Geneva: Porsche 918 Spyder Concept (updated, could cost $638,000)
07-12-10, 07:24 AM
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Porsche 918 Spyder Could Cost $630,000
Porsche 918 Spyder Could Cost $630,000 | AutoGuide.com News
Porsche is likely to price the 918 Spyder supercar at 500,000 euros ($630,000) say sources close to the vehicle’s development. That price would top the German sports car maker’s previous icon car, the Carrera GT, which sold for roughly $440,000.
Unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show in March and quickly becoming the star of the show, Porsche has reportedly received 2,000 offers to purchase a production model and will show the car at the Pebble Beach Concours in August – looking to lock down buyers. For a vehicle to meet production under new Volkswagen ownership, Porsche must be able to build at least 1,000 models.
The 918 Spyder concept is a plug-in hybrid and in priciple works like a traditional two-mode hybrid, using a gasoline engine, electric motors (two of them) and a lithium-ion battery pack. What makes it so special, however, is that the gasoline engine is a 3.4-liter 500-hp V8 derived from the Porsche RS Spyder race cars and the electric motors (one of each rear wheel) make a combined 218-hp. The gasoline engine powers the rear wheels, while the electric motors work on the front two wheels. Porsche claims a 0-62 mph time of just 3.2 seconds with a top speed of 198-mph. Possibly more amazing, however, is this concept’s capability to achieve 78 mpg.
Unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show in March and quickly becoming the star of the show, Porsche has reportedly received 2,000 offers to purchase a production model and will show the car at the Pebble Beach Concours in August – looking to lock down buyers. For a vehicle to meet production under new Volkswagen ownership, Porsche must be able to build at least 1,000 models.
The 918 Spyder concept is a plug-in hybrid and in priciple works like a traditional two-mode hybrid, using a gasoline engine, electric motors (two of them) and a lithium-ion battery pack. What makes it so special, however, is that the gasoline engine is a 3.4-liter 500-hp V8 derived from the Porsche RS Spyder race cars and the electric motors (one of each rear wheel) make a combined 218-hp. The gasoline engine powers the rear wheels, while the electric motors work on the front two wheels. Porsche claims a 0-62 mph time of just 3.2 seconds with a top speed of 198-mph. Possibly more amazing, however, is this concept’s capability to achieve 78 mpg.
11-24-10, 05:51 AM
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Porsche 918 Spyder teaser image released
Porsche 918 Spyder mini mockup 23.11.2010
Photo shows designer at work on a 1:3 scale clay model of a 918 Spyder
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By Alex Ricciuti
November 23, 2010 4:00 am
Filed Under: German, Porsche, Teasers
Porsche has released this teaser image of a designer working on a scaled down clay model of a 918 Spyder. The mock up is 1:3 scale and features a revised front end, hood, quarter panel and single side-fitted exhaust pipe on the right side of the supercar.
The photo was released as part of Porsche's announcement of a €150 million investment in its research and development center in Weissach in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The money will go into building a high-tech wind tunnel and a new design center.
The photo here of a designer at work on the clay model of the 918 Spyder is meant to evoke the extra space the new design center will have.
Upgrading of the R&D center will also include a new electronics integration facility where Porsche will be developing its state-of-the-art tech goodies, some of which will no doubt go into the upcoming 918 Spyder.
Source: Porsche
Press Release (Click to expand)
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Porsche 918 Spyder mini mockup 23.11.2010Photo shows designer at work on a 1:3 scale clay model of a 918 Spyder
email print Share11
By Alex Ricciuti
November 23, 2010 4:00 am
Filed Under: German, Porsche, Teasers
Porsche has released this teaser image of a designer working on a scaled down clay model of a 918 Spyder. The mock up is 1:3 scale and features a revised front end, hood, quarter panel and single side-fitted exhaust pipe on the right side of the supercar.
The photo was released as part of Porsche's announcement of a €150 million investment in its research and development center in Weissach in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The money will go into building a high-tech wind tunnel and a new design center.
The photo here of a designer at work on the clay model of the 918 Spyder is meant to evoke the extra space the new design center will have.
Upgrading of the R&D center will also include a new electronics integration facility where Porsche will be developing its state-of-the-art tech goodies, some of which will no doubt go into the upcoming 918 Spyder.
Source: Porsche
Press Release (Click to expand)
New buildings in Weissach: high-tech wind tunnel, design centre and electronics integration centre
Porsche is investing around 150 million euros in its Weissach development centre
Stuttgart. With extensive construction projects, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is now implementing a long-term strategic site plan for its research and development centre in Weissach (Baden-Württemberg). The sports car manufacturer is investing around 150 million euros in a high-tech wind tunnel, a state-of-the-art design centre and an innovative electronics integration centre, etc.
The technology implemented in the new wind tunnel will also meet future requirements on vehicle development, which is increasingly focussing on energy efficiency. "The new system will help us to maintain Porsche's top position in the fields of aerodynamics and design and to further extend our lead. Outstanding design with optimal aerodynamic efficiency have always been classic Porsche strongholds", says Wolfgang Dürheimer, Porsche AG Board of Management Member for Research and Development. As the system will not only be used for Porsche's internal developments, but will also be extensively available for Porsche customer development, it offers direct access from the adjacent design studio, and separate entrances for the discrete completion of customer development projects.
Above all, a new studio will offer more space for the Porsche designers, who are involved from the very earliest concept phase of each vehicle development process. Due to extended tasks, increased capacities are urgently required in the Weissach centre of competence for sports car construction.
Sub-areas which were previously scattered throughout several buildings at Porsche's Weissach site can be bundled in the future electronics integration centre. Dürheimer: "This spatial proximity is a major advantage. The close interaction of our suppliers' various electrical system/electronics experts and colleagues from related specialist fields during development will contribute significantly to the success of our work, particularly in the case of electronics, which now play a role in virtually every vehicle component." Besides investing in systems and buildings, Porsche is also increasing its staffing levels. Around 100 engineers are to be recruited in the first stage alone.
Porsche is investing around 150 million euros in its Weissach development centre
Stuttgart. With extensive construction projects, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is now implementing a long-term strategic site plan for its research and development centre in Weissach (Baden-Württemberg). The sports car manufacturer is investing around 150 million euros in a high-tech wind tunnel, a state-of-the-art design centre and an innovative electronics integration centre, etc.
The technology implemented in the new wind tunnel will also meet future requirements on vehicle development, which is increasingly focussing on energy efficiency. "The new system will help us to maintain Porsche's top position in the fields of aerodynamics and design and to further extend our lead. Outstanding design with optimal aerodynamic efficiency have always been classic Porsche strongholds", says Wolfgang Dürheimer, Porsche AG Board of Management Member for Research and Development. As the system will not only be used for Porsche's internal developments, but will also be extensively available for Porsche customer development, it offers direct access from the adjacent design studio, and separate entrances for the discrete completion of customer development projects.
Above all, a new studio will offer more space for the Porsche designers, who are involved from the very earliest concept phase of each vehicle development process. Due to extended tasks, increased capacities are urgently required in the Weissach centre of competence for sports car construction.
Sub-areas which were previously scattered throughout several buildings at Porsche's Weissach site can be bundled in the future electronics integration centre. Dürheimer: "This spatial proximity is a major advantage. The close interaction of our suppliers' various electrical system/electronics experts and colleagues from related specialist fields during development will contribute significantly to the success of our work, particularly in the case of electronics, which now play a role in virtually every vehicle component." Besides investing in systems and buildings, Porsche is also increasing its staffing levels. Around 100 engineers are to be recruited in the first stage alone.
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