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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 […]

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Even more details on the Porsche 918 Spyder

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 […]

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More details on the Porsche 918 Spyder

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 […]

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Harris rides shotgun in the Porsche 918 Spyder

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 […]

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Porsche 918 Spyder brochure leaked

Just a day after the Porsche 918 Spyder was previewed at a private event at the Nürburgring new images have emerged, believed to be from the 770hp hybrid’s official brochure. Above you can see the 918’s stunning Martini livery explained. There’s also a pretty slick looking Salzburg Racing Design if you don’t like driving around […]

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Porsche 918 Spyder provisional specifications

In addition to the gorgeous pictures of the Martini Racing inspired Porsche 918 Spyder prototype Stuttgart has released provisional specs for the car. You’re a Porsche fan, right; so all you really need to know is the 918 has a 4.6 litre V8 and an electric motor on each axle. The end result is 770hp […]

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Porsche 918 Spyder in classic Martini livery

A little over a week since we saw a Porsche 918 Spyder in monochrome Martini livery, Porsche has gone the full monty by revealing four pics of the 918 in classic Martini Racing team colours. We’re going to forget the specs of this car for a moment. And we’re not even going to mention the […]

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New intel on the Porsche 918 Spyder

World Car Fans brings word of some leaked info regarding the Porsche 918 Spyder. Details include a preview of the colour palette, which will consist of Carrara White, Black, Platinum Silver Metallic and Basalt Black. More interesting, though, is news of the 918’s operating modes which are activated by a dial on the steering wheel. […]

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Jay Leno on the Porsche 918 Spyder

AUSmotive is fast becoming Porsche 918 Spyder central; this is the fourth article on the hybrid hypercar inside one week after all. However, this close up look provided by Jay Leno is one of the best opportunities yet to get a good understanding of the 918’s finer details. The chemistry between Jay and Porsche Design […]

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More Porsche 918 Spyder driving footage

With the recent appearance of footage showing the Porsche 918 Spyder in action it seems Porsche design boss Michael Mauer was feeling left out. But, as you can see from the pic above, Herr Mauer eventually got his way and found some one on one time with the 918 and some open road. In the […]