With gas prices through the roof you can expect to see more and more supercars being released as hybrids or being available in electric versions as well. The Porsche 918 Spyder falls directly into that category. Designed by Michael Mauer the Porsche 918 Spyder is a mid-engined sports plug-in hybrid. Porsche plans to make 918 models by 2014 and you can cop one for US$845,000.
Specs:
Power: 887 hp
Torque: 944.1 lb-ft (combined torque)
Acceleration: 0-60 mph: 2.7 s
Top Speed: 213 mph
Braking Distance: N/A
Lateral G-Force: N/A
Fuel Consumption: 18 mpg at speeds up to 93 mph in electric mode, 85 mpg in hybrid mode
Weight: 3,692 lbs
Power to Weight: 0.24
Weight Distribution: 43% front, 57% rear
Emission Levels: 0.28 lbs/mile
Engine: Hybrid V8 with 2 electric motors
Displacement: 4593 cc
Being the successor the Carrera GT is no easy feat but the 918 Spyder ensures that the Porsche supercar legacy in fine form. A 918 that was fitted with the ‘Weissach Package’ (an additional US$84,000) currently has the Nürburgring lap time record of 6:57 on the 12.8 mile road course. This is 14 seconds faster than the previous record thus making the Porsche 918 Spyder the first series production street-legal car to break the 7 minute barrier.
Porsche 918 Spyder Commercial
Equipped with some of the nicest stock wheels for a supercar that we have seen in a while it comes with 20 inch wheels in the front, 21 inch in the rear with ventilated cross-drilled carbon-ceramic disc brakes.
Take a look at the different wheel options you can choose from.
We decided to go with the 918 Spyder wheel painted in platinum satin.
Customize you own 918 Spyder here: http://cc.porsche.com/icc_pcna/ccCall.do?vLevel=2&PARAM=parameter_internet_us&lang=us&userID=US&ORDERTYPE=918310&screen=1280×800&RT=1381707412485
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