Porsche 918 Spyder gets 78mpg with over 700hp..
 

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Porsche 918 Spyder

The mid-mounted 3.4-liter V8 revs to 9,200

500hp+ from the V8

3 electric motors provide another 280hp+

Makes for ~ 800hp and 0-62mph in under 3.2sec

The Nurburgring is estimated to be under 7:30

Weight is under 1400kg, or under 3285lbs

Transmission is a 7speed DSG.

Oh yea and city gas mileage is 78mpg

Sweet ride! Kinda looks like a Ferrari from the front.

Kind of looks like something from an xbox game.

Kind of looks like something I need in my garage! :)

Good HELL.. that's amazing
78Mpg, at what speed, out on the open road?

Kind of looks like Minte is getting one.

How much?
nice looking car! wow

i want one :glugglug

but i doubt it does 78 mpg on the Nürburgring - hehe

78mpg estimated city..My assumption is that would be light throttle just tooling around town.

It will probably cost north of $400,000, this would essentially be the next generation Carrera GT, (which had an MSRP of $440,000).

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That car gives me a boner.
Ive owned 6 Porches including a 968 and a 911 twin turbo . They are the best most reliable sports cars from Europe. My 911 got me out of the shit more than once due to its amazing speed

Looks VERY tasty. However I wouldn't like to burn my wife's legs on the exhaust pipes which stick out the side.

The MPG sounds like a bunch of BS to me.

sweet zombie jesus...

They probably used some weird math to calculate it, like that one car advertising 900+mpg.

this a dream car !

it'll do 78mpg as long as you keep the speed at 2mph. Any faster and you mess up the mpgs

Porn on wheels!

I think thats the baddest fuckin porsche ive ever seen..

You've owned 6 Porsches, and you still don't know how to spell Porsche.

That's pretty fucking sad. :2 cents:

Beautiful - when will it be in the states?

Wow that's one gorgeous ride :pimp

I have 2 Porches, one is 911cm, and I also have 3 Balconies, and a Patio... :1orglaugh

What's up with the rearview mirrors

You cannot say that an electric car gets 78mpg. That is just for hype and sales.

Lets say the car runs full electric under 50kph. The batteries last for say 100km. If you drive less then 100km both ways to work, you are getting *mpg because you are never going to use fuel. If you drive 120kph, to work and back, you are driving 20km on petrol.

anyone else notice the wheels? they are transparent

that's just hardcore badass

thats a nice hotwheels car. i hate renders as the final product will resemble something like those 1980s 5 series bmws with the hideous bumpers once they make it DOT legal for NA morons to drive ala http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/824/1000391u.jpg

That's a badass car!

That's not how most hybrid cars work..

I'm not sure what tech this car is supposed to use, but most hybrid cars have an electric motor that provides all of the power to the wheels. Then there is a completely separate gasoline engine powering a generator. The engine provides just enough power for the car at cruising speeds. During times of acceleration, the batteries provide the extra power necessary. When the car is decelerating or standing still, the batteries recharge.

I'm willing to bet on top of an extremely efficient electric motor, the actual gasoline V8 uses some sort of active cylinder control, (variable displacement technology). So just cruising around town in light throttle situations it would only would use 4 of the 8 cylinders and the smallest electric motor. Then when you go WOT you use the full potential of the motor as well as the other 2 larger more powerful electric motors.

As for the 78mpg claim, well yes that is probably what the maximum you can get if the car is driven a particular way. However, if you've followed Porsche history you would know they're not known for making ridiculous claims; in the past they have called out other manufactures on their claims. In my opinion if driven a certain way this hybrid will get close to what they're claiming as far as fuel economy.

That technology has been around for awhile, they are actually airless tires which are much more efficient than regular tube tires.

Here are pictures of the actual concept.

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i would like to have this car !

yeah 78mpg in 5th down the hill maybe

such a sick car

Now, this car is a work of true art. Amazing.

i guess you did not understand the concept of hybrid yet

in the city the car drives electric only - unless the battery gets too low and the engine jumps in to recharge. hence the low fuel consumption in city traffic. outside the city it will be probably more like 30 mpg when you're lucky

I just found my new ride. :)

Thats my next ride, black on red:)

just read about it in another place - it's not just a concept, it will be build.

Minte, get your checkbook ready! ;))

That's a really amazing car!

It's a concept, they always do stupid shit like that on concepts. The production model will look somewhat different.

wow it looks fast.

It's beautiful, one of the best Porsche designs I've ever seen.

That Porsche Rocks!
They make the Greatest Cars Ever
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Awesome car!

But I preffer a FERRARI!

If that car gets built I still won't be able to afford one :helpme

amazing!

that car is beautiful

Update!

Video

stunning car. word around the campfire is it did a sub 7:20 around the 'ring.