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AUTOS: Porsche Reveals 918 Supercar
Photos of plug-in hybrid prototype and performance details are released by Porsche, with production readied for next year.
Porsche released photos of a 918 Spyder prototype painted to resemble the famed 917 endurance racers. (Photo: Porsche)
The first prototypes for the 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar started testing earlier this month at secret locations around Europe, and today Porsche released photos of one prototype while confirming some of the car’s final specs.
Development is now in the later stages though these initial prototypes will continue to evolve until closer to the start of production, which Porsche remains adamant will commence in September of next year.
Porsche has also confirmed that the first customers will receive their completed cars before the end of 2013.
The prototypes, their camouflage harking back to historical Porsche 917 racing cars, signal the final touches to the 918 Spyder. The focus now is on the interplay between the highly sophisticated individual drive components.
While many of the car’s details were revealed with the unveiling of a concept version in 2010, Porsche has announced today that the production version will feature an enlarged 4.6-liter V8 engine pumping out close to 570 horsepower. The original concept featured a V8 with a displacement of only 3.2 liters.
This engine will be matched with an electric motor in parallel and both of these power sources will be used to spin the rear axle only, either together or independently. A second electric motor will also feature and power the front axle exclusively. The combined output of the system should be around 770 horsepower, according to Porsche. The layout will also provide the option of two- and four-wheel drive modes.
Development is now in the later stages though these initial prototypes will continue to evolve until closer to the start of production, which Porsche remains adamant will commence in September of next year.
Porsche has also confirmed that the first customers will receive their completed cars before the end of 2013.
The prototypes, their camouflage harking back to historical Porsche 917 racing cars, signal the final touches to the 918 Spyder. The focus now is on the interplay between the highly sophisticated individual drive components.
While many of the car’s details were revealed with the unveiling of a concept version in 2010, Porsche has announced today that the production version will feature an enlarged 4.6-liter V8 engine pumping out close to 570 horsepower. The original concept featured a V8 with a displacement of only 3.2 liters.
This engine will be matched with an electric motor in parallel and both of these power sources will be used to spin the rear axle only, either together or independently. A second electric motor will also feature and power the front axle exclusively. The combined output of the system should be around 770 horsepower, according to Porsche. The layout will also provide the option of two- and four-wheel drive modes.
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