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Porsche 918 Spyder hot weather testing in Nevada

Posted 18th June, 2013 in Porsche, Videos | Leave a comment

Porsche has released yet another 918 Spyder video, this time highlighting hot weather testing in the Valley of Fire outside Las Vegas, Nevada.

Porsche engineers have put almost one million miles on the prototype plug-in hybrid hypercars which will start at €633,000 when it becomes available towards the end of the year.

Propulsion comes via a combination of a 453 kW (608 hp) 4.6-litre V8 engine along with a 115 kW (154 hp) hybrid module at the rear along with a 95 kW (127 hp) electric motor driving the front wheels. With all systems go and the full 661 kW (887 hp) a its disposal, the Spyder can hit 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and 200 km/h in 7.9s, while top speed is 340 km/h (211 mph).