Porsche has just released a new video with Porsche Designer Manager of Sports Cars, Anthony Hatter, detailing the design process and current status of Porsche’s upcoming hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder. While the Porsche 918 RSR was just a conceptual study, Hatter explains that many of its exterior design elements were taken from past Porsche [...]
As of right now, the most expensive Porsche in the brand’s lineup is the $845,000 918 Spyder, which will enter production next month. However, below the 918 Spyder is huge gap until you get to another extreme Porsche model – the $245,000 911 GT2 RS. Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller is now planning to fill that gap [...]
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is is the most extreme and most expensive Porsche you can buy as of right now (besides the 918 Spyder). Power for the 911 GT2 RS comes from a 3.6 literflat six with twin, variable-geometry turbochargers allowing for a total of 620-hp. Mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox, the Porsche [...]
Besides the upcoming Porsche Cajun, a baby Panamera and a new entry-level model, Porsche is reportedly considering a new mid-engined supercar that would compete with the likes of Aston Martin Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren. Now many of you may be thinking that this will be a limited-edition super-expensive model, but reports suggest that the model [...]
Yesterday, Porsche made many dreams come true (at least for very rich people), announcing that its 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar will enter production in 2013 with a starting price tag of $845,000. Along with the announcement of the production 918 Spyder, Porsche announced that customers who order the car will also have the opportunity [...]
Today is a very important day in Porsche’s history – and no it’s not because it is fully merging with Volkswagen (that’s still an ongoing issue). However, Porsche today is making a total of 918 dreams come true with the announcement that dealers worldwide are now taking custom orders for the popular 918 Spyder plug-in [...]
At the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Porsche surprised the world with the debut of the 918 RSR Hybrid Race Car. According to Porsche’s outgoing development boss Wolfgang Durheimer, the 918 RSR will be built alongside the drop-top 918 Spyder road car project. During the debut of the 918 RSR at the Detroit Auto Show, speculative [...]
Earlier this morning Porsche unveiled the new 918 RSR, making its return to the Detroit Auto Show for the first time since 2007. A blend of two new Porsche projects, the Porsche 918 RSR two-seater shows what happens when the technology fitted in the 911 GT3 R Hybrid meets the design of the 918 Spyder. [...]
Porsche is getting ready to unveil a ‘spectacular’ concept at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show later this morning. The concept is rumored to be a study version of the 918 Spyder. It will be shown in coupe race car form. The company has just dropped a teaser on the eve of the 2011 Detroit Auto [...]
Earlier this week we heard a short report stating that Porsche plans to show a coupe concept version of the 918 Spyder at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show next week. Porsche has promised to show “something spectacular” at the show and we now have more details from sources. According to two insiders familiar with the plans, [...]
