It’s cool to see the 918 lined up next to the latest hyper-offerings from Ferrari, Mclaren, Lamborghini, et al at Cars and Coffee. But when I attend these events nowadays, the first things I look at are the odometers. Do their owners really drive them or are they success trophies meant to show off on Saturday mornings? That’s why this recent video …
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7 Porsche “Supercars” From 7 Different Decades
Wikipedia defines a "supercar" as a very expensive and high-performance sports car or grand tourer. Another definition, more comprehensive if you will, was sent to us a while back by a reader who thought a supercar was one that is in the top percentile of all cars from its era with regard to acceleration, top speed, braking and price. No matter …
Continue to the full articleIce Drifting A Porsche 918 Spyder
I'm not sure I would have the cojones to do what this guy is doing in the video below. Granted it's a closed course in a controlled environment. However, that "controlled" environment is still an ice-track in the freezing cold temperatures of Finland. And, if I remember correctly, while carbon fiber itself doesn't get brittle in cold, the panels …
Continue to the full articleRobb Report Selects The Porsche 918 Spyder As Its 2015 Car Of The Year
Last year the Robb Report named the 911 Carrera S as their car of the year. Then, earlier this year they named the 918 Spyder as the "Best of the Best" when it comes to convertibles. Today, building on that momentum and citing its prowess as "a plug-in hybrid that has more in common with a Formula 1 racecar than a daily driver," they announced …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Issues Recall For 205 918 Spyders
In September we learned that Porsche issues what might be the smallest safety recall ever for the 918 Spyder due to a potentially faulty rear control arm. That problem had the potential to affect a total of just 5 cars. This week we learned of a slightly larger recall, one that affects 205 Porsche 918s worldwide. While still a small number in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Is Fastest Production Car In The World On Le Mans Bugatti Circuit
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Vs. McLaren P1. Which Is Faster?
The McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder are two of the quickest supercars on the planet. But which is the fastest? Our friends at EVO put together this epic track battle and the results are incredibly close. What did you think? Was it a fair comparison? Notice anything about the configuration of the 918 during its timed lap? What …
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 Destroyed In Gas Station Fire
Earlier tonight the number of possible Porsche 918 Sypders on the road looks to be reduced by one. According to the limited information we have available at this point, most of it from Twitter and Instagram, the Porsche world lost its first E-hybrid supercar to a fueling fire of unknown origins. 918 Spyder on fire at Caledon Esso Gas Station …
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 …
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