stuff, we don't want to be a part of the LaFerrari. No one's really sure how that's going to age. Those are going to be orphaned cars.…
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