918 [Official] Porsche 918 Spyder

[Tourbillon]

So from the above Johnny Bohmer video frame by frame off THEIR GPS system displayed in the middle of the screen~

MPH plus km/h were indicated

0-60= 2.812 seconds
0-100= 5.175 seconds
0-124/200km/h= 7.355 seconds
0-130= 7.987 seconds
0-150= 10.40 seconds
0-170= 14.127 seconds
0-180= 16.989 seconds
0-186/300km/h= 19.019 seconds
0-200= Hallelujah 25.708 seconds

That's a very very quick car. Under 17 seconds measured to 180MPH sure is. BUT it's only as accurate as the displays. They've used a Racelogic VBox system in the car. Sometimes they release it, sometimes clients don't allow it. Anyway beautiful hypercar.

EDIT for reference Bugatti Veyron Supersport metrics from Autocar via FL.

"You can buy Autocar for £5.99, but to save you the bother, here are the main figures.

0-30:1.4
0-60: 2.6
0-70: 3.1
0-100: 5.0
0-130: 7.6
0-150: 10.2
0-170: 13.7
0-180: 16.2
0-190: 19.4
0-200: 22.2
0-220: 31.1

Track temp was just 6 degrees celsius, which perhaps explains the slightly slow standing quarter time."

 

[Tourbillon]

Porsche Supercar With Flat-Eight, Twin-Turbo 5.0-Liter Engine Almost Happened

It was supposed to have 750 horsepower and supersede the 918 Spyder!

Porsche Supercar With Flat-Eight, Twin-Turbo 5.0-Liter Engine Almost Happened

Marcos Marques, Project Manager eFuels at Porsche, reveals the 918 Spyder successor was being tested using a Cayman chassis and a 750-hp, flat-eight engine.

www.motor1.com

"Automakers are rarely willing to talk about canceled projects, let alone share so many tidbits pertaining ultra-secret cars that never saw the light of production day. Thankfully, Porsche shared with renown journalist Steve Sutcliffe from The Intercooler some juicy details about a supercar that was supposed to come after the 918 Spyder. The latter was retired in mid-2015 after a production run of 918 cars.


Marcos Marques, Project Manager eFuels at Porsche, had a surprising response when he was asked about why the house of Zuffenhausen green-lighted a four-cylinder Cayman. As it turns out, the original idea was to engineer a flat-eight engine for an entirely different car. It was more than just an idea written on a piece of paper as it evolved into a full-blown experminetal vehicle based on a Cayman chassis. The mid-engined coupe had a twin-turbo, 5.0-liter engine with 750 horsepower and 738 pound-feet (1,000 Newton-meters) of torque.

As if that didn't sound hugely desirable already, the engine had a screaming 9,000 rpm redline and was hooked up to a manual gearbox. Marques says it was a "crazy car and it sounded amazing." Porsche tested the flat-eight monster on the roads near Weissach for more than a year before abruptly pulling the plug on the project.

As to why testing and development suddenly stopped, Marques says Porsche felt "it wasn't the right car for that moment in time." He went on to mention:

"We're an engineering company at the core and we're always searching for new answers, different solutions, and sometimes those answers aren't needed at that time. But that's all part of the engineering process. It's what makes Porsche unique as a car company."

Pictured here is the 2016 904 Le Mans Living Legend, one of several cars from the Porsche Unseen series. It was a fullsize clay model envisioned with the "most incredible-sounding" eight-cylinder engine.

The German automaker has said a 918 Spyder successor will eventually come since a "hypercar is always part of Porsche's strategy," according to CEO Oliver Blume. The top brass specified it won't be launched before 2025 and only "when it's time to bring it." By that he meant it must introduce new technology instead of being a rehash of already available hardware."

Well, that's a bloody shame!

 

[Merc1]

"We're an engineering company at the core and we're always searching for new answers, different solutions, and sometimes those answers aren't needed at that time. But that's all part of the engineering process. It's what makes Porsche unique as a car company."

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[dalab]

Showing off these beautiful cars that won't do, they give free ideas to everyone who likes to copy parts from here and there.
How cute are either of them

 

[Tourbillon]

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[Tourbillon]

Porsche 918 Hybrid Holy Trinity Hypercar and one of the finest production ones ever! I've been blessed to witness two hundreds of miles apart!

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[Jonathan19]

Porsche 918 Hybrid Holy Trinity Hypercar and one of the finest production ones ever! I've been blessed to witness two hundreds of miles apart!

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Over a decade later, she's still perfect for me!

 

[Tourbillon]

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[Rolf]

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Despite its age the 918 can mix with the best in speed. 344km/h is freaking fast.

 

[Tourbillon]

Despite its age the 918 can mix with the best in speed. 344km/h is freaking fast.

It's still one of the most unique cars period, ever built. I know I've said but having seen her twice, it's very definitely a WOW car still!

 

[mihc]

 

[Tourbillon]

A truly one of a kind Porsche 918 Spyder 'Harlekin' spec!

@fierlinga_dffotografie

 

[Centurion]

Lol. Highlighted in colour are huge panels that cost the equivalent of a deposit on a house to replace.

 

[Jonathan19]

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LEGENDARY 77 YEAR OLD & PORSCHE 918 SPYDER! | NURBURGRING

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I know people still argue over the three which is "best" but in reality few are qualified to do so from the most important aspects.

Having said that I have seen this car on atleast three occasions and it's a majestic car no doubt.

 

[Jonathan19]

I know people still argue over the three which is "best" but in reality few are qualified to do so from the most important aspects.

Having said that I have seen this car on atleast three occasions and it's a majestic car no doubt.

Yes, even for fans this is an eternal question!

Honestly, I think it's really a question of "To each his own" for me that would be the LaFerrari but the "Best of the three" would possibly be the 918, Porsche never fails, it's crazy.