It’s a step into the future and, right now, quite possibly the most complete hypercar there has ever been. It’s astonishing, so much more than just the hypercar you can drive everyday or proof that hybrid systems have life AP (After Prius). And if the weather’s kind, you can take the roof panels out and pop them under the bonnet.īut it’s not compromise that’s been at work here, it’s mastery. Curious to see the record-breaking Nürburgring Lap with the 918 Spyder Sit back and enjoy the onboard-footage in this video. The 918 Spyder has such huge capability in so many areas: it really will average 30mpg, it’s knife-edge sharp on a track, able to scare the living wotsits out of you, it dazzles passers-by, dawdles through town silently and howls through the countryside. It’s a more tightly briefed car, more controlled and, arguably, more far-reaching in its abilities.
90089, 3rd and final engine installed by Porsche factory. This approachability, this usability could mean the 918 Spyder comes across as less special than the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari, and true, it doesn’t have their machismo, doesn’t deliver the same viscerality and intimidation as the McLaren, nor the incredible driving experience of the Ferrari. 1955 Porsche 550/1500 RS Spyder 550-0077 sold for 3,750,000 From The Peter and Cheryl Dunkel Collection. Meet the all-wheel-drive, all-weather hypercar. In the latter two, the engine is always on. Inside a mode dial on the steering wheel allows you to select four different drive modes – Electric, Hybrid, Sport and Race. Like the V8, the aluminium double wishbone suspension is similar to the RS Spyder racer, adaptive dampers are standard and overall the 918 has very little in common with any other Porsche road car. Above 165mph that motor shuts off, making the car rear-drive only. The rear electric motor is mounted between engine and seven-speed twin clutch gearbox, while at the front, drive is purely electric.
On the NEDC test cycle it emits just 70/g/km of CO2 and claims 81mpg. Made almost exclusively of titanium and aluminium and weighing just 135kg, Frank-Steffen Walliser, the man who masterminded the 918 project, has described it as, “the best engine we have ever done”. Henry always finds the best driving roads and for this film. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - June 16, 2012: At a public car gathering, a Porsche 550 Spyder replica interior.
The V8 is derived from the RS Spyder Le Mans car, pushes out 600bhp and gives the 918 a 0-62mph time of 2.6secs, 0-124mph in 7.2secs and a top speed of 214mph. Henry Catchpole from Carfection, reviews the new Porsche 718 Spyder on the road in Scotland. Bring the engine into play and that figure is more than chopped in half.
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