Porsche 918
Porsche has come up with a very interesting slant on a hybrid vehicle: the Porsche 918 Spyder is a concept car that carries both a V8 engine and two electric motors, one for each axle.
The V8 does quite nicely, providing 500 horses. But coupled with the electrickery, an additional 200 horsepower is added. That propels the Spyder from 0 to 100 in less than 3.5 seconds.
Top speed is somewhere around 260km/h. Since it’s a hybrid, fuel consumption and emissions are kept to a minimum. Road noise will be the next optimization, I’m sure…
Tags: Wheels
