Hybrid Porsche introduces highway "Sailing" as Porsche calls it.

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  1. Rybold

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    Hybrid Porsche Introduces Highway `Sailing'

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    No, no, no! Not that kind of sailing!!!

    Hybrid Porsche Introduces Highway `Sailing' for $68,000: Jason H. Harper - Bloomberg
     

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  2. finman

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    gee, only 14 years late...

    I had no idea i've been enjoying a Porsche feature for the past 6 years with my '04 'future' car.
     
  3. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    This is type of 'pulse and glide' that makes a lot of sense because it brings it to ordinary drivers. Anything that automates driving and reduces driver load, I'm for. It has to be something my non-technical wife can use.

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    Arrrrgh. I be highway sailing for many years now. :madgrin: