Porsche 918 Spyder live images from Geneva

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Here are some live pictures of the 918 Spyder concept that Porsche unexpectedly revealed in Geneva. The Stuttgart based sportscar maker, now under the Volkswagen umbrella, was very protective of its “sports car for the 21st century” (500 bhp V8 with 9,200 rpm redline, 0-100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, faster around Nurburgring than the Carrera GT, capable of 33.3 km/l) – as you can see from the pictures, they erected a barrier (with few big Germans keeping guard in case any daredevil journalist got too close) around the show stopper. My vote goes to Weissach in the Geneva battle of the hybrid hypercars between this and the Ferrari 599 HY-KERS!

My best efforts are in the gallery after the jump – they’re not great, but you’ll get to see some close ups of the exterior details and the cabin. For more details on the 918 Spyder, click here to read our earlier post. An impressive video is in the post right below this.

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Comments

  1. Azahar says:

    Nice!!

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  2. AnakSarawak says:

    Hmm…this one is getting more “retroish” look…the 911 features are very much at presence.

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  3. jaybon says:

    wow…but can somebody tell me about the rim…i see like a cake plate attach to the rim during accident

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  4. rodimus says:

    Wow wow!!! 0-100 only need 3.2 seconds?!!! And the design is fantastic!! I’m loving it.

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  5. DKsuen says:

    upupup =] 1st?

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  6. king says:

    Now, this is awesome!

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  7. marsupilami says:

    yes im the first… kulo seng nomer nol..cap jempol porsche

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  8. wanramle says:

    nice~

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  9. emon says:

    wuts that round thing on the rim? F1 air brake? lol

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  10. jas says:

    wah…so cool

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  11. Rassan says:

    Fantastic…. Boombastic!…. art of engineering between VW and Porsche…

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  12. Georgie says:

    You should improve your photography skills danny :) but good effort on bringing us the info anyways! Is it just me or all hybrid cars are associated with ugly rims?

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  13. carcoon says:

    what’s that on the wheels?

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  14. Black Dog says:

    The rear looks superb! I think it can fly!

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  15. Vern says:

    The rear has a lil’ gene of Citroen GT eh? It feels Porsche though!

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  16. gattaca says:

    out of my league..isk isk..

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  17. Head Hunter says:

    hehe.. really nice one porsche, but will never woo me from ferrari..

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  18. Head Hunter says:

    i meant, away from ferrari.. we must always practice good english. hehe..

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  19. CK says:

    this car is like having triplets as girlfriends

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  20. Mazda 3 MPS says:

    nice…..better than ferrari

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  21. Punkoq makhang says:

    hmm look so ferraris…nothing new..

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  22. nabill says:

    its got too much details in design to a point where it all gets lost , its like its too much for the eyes to process …not that nice…

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  23. mcaid says:

    front look like noble m400

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  24. lambov12 says:

    i think stick with the engine in carrera GT is better and much fun.

    Anyway this is still a concept car and it looks great !

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  25. Anonymous says:

    The white plastic is just sort of a cover, if you go to the Porsche website the rims are quite nice actually.. :)

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  26. Gajen says:

    superb design….superb performance…for those who said this look like a ferrari, this model design is based on the 917…

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  27. Ferruccio says:

    Yup design language inspired by the legendary Porsche 917. I’m not sure what people are talking about when they say it looks like a Ferrari. It looks nothing like an Enzo or 599GTB

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  28. peYno F**K says:

    Ferruccio,

    but it looks like california and some of the oldies ferraris…i dont remember the name…

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