The Porche 918 Spyder – Porsche’s hybrid supercar – is to get a power boost and go on a diet to better compete with the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari. [nggallery id=1250 template=customlinks] The fight at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show for star car was between the new McLaren P1 and the Enzo’s replacement, the daftly-named […]
Porsche 918 Spyder takes on the Nurburgring
Porsche has taken their concept hybrid supercar – the 918 Spyder – to the Nurburgring to set a time – 7 minutes 14 seconds. [nggallery id=1250 template=customlinks] The Porsche 918 Spyder, which will find itself in competition with the new McLaren P1 and Ferrari F70 when it arrives at the end of 2013, is taking a slightly different route […]
Is this the production version of the Porsche 918 Spyder? (video)
We have what appears to be official video of the Porsche 918 Spyder being previewed by a private audience in New York. The Porsche 918 Spyder is hardly a secret, but all the cars we’ve seen so far have been concept cars; prototypes evolving as the 918 Spyder moves from concept to production. But this video looks […]
Porsche 918 Spyder gets Martini Racing livery
The Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid supercar has been revealed in traditional Martini Racing livery, an option available to buyers. The Porsche 918 Spyder has been cropping up lately with a black and white version of the iconic Martini Racing livery as 918 Spyder Prototypes strut their stuff on Europe’s roads. But now Porsche has gone […]
Porsche 918 Spyder hits the Nurburgring (video)
The Porsche 918 Spyder – Porsche’s hybrid replacement for the Carrera GT – has been caught on video at the Nurburgring. Incredibly, it’s more that two years since Porsche took the wraps of the 918 Spyder at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, yet we’re still more than a year away from actually seeing production cars. But […]
Porsche 918 Spyder: Pre-production prototype revealed
Porsche has revealed the pre-production prototype of the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar, successor to the Carrera GT. The Porsche 918 Spyder – Porsche’s successor to the Carrera GT – is now entering the final stage of its development with the reveal of the Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype. If you look through the camouflage Porsche has […]
Porsche 918 Spyder to get 4.6 litre V8
The Porsche 918 Spyder is to get a 4.6 litre V8 and lose one of its electric motors when it launches after a Frankfurt 2013 debut. It’s almost two years since the Porsche 918 Spyder debuted at the Geneva Motor show as a potential 21st century eco-replacement for the Carrera GT. The amount of interest shown – […]
911 Turbo S ‘Edition 918 Spyder’ revealed
Porsche has revealed the Porsche 911 Turbo S ‘Edition 918 Spyder’, just for buyers of the Porsche 918 Spyder. Earlier today we reported that Porsche has finally got round to putting the 918 Spyder on sale at a rather eye-watering £678k. And there will only be 918 built. But that wasn’t the only car Porsche revealed […]
Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid – On sale
Porsche has put the 918 Spyder on sale and released a sketch of the production car. It’ll cost £678k and first delivery will be October 2013. We first saw the Porsche 918 Spyder at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010; a hybrid supercar offering a gazillion miles to the gallon, Carrera GT levels of performance and […]
Porsche 918 RSR Debut +video
Porsche reveals the Porsche 918 RSR at the Detroit Motor Show, a cross between the 911 GT3 R Hybrid and the 918 Spyder We thought that Porsche’s something special was likely to be a Porsche 918 Spyder Coupe for the track, especially after this morning’s tease. And it is. The Porsche 918 RSR takes the […]