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 …
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LEGO Adds Porsche 918 And 911 RSR To Their “Speed Champions” Line Of Playsets
Over the last several years, Ferrari has had a near stranglehold on the LEGO market in terms of automotive merchandising. Several Ferrari road cars and race cars have been transformed into LEGO minifig sets, but now it seems that LEGO has moved to start producing further models from McLaren, and more importantly Porsche, in their recently leaked …
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 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 …
Continue to the full articleVideo Review: Wringing The 918 Spyder’s Neck
The 918 Spyder is entirely crafted of superlatives. It does things that other cars can only dream about when tucked safely in their garages at night. It is a tech machine on wheels. It is, as Mike Spinelli puts it in the latest TEST/DRIVE video, "science fiction on four massive Michelins". It's a nerdy adrenaline-junkie's dream, to say the …
Continue to the full articleIs The Porsche 918 Spyder The Spiritual Successor To The Legendary 959
Porsche has a history of looking toward the future. They've been pioneering performance technology since the sixties, and don't show any sign of stopping. Whether it be the use of turbochargers in the early seventies, or the electric boost provided in the 918's acceleration range, Porsche is ahead of the curve. Whether on the race track or on the …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche 918 Tested
I don't know if I've ever been more jealous of Chris Harris in my life than I am now. I knew he was in Valencia to drive the 918 Spyder, but his laps around the circuit just blow my mind. Not only can he drive, but the ability to explain what he's experiencing at speed it mind blowing. This is a full on production version of the 887 horsepower …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Prototype Approaching a Million Miles of Testing
It seems that at least once a week we see photos or videos of the Porsche 918 Spyder out testing or driven by journalists. Now, Porsche is jumping into the game and supplying us with this latest video of the Porsche 918 Spyder making an appearance in the Valley of Fire outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. In these final months of shakedown tests by …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Goes Back to the Future With Their 918 Spyder Concept
It's been close to 20 years since Porsche last unveiled a "concept car" (the Boxster at the 1993 Detroit Auto Show). Given all that time, it should come as no surprise that their latest concept is unlike anything before it. Using the Geneva Motor Show as a launching pad, Porsche unveiled their third design in a series of uncompromising hybrid …
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