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Performance meets ecology. Its Project Leader shares fascinating details of this hybrid supercar. Plus, we hear it fire it up and see it run for the first time.
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Watch the 918 Spyder in action at a special gathering at the Monterey Jet Center prior to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Porsche Design Chief Michael Mauer affectionately discusses the 918 Spyder. Learn more at www.porsche.com
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This past Thursday, the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid made its driving debut on a closed road in Monterey California, just days prior to its appearance at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. After being shipped over from Germany by plane, engineers handed the keys of the new 918 Spyder Hybrid to Porsche AG Design Chief Michael Mauer. The car drove under its own power which comes from the mid mounted 3.4 liter V8 out of the RS Spyder as well as in all electric mode which powers just the front wheels. The 918 Spyder prototype combines high-tech racing features and electro-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities: An emission level of just 70 grams CO2 per kilometre on fuel consumption of three litres/100 kilometres (equal to 94 mpg imp) truly outstanding even for an ultra-compact city car, on the one hand, combined with the performance of a super sports car and acceleration from a standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just under 3.2 seconds, top speed of 320 km/h (198 mph) plus, and a lap time on the Nordschleife of Nürburgring in less than 7:30 minutes, faster than even the Porsche Carrera GT, on the other.

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Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid comes already 2012
Porsche unveiled the Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-in hybrid sports car at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Back then it was just a concept. Than later this year Porsche announced to actually make…
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Production version of Porsche 918 Spyder will be more powerful than the concept
As you may know already, back in July, Porsche announced that it will start the development of the Carrera GT successor, based on the 918 Spyder Concept, unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show.
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Video: Jay Leno’s Guided Tour Of The Porsche 918 Spyder
Here at High Gear Media, we’ve talked a lot about the stunning Porsche 918 spyder. Most recently, we learned that it’s officially making the leap from concept to production, and it’s going to be more powerful than expected. Yesterday, we saw Jay Leno and Arnold Schwarzenegger smitten by the supercar’s steering wheel (well, sort of), and today…
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Porsche 918 Spyder: Best Sounding. Hybrid. EVER. [Concept Cars]
# conceptcars The Porsche 918 Spyder ’s the sexiest hybrid concept out there, offering Carrera GT-like performance and some high, mostly made-up fuel economy number you stop caring about as soon as you hear the 3.4-liter V8 rumble. More »
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Porsche 918 Spyder Set for Production
Tonight at the Monterey Jet Center Porsche unveiled for the first time in the U.S. its 918 Spyder hy
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Green light for ‘green’ Porsche 918 Spyder
Porsche has given the go-ahead for production of the 918 Spyder following overwhelming response from the public and customers to the concept study.
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Porsche to build 918 Spyder super sports car
Stuttgart – The Porsche board of management has given the go-ahead for the production of the 918 Spyder super sports car that is scheduled to hit the road with hybrid technology by the year 2014.
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