Sport Auto magazine recently conducted their annual "Supertest" on November 5th at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit. With Christophe Tinseau, a driver and instructor at the Porsche Sports Driving School, at the wheel, the 918 clocked a record breaking time of 1'42.627. This is nearly 3 full seconds faster than the 1'45.26 record held by the Radical …
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4 Reasons The Porsche 918 Spyder Uses A Top Pipe Exhaust Design
Porsche's new 918 Spyder is an out-and-out performer, a perfectionist company's vision of a no-compromises-made supercar. Ultimately, Porsche's aim was to build an impressive machine, and it's an understatement to say that they have succeeded. They didn't cut corners, they couldn't have. Everything about this car was carefully calculated before it …
Continue to the full articleIf It Wasn’t For All The Wind Noise, Or The Reckless Driving, This Could Be An Awesome Video
The video featured here is what we like to call a "felony pop". In other words, had this taken place in the States, the driver, after posting the video to YouTube, would likely have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. While I love the way this video shows how amazingly the 918 handles (despite the annoying wind noise), I'm …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Drag Races A McLaren P1 And A Motorcycle To 200 Miles Per Hour
As I was watching this video, I couldn't help but feel slightly overcome by the steady marching wave of ever advancing technology in cars. Then I almost fainted in sheer terror at the thought of riding a motorcycle at 194 miles per hour. Autocar pits a Porsche 918 against a McLaren P1, and then throws in a Ducati Panigale Superleggera just for …
Continue to the full articleCan The Porsche 918 Spyder Drive The Length Of Manhattan In All Electric Mode Only?
We've seen and heard the Porsche 918 driving in electric mode before, but it's always been in a much more controlled environment. Leave it to Mike Spinelli, and the crew at /DRIVE, to create a Top Gearish like scenario to test the battery life of Porsche's hybrid supercar by attempting to drive it the length of Manhattan Island on battery power …
Continue to the full articleChasing a Porsche 918 Spyder On The Stelvio Pass
Located in the Italian Alps, Stelvio is the highest paved mountain pass in the eastern Alps and is considered by many to be one of the greatest driving roads in the world. In the video that follows we see a McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder being chased by an Audi R8 V10. Clearly it looks like the Porsche should be in the lead as it seems to eat …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Has What May Be The Smallest Safety Recall Ever
It's not often we see a recall from Porsche, and it's fairly unexpected to see one for their halo model, the 918 Spyder. However, that's exactly what happened earlier this summer thanks to the possibility for a faulty rear control arm. In the NHTSA recall documents we read, Porsche needed to inspect a total of five (5) 918s to ensure that …
Continue to the full articleGuess How Much Luggage For The Porsche 918 Spyder Costs?
The 918 Spyder is Porsche's most expensive production car to date. For those lucky few that can afford one, spending a little extra on luggage custom developed to fit the interior is probably no big deal. Especially when you consider the fact that the luggage was designed by the Porsche Design Studio and developed alongside the 918 in Weissach. …
Continue to the full articleDid You Hear That? Neither Did Anyone Else. Porsche 918 Drives On Electric Power Through London
We've heard the 918 on the track. We've heard it switching from electric to normal. We've heard it during launch control. However, this is the first time we've heard it (or maybe not so much heard it, but rather watched it) as it drives on electric power only through the streets of London. Watch and learn as Gordon Robertson explains the 918's …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Named Robb Report “Best of the Best” Convertible
Porsche's newest Hybrid Hypercar, the 918 Spyder, has barely begun deliveries to new owners, and the car has already been given an award; the 2014 Robb Report Best of the Best Convertible. The judges determined that the car was worthy of the title after a lengthy deliberation, beating comers from Aston Martin, McLaren, and others. "Convertible" is …
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