Even though it was obvious that the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid sportscar would be making its way to production, given the positive feedback from both the media and the regular public, Porsche made the thing official today. The Supervisory Board has given the green light to the development of the 918 Spyder as a hybrid sportscar, which will be made as… …read the full post
Porsche knows that if it wants to stay successful and keep its future corporate overlord, Volkswagen, happy, it needs to invest in hybrid and electric powertrain technologies. As such, we’ve already seen the plug-in Porsche 918 Spyder concept, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car, as well as the new 2011 Cayenne Hybrid. Now, the company has officially… …read the full post
The Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid supercar concept captured the minds of everyone attending or even remotely interested in the Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of the year, as it combined a powerful gasoline engine with two electric motors that turned it into the fastest Porsche ever made. Porsche noticed the hype immediately and started teasing about… …read the full post
Porsche really shocked everyone this year when it announced that its first ever hybrid race car, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, would be competing in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race. The event was held a few weeks ago and the 911 hybrid proved to be a worthy adversary, leading the whole race for quite some time. Now, for next year’s race, the… …read the full post
We saw a lot of great concepts at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, but all of them paled in comparison to the Porsche 918 hybrid sportscar concept, which practically stole the whole show. Boasting a huge amount of power but also some massive green credentials, thanks to its electric motors helping out the big V8 engine, the 918 Spyder was adored by both… …read the full post
Without a doubt one of the biggest surprise hits of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show was the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept, a hybrid with 718 HP, using a conventional V8 engine and two electric motors. The concept, which was created in a span of just five months, also impressed its creators with the great feedback it received from everyone at the show. While… …read the full post
For Porsche fans who thought the Cayenne Hybrid and the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car were bad news, the Stuttgart manufacturer is twisting the blade, and has just announced the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. Porsche revealed that the 918 Spyder Concept is the preview of things to come from the company, and not just an… …read the full post
