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2013+ Porsche 918 Spyder nominated by Azure Flare
Stats:
Production: 2013+
Style: 2-door targa convertible
Engine: 280 ci/4,593 cc naturally aspirated DOHC V8 plus two electric motors (rated 887 HP & 944 ft-lbs)
Transmission: PDK 7-speed dual-clutch
Layout: Mid-engine, All-wheel-drive
Related: Porsche 918 RSR
Stats:
Production: 2013+
Style: 2-door targa convertible
Engine: 280 ci/4,593 cc naturally aspirated DOHC V8 plus two electric motors (rated 887 HP & 944 ft-lbs)
Transmission: PDK 7-speed dual-clutch
Layout: Mid-engine, All-wheel-drive
Related: Porsche 918 RSR
My take? We all know the Porsche engineers are some of the most brilliant minds in the world, and it shows with this car. It's greased lightning, and it should be with over 900 lb-ft of torque plus the horsepower to back it up. And I've heard it's pretty fun to drive too. All of which adds up too... Uncool, simply because of its electric motors. It's too techy, too politically correct, too fuel efficient. Supercars should be loud and obnoxious, and should guzzle gas at a rate that makes Al Gore ragecry. But this, with its hybrid status and multiple drive modes - defaulting to "pure electric whenever possible" mode every time you turn it on - doesn't. It's a supercar for people who think supercars are decadent, offensive, and overall evil, and thus, as far as coolness is concerned, it might as well not be a supercar at all.