Porsche 918 Spyder

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The Porsche 918 Spyder, unveiled in production form at the IAA 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, is perhaps the answer to a question no one asked. So, we'll create one for it.

Let's pretend you've got the best part of a million quid to spend. On a car. You're not Ferrari's friend, so can't get a La Ferrari. And a McLaren P1 just ain't your thing. You want a lot of horsepower - and we mean a lot. And you want something exclusive but not quite so crazy it'll attract the wrong kind of attention. Oh, and you'd like it not only to be powerful, but environmentally friendly when you fancy it, too? Well, the 918 Spyder is clearly the car for you.

And while we know that all sounds a bit sarcastic, seen up close, touched and poked, the 918 is in truth fairly incredible. Some numbers and figures first. It costs from ÂŁ660,000 - a good few hundred grand less than the aforementioned McLaren and Ferrari. Which is the sort of change you could buy a small yacht with, or a thousand iPhone 5Cs.

Like the Ferrari and the McLaren, the Porsche is also a hybrid. In total, it kicks out 887 horsepower (no, that's not a typo). That's made up of 608hp from the 4.6-litre V8 petrol engine and 286hp produced from no-less than three electric motors.
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It's set a new lap record at the Nurburgring.

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Very nice car. Okay. Very very nice :p
Very nice track too. That's not an easy track to do well on either. Friend of mine has raced on Nurburgring and it's o0-scary at times.
 
Lol, this is hilarious. When Porsche finally makes a really good looking car, it looks like a Ferrari. Much like the Carrera GT.
 
I don't like it. The entire door/duct section makes my dick go limp.
 
DJ... said:
Which one? If anything it somewhat resembles the F430...
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Exactly what I was thinking....but just slightly...it does not at all look like a Porsche though....almost all their cars look alike. Hate it. Expect for the Carrera GT.
 
F1 Fan said:
Exactly what I was thinking....but just slightly...it does not at all look like a Porsche though....almost all their cars look alike. Hate it. Expect for the Carrera GT.
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So Porsche are only allowed to make cars that resemble frogs?
 
F1 Fan said:
Exactly what I was thinking....but just slightly...it does not at all look like a Porsche though....almost all their cars look alike. Hate it. Expect for the Carrera GT.
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Jealousy corrupts. Can't wait for mine to get delivered :)
 
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