Porsche 918 Spyder live images from Geneva

Porsche 918 Spyder live images from Geneva

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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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Azahar on Mar 06, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Nice!!

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  • AnakSarawak on Mar 06, 2010 at 2:59 pm

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

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  • jaybon on Mar 06, 2010 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

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  • rodimus on Mar 06, 2010 at 4:19 pm

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

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  • DKsuen on Mar 06, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    upupup =] 1st?

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  • Now, this is awesome!

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  • marsupilami on Mar 06, 2010 at 4:49 pm

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

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  • wanramle on Mar 06, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    nice~

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

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  • wah…so cool

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  • Rassan on Mar 06, 2010 at 5:29 pm

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

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  • Georgie on Mar 06, 2010 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?

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  • carcoon on Mar 06, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    what's that on the wheels?

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  • Black Dog on Mar 06, 2010 at 6:10 pm

    The rear looks superb! I think it can fly!

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

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  • gattaca on Mar 06, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    out of my league..isk isk..

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  • Head Hunter on Mar 06, 2010 at 6:28 pm

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

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  • Head Hunter on Mar 06, 2010 at 6:29 pm

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

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  • this car is like having triplets as girlfriends

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Mar 06, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    nice…..better than ferrari

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  • Punkoq makhang on Mar 06, 2010 at 7:50 pm

    hmm look so ferraris…nothing new..

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  • nabill on Mar 06, 2010 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…

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  • mcaid on Mar 06, 2010 at 9:12 pm

    front look like noble m400

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  • lambov12 on Mar 06, 2010 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 !

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  • Anonymous on Mar 06, 2010 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.. :)

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  • Gajen on Mar 07, 2010 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…

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  • Ferruccio on Mar 07, 2010 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

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  • peYno F**K on Mar 07, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    Ferruccio,

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

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