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The 918 Spyder concept combines high-tech racing features with electric-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities. The highly-innovative 918 Spyder concept car combines Porsche's Intelligent Performance philosophy with the high-technology from motorsport, with classic but modern design to make a truly convincing statement.
Made as a demonstrative show-car, the 918 RSR ‘Racing Lab’ was part of a new initiative called Porsche Intelligent Performance which will likely develop hybrid racing cars for outright victories at events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The concept version revealed at Detroit has the same visual styling cues as the Spyder released in 2010 with the hybrid drive system from the 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype is a combo of mis-matched Porsche parts that looks more like a Frankenstein car than a cutting edge technical automotive marvel. But don't let the crazy exterior fool you because underneath, the 918 Spyder Prototyp is a pure science experiment designed to wow us in a few years.
Last Porsche 918 Spyder
Production of the $845,000 plug-in hybrid car was limited to 918 units to maintain exclusivity. The last car was spoken for in December 2014. U.S. customers bought 297 Spyders, with Germany and China collecting about 100 each and the rest went to various markets around the globe. The asking price...
Porsche 918 Pictures With the Rennsport Reunion taking place in Monterey this upcoming weekend, we thought it was prudent to show off the 918s we spotted there just a month ago. With the production run completely ended, the Porsche 918 was as abundant as it will ever be for the...
Porsche 918 Spyder onboard Nurburgring 6′ 57″ record lap video The Porsche 918 Spyder supercar has conquered the 20.6-kilometre record lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in less than seven minutes. Achieving a best time of exactly 6 minutes and 57 seconds, the super sportscar equipped with a hybrid drive shaved...
We collected the best pictures of a yellow Porsche 918 Spyder and turned it into an HD wallpaper for you guys to enjoy. So, if you want to get this awesome picture of this upcoming car, just click save button to save this images to your computer. More: Porsche | About Porsche...
Porsche 918 Spyder Sales Brochure Is there anything that can surprise us in today’s world? We’ve been to the moon. We’ve constructed satellites that show us the right path to take to reach our destination, right down to the foot. We harvest alternative energy from the sun, from wind, and...
Porsche 918 Concept Pictures Reminiscent of highly successful, legendary racing cars such as the Porsche 917 and the current Porsche RS Spyder, the 918 Spyder, with its design concept so typical of Porsche arouses powerful emotions. The combination of racing car dimensions, clearly structured design with perfectly balanced surfaces, and...
With the engineering might (and budget) of Porsche behind it, and drawing upon the company’s experience of racing hybrids in endurance racing, the 918 Spyder managed to undercut its rivals on price, while providing arguably the most complete road car package of the holy trinity. Appropriately, 918 examples of the Spyder were promised, with Porsche digging deep into its motorsport knowledge to produce technology that provided world-beating performance.
Porsche 918 Spyder Pictures With styling cues from Porsche’s racing heritage – including top-exit exhaust pipes that improve the efficiency of heat dispersion from the mid-mounted 4.6-litre V8 (and that this writer thinks are one of the best car design elements to appear this side of the turn of the...
The Making of the Porsche 918 Strictly limited to just 918 units and assembled in a 4000-square-metre manufactory by 100 selected employees by hand. Take a look at this footage from the birthplace of the 918 Spyder in Zuffenhausen, Germany. Porsche 918 Manufacturing Details...
Multi-time Champion Patrick Long, Porsche Works Driver, utilizes all the systems of the new plug-in hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder for a hot lap of the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas. Watch as the Porsche 918 exits pit lane under all-electric mode, accelerates under sport hybrid mode, and...
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Battling against the likes of Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 for supercar supremacy, the Porsche 918 Spyder established itself as one of the very best in the highly-competitive automotive industry. Designed using premium materials, top-quality components, and cutting-edge technology, Porsche created a car that was not only exceptional in performance...
Made as a demonstrative show-car, the 918 RSR ‘Racing Lab’ is part of a new initiative called Porsche Intelligent Performance which will likely develop hybrid racing cars for outright victories at events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Premiere on January 10 2011 at NAIAS North American International Auto...
Simply stated, the Porsche 918 Spyder was a mid-engined, plug-in hybrid supercar. The Spyder was powered by a naturally-aspirated 4.6-liter V8 engine that was capable of producing 608 horsepower (453 kW). Paired with this engine are two electric motors that deliver an additional 279 horsepower each, for a cumulative combined total of 887...
Edited by Rex McAfee The 918 Spyder: Porsche’s Technological Milestone With an ever-growing awareness of our planet’s ecology, the 2010s saw many auto manufacturers shift to hybridization and electrification in their product lines. Performance brands that built their reputation on driving excitement had to approach the challenge creatively. In 2013,...
The Porsche 918 Spyder was a mid-engined, plug-in hybrid hypercar that finally proved that gearheads had nothing to worry about when it came to hybrid technology becoming a bigger part of our automobiles. The heart of the Porsche 918 Spyder was a naturally-aspirated 4.6-liter V8 engine that was capable of producing 608 horsepower...
The Porsche 918 Spyder ceased production in 2015 after a brief two-year span, with only 918 units manufactured. Despite its discontinuation, it remains Porsche’s latest hypercar. In a recent video, a 2015 918 Spyder with the Weissach package showcased its impressive capabilities by reaching a top speed of 214 mph...
The Porsche 918 Spyder was a mid-engined, plug-in hybrid hypercar that finally proved that gearheads had nothing to worry about when it came to hybrid technology becoming a bigger part of our automobiles. The heart of the Porsche 918 Spyder was a naturally-aspirated 4.6-liter V8 engine that was capable of producing 608 horsepower...
Live on Collecting Cars is an all black 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder offered in superb condition and with low mileage. The car features black metallic exterior paint with a black leather-trimmed interior adorned with yellow seat piping, door accents, seatbelt edging, and steering wheel 12 o’clock marker. It also includes...
2014 Porsche 918 Spyder
The Porsche 918 Spyder, a mid-engined plug-in hybrid hypercar, showcased the seamless integration of hybrid technology in high-performance vehicles. At its core, the Porsche 918 Spyder boasted a naturally-aspirated 4.6-liter V8 engine generating 608 horsepower, complemented by two electric motors, each delivering an additional 279 horsepower, resulting in a formidable...
Carwow’s got a new drag race for us and this time it’s between a Porsche 918 hypercar against a Red Bull WRX Rallycross car. The Porsche boasts a 4.6-litre naturally-aspirated V8, paired with two electric motors, delivering a combined 887hp and 1,280Nm of torque! Weighing in at 1,674kg, this modern-day...
2015 Porsche 918 'Weissach' Spyder Ryan Merrill ©2023 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's
The Porsche 918 Spyder, a mid-engined plug-in hybrid hypercar, showcased the seamless integration of hybrid technology in high-performance vehicles. At its core, the Porsche 918 Spyder boasted a naturally-aspirated 4.6-liter V8 engine generating 608 horsepower, complemented by two electric motors, each delivering an additional 279 horsepower, resulting in a formidable...
2015 Porsche 918 Spyder
The Porsche 918 Spyder is one of the hypercar legends of the modern era. Together with the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1, it stretched the boundaries of performance and innovative automotive technology to new limits.  The mostly carbon-fibre chassis is wrapped around a hybrid powertrain that consists of a naturally aspirated...
2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Alex Penfold ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's
The 918 Spyder was all about using the most cutting-edge, advanced technology and electrification ideas to build the first true “hypercar”. First shown in 2010 as a concept and launched for the 2013 model year, the 918 Spyder was a landmark hypercar for the industry; the 918 is considered the...