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Since its introduction as a concept at the 2010 Geneva Salon, low-volume Porsche 918 Spyder continued to impress the audience with its stylish, elegant Its high performance power continues to wow in setting records as its June 57 the production unofficial car lap record at the Nurburgring.
Performance-wise, the Porsche 918 is the spiritual successor to the Carrera GT, the latest supercar mid-engine the brand but the mid-engine, all-wheel drive 918, with its electric hybrid powertrain, is like no other Porsche before it is one of the most powerful, most exclusive, the fastest production cars in the world.
In High Gear Media take on the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder, read the first player to Motor Authority.
The 918 Spyder is powered by a 4-6 liter V-8 engine and a pair of electric motors, one for the rear axle and one front is capable of up to 19 miles of all-electric drive, and also -boosted electric all-wheel drive performance, making it sometimes a hybrid of the road.
This V-8, which is mounted behind the passengers, is rated at an impressive 608 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque itself when the electric motors are taken into account, the total system passes an impressive maximum 887 c and 944 lb-ft of torque Porsche PDK gearbox dual clutch, a version very closely related to that installed in the 911 Turbo S but actually reversed upside down to the lower package in the body a button 918 on the steering wheel allows the driver to choose between five modes powertrain ranging concentrated economics to that fact the most available power for speed in all directions.
The body and monocoque chassis are made almost entirely of carbon fiber in an effort to minimize weight, which claims Porsche is less than 3,750 pounds.
This all results in a claimed 0 60 mph acceleration time of only 2 5 seconds and a maximum speed of 214 mph to 918 A record update round Nürburgring-Nordschleife timed out at only 6 minutes, 57 seconds - near a fast over half a minute some of the best supercars in the world - although the true rival of the 918, the Ferrari laferrari and McLaren P1, haven t disclosed lap Nordschleife a modern supercar, the 918 Spyder reaches this high level of performance while obtaining combined fuel consumption estimated by the EPA 67 MPGe in hybrid mode and 22 mpg pure gasoline.
A light Weissach package is available, improving even more Weissach Performance models offer about 90 pounds of weight savings, thanks to the exposed elements of carbon fiber body and unpainted wheels magnesium, among other measures cutting fat.
At a price of 845000 or 929000 with the Weissach package and production limited to just 918 examples, however, the performance of the 918 Spyder will be anything but academic for most fans the world While not all the race of producing 918 cars was assembled, Porsche announced that all cars were spoken for production and deliveries are expected to stretch through summer 2015.
A coupe version of the 918, the 918 RSR was shown in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show Porsche has not announced 2011 plans to produce a cut 918, while former President Ferdinand Piech usual VW 918 is according rumored to have a probably unique fixed-roof popularity Spyder help you decide if Porsche is moving forward with other variants or evolutions of the current car 918 Spyder also somewhat influenced the last rider of Le Mans Porsche the 919, which has its own hybrid powertrain.
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