When you’re a part of history you want the world to know all about it. Sometimes when you’re bragging about your special talents that can be tiresome. But other times, even though the viewer knows they’re being sold a product, the content of the message excuses the otherwise cynical intent. This video is one such […]
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Build your own Porsche 918 Spyder
Word is that Porsche has almost sold all of its 918 Spyder hybrid hypercars. They’re only making 918 of them and the first delivery is expected on the 18th of September (there’s that 918 number thing again). And unless you have the seven figures likely required to buy one for yourself the closest you’re likely […]
Last week Porsche took a pair of production-spec 918 Spyders to the Nürburgring and created history. The 887hp/652kW petrol electric hybrid has just been officially launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show and Porsche used the occassion to announce the 918’s Nordschleife lap time. Factory racing driver Marc Lieb was at the wheel of a 918 […]
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Frankfurt 2013: Porsche 918 Spyder
At last the wraps have come off the production version of the Porsche 918 Spyder. The petrol electric hybrid sportscar has had a long gestation, first gracing the floor of the Geneva Motor Show in early 2010. It then trasnformed into the 918 RSR for the Detroit Auto Show in 2011, with the order book […]
Here’s the follow up from Porsche on their 918 Spyder hybrid hypercar after the preview given by motoring journos last week. Things have changed since Porsche last gave an official preview in September last year. You can download the latest tech specs from Porsche, and read the embellished press release, after the break. Before you […]
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Hey, remember the Porsche 918 Spyder?
For a while there it seemed we couldn’t go more than a few days without featuring some Porsche 918 content. Well, this is just the second post on the 918 for the year. This rather spectacular looking 918 Spyder was in Monaco recently for the Top Marques festival and thankfully a few people were on […]
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Porsche 918 Spyder previewed in Bahrain
Remember the Porsche 918 Spyder? With the advent and subsequent hype of the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari it’d be easy to forget Porsche wants in on this hybrid hypercar fad too. So it’s just as well the lads from Stuttgart rocked up to Bahrain with four 918s—two test mules and two pre-production models—to offer exclusive […]
The world of motoring forums once again provide the source of some tasty industry fodder, as apparent production specifications for the highly anticipated Porsche 918 Spyder have been leaked. Much of the technical spec has already come your way, but today’s info includes pricing and deeper levels of specification. Sadly, we’re unlikely to see the […]
When Chris Harris filed his video on the Porsche 918 Spyder he also wrote his usual summary for PistonHeads. Buried in that article was a link to the press kit supplied by Porsche when the 918 was at the Nürburgring. It’s not been made available to the general Porsche press outlets so we were keen […]
Chris Harris doesn’t like doing ride stories. That’s fair enough, driving a car for oneself is always more satisfying. But he’s made an exception for the exceptional Porsche 918 Spyder. Truth be told, there’s not a lot of excitement in this clip. But if the technical aspects of marrying a 3.4 litre V8, which traces […]
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Porsche 918 Spyder at the Nürburgring
Last week we reported at AUSringers that Porsche had claimed a 7 minute 14 second lap time for its 918 Spyder hybrid. Since then Porsche has added a handful of new photos—all available here as 2000px super images—and explained a little more about the time recorded. They say the 918 set its lap time on […]
Following the appearance of a leaked brochure and numerous videos of the Porsche 918 hitting YouTube, most showing the car being photographed on and around the Nürburgring, we reckon the official word on the super Spyder is not far away. We’ve put a few video clips together for you so you can see more of […]