February 10, 2012

Weekly Porsche Wrap

Porsche ACC Innodrive

Porsche may bridge the $600k gap between high end models – Rumors are flying around that Porsche may have a semi-super car in the works. One that would fit above the Porsche 911 GT2 RS, but below the Porsche 918 Spyder. Some sites are reporting this is to make up for lacking sales. Say what?! [...]

Amazing Porsche 918 Spyder Renderings

Porsche 918 Spyder Teamspeed.com

Alan, one of our PorschePerfect.com readers, reminded me about the renderings of the Porsche 918 Spyder that floated around last year. I don’t think I ever posted them, and they’re definitely worth seeing. The samples included in this post were rendered by a 13 year old Porsche fan over on Teamspeed.com. The renderings are based [...]

Porsche 911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder For A Lucky Few

porsche 911 turbo s edition 918 spyder

When Porsche announced the official production of the Porsche 918 Spyder, they also announced the opportunity to purchase a special edition Porsche 911 Turbo S. You have the option of a Coupe or Cabriolet. The car carries inspired design cues from the 918 Spyder’s styling on both the interior and exterior. Some of the features [...]

Porsche 918 Spyder Coming To A Garage Near You

porsche 918 spyder front sketch

A couple of weeks ago, Porsche officially announced it would be building the Porsche 918 Spyder concept car it showed off for the first time at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Dealers are taking orders for the $845,000 Über Porsche for delivery towards the end of 2013. As a side note, I can’t imagine spending [...]

Porsche 918 RSR Video & Microsite

This is a quick follow up to yesterday’s post about the Porsche 918 RSR. The video above was shot during the Detroit Auto Show. A must watch video. Also, I happened on the Porsche microsite they designed for the car. Pretty cool. Great pics, some sweet footage of the car and a few things to [...]

Porsche 918 RSR Makes It’s Debut

Porsche 918 RSR profile

This morning, at the Detroit Auto Show, Porsche unveiled the latest of it’s creations. This time it was the 918 RSR. The car is a race track bound vehicle that takes design cues from the Porsche 918 Spyder concept car and the hybrid technology from the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car. This is [...]

Porsche 918 Spyder Up Close by 9 Magazine

2013 Porsche Spyder 918

If you aren’t on the 9 Magazine mailing list for updates, get on it! Also consider subscribing to the publication. It’s a great magazine run by some people who really enjoy Porsches. They got some exclusive time with the 918 Spyder concept car and took a bunch of pictures. They also wrote up a post [...]

Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Frist Drive Video

This is another great Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid video. This time with some driving footage. The video was shot in Monterey California a few days before the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Man o man I can’t wait to see this car in person!

Porsche 918 Spyder Sound Video

This is a short little video in which you can hear the sound of the new Porsche 918 Spyder. What a great note. Will sound even better on the open road I bet.

Porsche Green Lights Production of the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid

918Spyder-02

A dang exciting day yesterday! As anticipated, the Porsche Supervisory Board green lighted the production of the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid during it’s meeting yesterday. The car will be developed in Weissach and assembled in Zuffenhausen. This is in line with Porsche’s recent commitment to Germany as it’s manufacturing base. Michael Macht had this to [...]