Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is further increasing the Company’s competence in hybrid technology. Presenting a high-performance mid-engined concept sports car with ultra-efficient, low-emission drive technology, Dr. You also could see some of that technology trickle down to cars mere mortals could afford.Current Press releases Porsche Presents 918 Spyder High-Performance Concept Sports Car in Geneva Highly Efficient and Ultra-Fast: Concept Car with Plug-In Hybrid And why, exactly, would Porsche build a hybrid that no more than several hundred people might build? (Porsche built fewer than 1,500 Carrera GT supercars.)įrank Biller, an analyst at Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart, where Porsche is based, told ANE the 918 Spyder cold bolster Porsche's eco-cred and lure customers to a brand that builds “Europe's worst gas guzzlers.” Porsche is owned by Volkswagen, which also owns Lamborghini and Bentley, two other brands not exactly known for fuel economy and low emissions. Officially, there's still no word on when, or if Porsche will build the 918 and what it might cost should it see production. It isn't clear how Porsche arrived at those figures, which are surely experienced only when using the lightest touch on the accelerator and maximum assist from electricity. And it's supposedly good for claimed fuel consumption of 3 liters per 100 kilometers, which works out to 78.4 mpg, and CO2 emissions of just 70 grams per kilometer. It also claims the car will circle the Nurburgring - the benchmark of performance - in less than 7:30. Porsche says the 918 will do zero to 100 km/hr in less than 3.2 seconds and hit a top speed of 198 mph. "Race" throws all efficiency to the wind for all-out performance, with the electric motors providing a "push to pass" feature similar to the kinetic energy recovery systems we saw in Formula 1. "Sport" tips the hybrid equation toward serious driving, with most of the power going to the rear wheels.
"Hybrid" uses both gasoline and electric power in varying combinations as conditions warrant.
"Eco" relies entirely on electricity, and the lithium-ion battery (no size given) is good for 16 miles. The drivetrain can be run in one of four modes. There's also an electric motor at the front axle and another at the rear together they put down 218 horsepower. But the mid-engined roadster features a 500-horsepower V8 based upon the 3.4-liter mill found in the Porsche RS Spyder race cars.
We say "promises" because these figures are from Porsche and, so far as we know, haven't been independently verified. And why wouldn't they? The car promises exceptional performance - along with stellar fuel economy and emissions. Those same two unnamed sources, who spoke to ANE on the down low because the info is confidential, say more than 2,000 people have made "non-binding expressions of interest" in the 918.
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