918
Displacement
4.6
LITRES
Peak Power
887
PS COMBINED
Weight
1634 kg
KERB
Top Speed
345
KM/H
ENTRY 0025 · CLASS: HYPERCAR
Overview§ 01
The 918 Spyder paired a 4.6-litre naturally-aspirated V8 — derived from the RS Spyder Le Mans prototype programme — with two electric motors for a combined 887 PS, making it the first Porsche hypercar built around hybrid drive. All-wheel drive, rear-wheel steering, and a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis rounded out a package aimed as much at the Nürburgring as the road.
On debut, the 918 lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6:57, the first road-legal production car to break the seven-minute barrier, and it remains a benchmark for how motorsport-derived hybrid technology can be applied to a limited-production road car.
Technical Specification§ 02
| Chassis & Construction | |
| Chassis Type | Carbon-fibre monocoque |
| Drivetrain | AWD, rear-wheel steering |
| Kerb Weight | 1634 kg |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.6L naturally-aspirated V8 |
| Electric Motors | Front + rear axle |
| Combined Power | 887 PS |
| Performance | |
| 0-100 km/h | 2.6 seconds |
| Top Speed | 345 km/h |
| Nürburgring Lap | 6:57 |
Development History§ 03
2010
Concept Unveiled at Geneva
The 918 Spyder concept previews Porsche's hybrid hypercar programme.
2013
Production Begins
918 units are built at the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur in Zuffenhausen.
2013
Sub-7-Minute Nürburgring Lap
The 918 becomes the first road-legal production car to lap the Nordschleife in under seven minutes.
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