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- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
- 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder: Deep Dive
2014 Porsche 918 Spyder
The Supercar Out To Trigger A Paradigm Shift The Porsche 918 Spyder has top-mounted exhaust pipes in similar fashion to the flare launchers on the original 1966 Batmobile. How bitchin' is that? Not nearly as fascinating as what lies beneath the coupe's carbon fiber skin. The all-new supercar, arriving late next year, is the most complex vehicle Porsche has ever designed. The hybrid gasoline-electric exotic features a race-bred 4.6-liter V8 supplemented by two electric motors drawing power from a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack. It boots up like a computer, glides ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 4.6L V8 / 95 kW / 85 kW
- Power:
- 795 HP / 575 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 7-Speed PDK
- MSRP:
- $845,000 (base)
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0Quick Spin: 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder 1308931020
If nothing else, the 2012 911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder wins the contest for the Porsche with the longest and perhaps clumsiest name ever. But after a day of driving it on good roads all around Stuttgart's farm country and blasting along the no-limit Autobahn, however, we break down like always and decide it's pretty damned cool to possess any 911 ...
