Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Porsche the German luxury car manufacturer revealed two seater 918 Spyder hybrid at the Geneva auto show. Porsche announced that is has more than 900 potential customers for the upcoming 918 Spyder hybrid.
The hybrid drivetrain on the 918 Spyder features a V8 engine system with 368 kW or 500 PS / 493 HP coupled to three electric motors totaling 160 kW or 218 PS / 215 HP. Doing the math on that gets you 528 kW or 718 PS / 708 HP. The 0 to 100 km/h sprint comes in at 3.2 seconds and top speed is 320 km/h or 198 mph.
The Porsche 918 Spyder car inspiring feature of the car are consumption and emissions numbers 918 Spyder hybrid, Porsche claims, will have a remarkable fuel economy rating of 3 liters/100 km or 78.4 mpg-US and a CO2 emission rate of only 70 g/km.
"I'm confident that we will soon reach the threshold of 1,000 potential customers. We need 1,000 seriously interested people to make a sound business case" said in a report by Wolfgang Duerheimer, head of development at Porsche.
The Porsche 918 Spyder car inspiring feature of the car are consumption and emissions numbers 918 Spyder hybrid, Porsche claims, will have a remarkable fuel economy rating of 3 liters/100 km or 78.4 mpg-US and a CO2 emission rate of only 70 g/km.
"I'm confident that we will soon reach the threshold of 1,000 potential customers. We need 1,000 seriously interested people to make a sound business case" said in a report by Wolfgang Duerheimer, head of development at Porsche.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Porsche the luxury high performance car manufacturer is thinking to manufacture 918 Spyder which debuted as concept car at 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Porsche staffs are now fully committed to manufacture the car.
The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept car is powered with a 3.4L mid-mounted V8 engine system making 500 HP. The engine is combined with two electric motors assembled on the front and rear axle with extra production of 218 HP. Power is driven to the wheels by Porsche 7-speed PDK transmission, allowing the 918 Spyder Concept to go from 0-62 mph in 3.2 seconds with a high speed of 198 mph.
The car drivers are permitted to select from four special driving types including E-Drive, Hybrid, Sport Hybrid and Race Hybrid. The E-Drive mode let the 918 Spyder concept cars to run on pure electrical energy with a range of 16 miles.
"There is no one inside Porsche who doesn't want to build the 918. The response has been marvelous, we will ask buyers to sign letters of intent. The 918 Spyder proves the answer to whether there can be high-performance cars in the future." said in a statement by Porsche chief Michael Macht. The company sources say that the car will go to sale within 5 years.
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