| HOME | LATEST NEWS | VEHICLE REVIEWS | RACING | SUBSCRIBE | CLASSIFIEDS |  | 
The Porsche 918 Spyder has been approved for limited production.
| Porsche 918 Spyder approved for production
By Greg Migliore | 07/28/10, 12:01 pm et
It’s going to happen. Porsche’s instant icon, the 918 Spyder concept revealed at the Geneva motor show, has been green-lighted for production, the company said on Wednesday.
Porsche’s supervisory board approved the mid-engine, plug-in supercar in response to “overwhelming response” from the public.
The two-seat 918 Spyder is a successor to the Carrera GT. It pairs a 3.6-liter V8 that works with air-cooled lithium-ion batteries that power brushless electric motors. Total power is estimated to be about 680 hp.
The 918 Spyder is capable of reaching 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds and can lap the Nürburgring in 7.5 minutes. Fuel consumption is a combined 78 mpg on the European cycle. The car is based on a lightweight carbon-fiber monocoque and employs a... |
| |   | CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products.
IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters.
Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address.
Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207. | |  | |
No comments:
Post a Comment