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Porsche 918 Spyder at Pebble Beach

Posted 19th August, 2013 in Porsche, Videos | Leave a comment

Here’s a walk-around video from Javier Mota showing Porsche’s 918 Spyder on display at Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance in California this weekend.

Looking pretty much production-ready, the plug-in hybrid hypercar is constructed around a carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) monocoque interlocked with CFRP unit carrier, a two-piece Targa roof and fixed roll-over protection.

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).

It can also be used in electric-only mode, but would you, really?