Automobile Of The Day: 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder

The Porsche 918 Spyder was a mid-engined, plug-in hybrid hypercar that lastly proved that gearheads had nothing to fret about when it got here to hybrid know-how turning into a much bigger a part of our cars. The guts of the Porsche 918 Spyder was a naturally-aspirated 4.6-liter V8 engine that was able to producing 608 horsepower that was paired with two electrical motors that delivered an extra 279 horsepower every, for a mixed complete of 887 horsepower.

Manufacturing on the Porsche 918 started on September 18, 2013 and ran by means of June 2015 (all VINs have been 2015 mannequin yr vehicles). Every automotive had a beginning worth of $845,000 (U.S.) and bought out rapidly (by December, 2014).

The automotive was an absolute beast. In an impartial collection of pace checks carried out by Automobile and Driver Journal, the Porsche 918, achieved a 0-62 mph of simply 2.6 seconds, a 0-100 mph time of 4.9 seconds and a 0-180 mph time of simply 17.5 seconds. It’s considered one of the quickest accelerating vehicles on the planet and its prime pace is up there too with the quickest vehicles on this planet. Extra importantly, it was a tremendous automotive to drive, Porsche having nailed the calibration of the superior techniques, permitting the automotive to be pushed to its limits whereas nonetheless feeling like a real Porsche sports activities automotive.

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