Jay Leno's Garage on NBC just did a fun feature on the 918, the new Porsche hybrid supercar. Did I say Porsche hybrid? Yes, it's here. It's beautiful. And it's incredibly powerful.
This is a mid-engined car, featuring a 4.6 liter V8, that can provide up to 608 HP, along with two electric motors that can give up to 279 HP, collectively delivering a total 887 HP, and 1000 pound feet of torque.
Car and Driver has a good review of it too with lots and lots of detail, which I won't repeat here. There are tons of pictures of it all over the internet as well. Motor Trend's video review of it is good...hang on!..there is also a salute to the old 959 in there. And, of course the Porsche website has a lot of information about the new 918.
I haven't driven one, but hope to someday. As of now there are only a few of them in the US. There is at least 1 of them at the Porsche Sport Driving School at the Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. I know because I was there attending a course last week, and will have a full report on that soon.
As with the BMW i8 and many other hybrid supercars that are in development or shipping now, this is the future and we're witnessing the ushering in of a whole new era of sports car technology.
Oh and the cost of a 918? How about a whopping $845,000.00 base. Save up your money and go talk to your dealer because it may take some time to get your hands on one.
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