"Porsche 918": the technical characteristics of one of the most impressive German supercars

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

“Porsche 918” is the name of a hybrid supercar produced by the German world famous carmaker. Porsche has always been a high-quality, expensive and presentable car (in fact, like other cars made in Germany). Well, it's worth talking more about its technical characteristics and other features.

Versions

“Porsche 918” exists in two modifications. The first is standard and is known as the Spyder. There is also a second, with a longer name - Spyder Weissach Package. This is the light version. Based on the names, it can be understood that this model was built on the platform of such a racing car as the Porsche RS Spyder. Many people think that this car is expensive in terms of maintenance and gasoline. But in fact, this turns out to be false suspicions. Since this car spends a little more than three liters of fuel per 100 kilometers of its journey. Although, in principle, it is absurd to assume thata person who decides to buy a car for almost 770,000 euros will be worried about how much gasoline this model uses.

About the concept

The “Porsche 918”, whose photo shows us a car with a chic design and interior, was originally conceived as a racing car. As a prototype, the manufacturers thought to take the well-known Porsche 911 GT3 R (hybrid) model. As a matter of fact, the concept of the planned novelty was tested on this car (as part of the 24 hour race). At the end of 2010, in December, the project conceived by the developers became the owner of a prize given out as a trophy for protecting the environment. The German Motorsport Association considered that this concept meets all environmental requirements, and this is now considered one of the main criteria by which it is determined how good a car is.

For the first time, the Porsche 918 was presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show at the same time, in 2010. Interestingly, the development of the concept did not take very long. Only five months. During this time, the developers managed to develop their project from the first sketches to a real working copy.

Specifications

What else can you say about the Porsche 918? Characteristics - that's what topic just needs to be touched upon. So, this model is equipped with a powerful, 608-horsepower 4.6-liter V-engine with 8 cylinders. But that's not all the car can surprise. The total power is 887 “horses” at 8500rpm. The motor is controlled by a 7-speed gearbox (equipped with a dual clutch). The car is endowed with an excellent braking system consisting of carbon-ceramic discs.

To “hundreds” this German “beast” can accelerate in a little more than 2.5 seconds. Up to 200 km / h - in 7.3 s. And up to three hundred - in less than 21 seconds. Its maximum speed is 345 kilometers per hour. Looking at such characteristics, one can understand why it was originally planned as a racing sports car. Although many are sure that they managed to realize their plans. After all, on the electric drive alone, the car is capable of reaching speeds of 150 kilometers per hour.

In 2012, a lot of requests for pre-production of the model were sent to manufacturers, but the company replied that the release would be limited to only 918 copies. The concern gives four years of warranty for such a machine, seven years for an electronic battery.