The Porsche 918 Spyder made its dynamic debut last weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013 in front of thousands of fans from all over the world.
For the first time in front of the public the hyper car from Stuttgart has left admire moving on the track of West Sussex.
By now, however, seems to already have been told all about the new Porsche 918 Spyder but little by little, to every appearance, you are discovering new details that do nothing but increase the wait for the first official debut in final form
It all started around March of 2010 when Porsche started talking about this super car hybrid that promised performance too, with fuel consumption of only 3l/100 km.
Today, the Porsche 918 Spyder is practically a reality, and in a few months we will see in the final version, as well as will arrive on the market.
To push this fireball there are three engines, two electric and a 4.6-liter V8 capable of delivering, from only 608 hp at 8,600 rpm. The first two are placed each on an axis and support the gasoline engine in order to obtain a total output of 887 hp. In addition, these are the two-seater Porsche license plate a super sports-wheel drive. The Porsche 918 Spyder is equipped with an innovative exhaust system in which the terminals come out directly above the engine. In this way, it dissolves in the best way the heat and the compartment of the engine remains more "fresh".
This solution, among other things, is also very efficacies for the batteries that make the best at an ideal temperature and balanced. Compared to batteries, then, these are formed from 312 individual cells capable of delivering 7kWh. You can fully recharge in four hours or in 25 minutes by high-speed charging station supplied by Porsche itself.
A super car plug-in hybrid
Another of the relevant characteristics of the Porsche 918 Spyder is that it is a plug-in hybrid.
This means that with an adequate charging station the batteries supply power to 100% in about four hours giving the car a range in EV mode up to 30 Km traveling in electric mode, then, the 918 Spyder reaches 150 km / h top speed (limited) and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in less than seven seconds.
Five driving modes, to suit all tastes and needs
Thanks to the "trio" of engines available to the Porsche 918 Spyder also offers the chance to drive in three different settings:
E Power : the all-electric mode, with about 30 km of autonomy.
Hybrid : Mode oriented to obtain u level of consumption as efficient as possible taking advantage of the operation of all three engines.
Sport Hybrid : In this mode, the V8 is always active and provides maximum performance.
Race Hybrid : electric motors add an extra boost and recharge when the driver does not use the power of eight cylinders.
Hot Lap : This last mode takes advantage of the full power of the batteries and offers an overboost power that lasts only a couple of lap to be used only on the track of course.
On the track, do not beat
And since we are talking about circuit is very significant "coup" was that the Porsche 918 Spyder gave to her cousin Porsche Carrera GT, distancing by 20 seconds on the trip to the Nürburgring . Much of this success is due to the fact that the 918 Spyder has a rear axle directional capable of turn of three degrees in the opposite direction to the front wheels, at low speeds. From a certain speed, then the rotation of the rear wheels conforms to the direction of the front wheels.
Another peculiarity, finally, concerns the wheels fitted with magnesium wheels with whom there is a real saving of 35 kg. In total, the Porsche 918 Spyder weighs 1,640 kg with a weight distribution of 57:43. And finally two other significant data on the performance: it takes 23 seconds to reach 300 km / h and reaches 1,275 Nm of torque.