The Porsche 918 Spyder has made its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed today.
The hypercar, which rivals the LaFerrari and McLaren P1 – which has also made its dynamic debut at the event – will go on sale in September. Despite the launch date nearing, the car shown today does not feature the final styling iterations.
It will be offered in standard specification, priced at £682,000, or £745,000 with the Weissach Package which brings “extended use” of magnesium, titanium and ceramic parts.
Like the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari, the 918 Spyder will offer a 0-62mph in less than 3.0sec, and a top speed of more than 200mph. With a top speed of 202mph, the Porsche will be the slowest of the three, but it will also be the most efficient by some margin. Porsche claims CO2 emissions of 70g/km and 94.1mpg on the NEDC.
The Porsche 918 Spyder is powered by a 4.0-litre V8 and electric motors which develop a combined 795bhp and 575lb ft.
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Joking, right?
Bobstardeluxe,
May I respectfully suggest you pop down to Specsavers at your earliest convenience. While I can see how you think the front ends of the 918 and Carrera Gt look similar, the side profiles are completely different. The Carrera GT was not particularly exciting or pretty, whereas the 918 looks like a properly beautiful supercar.
Oh, and who cares if you have studied car design as your degree? The people who work for McLaren are actually professional designers and they came up with the bland MP412C and the hideous P1, so working in that field, or having studied in that field, does not indicate that you will be able to produce something beautiful, or recognise something which is. Your opinion is no more valid than mine.
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Kind of makes the McLaren looked undernourished doesn't it,the only think that detracts is the stupid price compared to some like the 458 and the McLaren to name two, i don't think you'd be buying one just for the performance,and even if the mpg gets within 50% of whats mooted, it's still way over priced.
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You obviously haven't read Autocar (or any other car magazine) before if you thought that was a"spammed up Carrera GT or something". They've been running stories, with pictures, on this car for ages.
The P1 looks like something out of Tron, and the Ferrari just looks like a re-hashed MG EX-E. The 918 looks superb.
martin_66 wrote: You
Hey condescending much! I have been reading car mags for 30 years, oh and studied car design as my degree..I too think the front look like the Carrera GT. if you glanced at both side by side pics I completely undersatnd how they look similar and in no way are they night and day different designs, it is a Porsche after all and they do regurgiatate design language .
I do however like the overall look. It far cleaner than the P1 and Ferrari.