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.
at 12:36 pm
Nice!!
at 2:59 pm
Hmm…this one is getting more "retroish" look…the 911 features are very much at presence.
at 3:50 pm
wow…but can somebody tell me about the rim…i see like a cake plate attach to the rim during accident
at 4:19 pm
Wow wow!!! 0-100 only need 3.2 seconds?!!! And the design is fantastic!! I'm loving it.
at 4:25 pm
upupup =] 1st?
at 4:34 pm
Now, this is awesome!
at 4:49 pm
yes im the first… kulo seng nomer nol..cap jempol porsche
at 5:00 pm
nice~
at 5:14 pm
wuts that round thing on the rim? F1 air brake? lol
at 5:14 pm
wah…so cool
at 5:29 pm
Fantastic…. Boombastic!…. art of engineering between VW and Porsche…
at 5:36 pm
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?
at 5:58 pm
what's that on the wheels?
at 6:10 pm
The rear looks superb! I think it can fly!
at 6:12 pm
The rear has a lil' gene of Citroen GT eh? It feels Porsche though!
at 6:18 pm
out of my league..isk isk..
at 6:28 pm
hehe.. really nice one porsche, but will never woo me from ferrari..
at 6:29 pm
i meant, away from ferrari.. we must always practice good english. hehe..
at 6:58 pm
this car is like having triplets as girlfriends
at 7:14 pm
nice…..better than ferrari
at 7:50 pm
hmm look so ferraris…nothing new..
at 9:03 pm
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…
at 9:12 pm
front look like noble m400
at 9:20 pm
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 !
at 10:09 pm
The white plastic is just sort of a cover, if you go to the Porsche website the rims are quite nice actually..
at 6:02 am
superb design….superb performance…for those who said this look like a ferrari, this model design is based on the 917…
at 8:17 am
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
at 9:50 pm
Ferruccio,
but it looks like california and some of the oldies ferraris…i dont remember the name…