What could be better than a mid-engine Porsche with a 500-horsepower 3.4-liter V8 and an additional 218 ponies courtesy of a pair of electric motors? More power, obviously. And that’s exactly what a report fromAutocar alleges is going to take place for the upcoming 918 Spyder. According to the report, Porsche is said to be enlarging the [...]
One of the things we like most about Jay Leno, aside from being a hugely knowledgeable car guy, of course, is his access. Who else would Porsche pick for some private time in a hangar with its forthcoming hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder, during last week’s festivities in Pebble Beach? Certainly not us. We waited by the phone, but [...]
While we’ve heard rumblings that Porsche was going to show its hot new 918 Spyder Hybrid Concept here atPebble Beach, it appeared that the car was only going to be shown to a select few at private events scattered around the Monterey Peninsula during the week. Well, today at the Pebble Beach Lodge, site of the Pebble Beach [...]
As expected, the Porsche supervisory board has approved the development of the 918 Spyder concept into a series production model. The 918 debuted as a concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show with a plug-in hybrid powertrain claimed to provide 78 miles per gallon. The concept used a 500-horsepower V8 along with a pair of electric motors with 109 [...]
The Porsche 911 Sport Classic, introduced late last year, never made it into North American showrooms. The Feds wanted it certified, and with a production run of just a couple hundred units, the German automaker couldn’t accomplish the task in a financially feasible manner. That’s a cryin’ shame, as the gray 911 sporting retro-styled Fuchs wheels and [...]
