Porsche 918 Spyder Concept

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timeattack07gt
And vice versa? How do you reach a top speed if acceleration is not necessary?



Good luck getting that thing to move from a stop in 5th gear (if you even could) without destroying your clutch.
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Yes you can start a vette in 5th, 6th didn't work out as well.
Forgot who said it but he said that "top speed and acceleration that comes with it". I stupidly said that they weren't relevant. I meant to say top speed isn't dependent on the fast acceleration that comes with those cars, guess no one picked that up. Of course a car has to accelerate but the rate of acceleration just affects how fast it gets to the speed, not what the top speed is.
 
timeattack07gt
Good luck getting that thing to move from a stop in 5th gear (if you even could) without destroying your clutch.
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I remember during the Carrera GT launch, Walter Rhorl was doing 0-200mph in 6th gear. Repeatedly.

Anyway, back on topic, it's pretty cool that you can drive it solely on the electric motors.

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Let's bring it back on topic boys.

This car is easily the best looking design for years, and it looks sublime with some propper shoes:

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Pics courtesy of Jon Sibal's blog.
 
arvin charles


Says Wolfgang Dürheimer, board member in charge of R&D: “This car can lap the Nürburgring faster than the Carrera GT. At the same time, it averages 95 mpg when driven gently. Are we going to build it? We will definitely bring some blank sales contracts to the Geneva show, but it’s too early to talk pricing, production volumes, and timing.
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why does the article say 78mpg while you have it at 95mpg? Was this a euro to us conversion?
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crea
it looks like the in car LCD is running Gran Turismo PSP!!!!
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Wow, I just realized that. You can clearly see the track selection screen. This is the best Porsche ever. If they don't make it, i'll be flying to Germany, with a gun.
 
With the amount of drifting Mr Roser did in that Yellowbird I doubt he broke 9 minutes :lol:

BTW, both the Gen 2 997GT3 and Gen 2 997 Turbo will run sub 7.30 'Ring times in the hands of mr Rhol.
 
Its a good looking car and its at least more interesting than the generic corperate design I keep seeing. Its got a real retro curvy 60's & 70's race car thing going on.

I'm not really into Porsches at all and I find only the more unique styled models interesting, such as the Cayenne and Panamera... some say ugly, I say interesting! :lol:

Robin.
 
Just a thought... The hybrid element sounds a bit fishy to me... more of a way to generate more publicity around the concept.

I doubt if this car does make production that a hybrid will be available as the initital/sole power train... far more likely that it will come with a conventional engine and that the hybrid will be a later addition (if it comes at all).
 
dave_sz
why does the article say 78mpg while you have it at 95mpg? Was this a euro to us conversion?
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I just copied & pasted the info. The article I linked stated both "up to 95mpg" & "78 mpg when driven gently" when I first posted. They must have edited the article?

Either way, both are impressive numbers. I wouldn't mind a supercar that gets 78 mpg considering most don't even get 20 mpg...

EDIT - I do remember the official video saying "3l/100km fuel consumption" that equals out to 95mpg, assuming my math is correct.

Stotty
Just a thought... The hybrid element sounds a bit fishy to me... more of a way to generate more publicity around the concept.
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Not really considering that ACO has been talking about allowing hybrids at Le Mans. It's not far fetched that Porsche would like to take advantage of any rules superiority hybrids can get over the diesels.

Especially since the upcoming 2011 rules will make the current LMP2 cars & engines become the new LMP1 prototypes. Porsche's new CEO has also stated that they don't have any problems racing against Audi.

And remember they're even racing a hybrid GT3R in the Nurburgring 24, so they have the technology to do it.
 
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I'm more interested in the Williams flywheel KERS system that Porsche are now using and how well it performs.

Stotty
Just a thought... The hybrid element sounds a bit fishy to me... more of a way to generate more publicity around the concept.

I doubt if this car does make production that a hybrid will be available as the initital/sole power train... far more likely that it will come with a conventional engine and that the hybrid will be a later addition (if it comes at all).
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The flywheel KERS that Williams has developed is thought to be quite the work of genius...so I reckon if it does turn out to be a successful system (which the Nurburgring 24 hours seems to be an evaluation for it) its quite likely to be adopted - a unique selling point for Porsche.
 
Stotty
Just a thought... The hybrid element sounds a bit fishy to me... more of a way to generate more publicity around the concept.

I doubt if this car does make production that a hybrid will be available as the initital/sole power train... far more likely that it will come with a conventional engine and that the hybrid will be a later addition (if it comes at all).
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You never know, these things are definitely in the pipeline. VW have said they'll offer a hybrid version of the next Touareg. It's only a short hop from Touareg to new Cayenne, and from Cayenne to the rest of the Porsche range. And it's no secret that companies like Ferrari and Lotus are working on hybrids too.

If it's unobtrusive and doesn't add too much to the weight, having a hybrid system in something like the 918 would make a lot of sense - all the glorious petrol power you'd expect from a Porsche when you're gunning it, but quiet, economical and tractable around town.

Weight really is the key issue though. By and large Porsches are quite light cars (even the next Cayenne is going to be 200kg lighter than the current one), it would be daft for them to then load something as sporting as the 918 down with batteries and motors.
 
It won't have batteries, its going to have a flywheel guys 💡 This is why the Williams system is meant to be so clever, it saves the weight you would otherwise need for batteries. If Williams had run it this year in F1, it would probably have been a massive advantage.
The core problems from what I understand is getting such a system to work without unbalancing the car with the added complication of the spinning flywheel and the forces it exerts, but seeing as Porsche are investing in the system its clear that they think its going to work. I guess we shall see at the Ring.
 
A fly..wheel? with electric motors?

Wouldn't the load from the electric motors, like, stop the flywheel from spinning much more quickly than intended? And won't that feel like cheating?
 
I'll let Williams explain themselves:

And I'm not sure what you mean by "cheating"?
 
the last Epic Porsche was the Carrera GT.Let this be next one! By the way, if its screen is running GTPSP, does that mean that Porsches will be in GT5?
 
race'emhard
the last Epic Porsche was the Carrera GT.Let this be next one! By the way, if its screen is running GTPSP, does that mean that Porsches will be in GT5?
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No.

Porsches will be in GT5 when it's been announced that they're in GT5.
 
race'emhard
the last Epic Porsche was the Carrera GT.
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Hmmmm... most of the mags seem to think the new GT3RS is pretty epic.

Francois Delcour drives the GT3RS in this months EVO magazine along with Chris Harris... and both of them declare it pretty much perfect.
 
And the Cayman wasn't necessarily "epic" but it's generally considered to be the best sports car Porsche currently make. The 911 in general at the moment isn't half bad either.

I do agree that Porsche needs a new figurehead though. The Carrera GT was a fantastic halo model.
 
Stotty
Hmmmm... most of the mags seem to think the new GT3RS is pretty epic.

Francois Delcour drives the GT3RS in this months EVO magazine along with Chris Harris... and both of them declare it pretty much perfect.
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Just read that article, he sounds like a bit of a legend! If you're ever in that area with your 911 you should see if he'll take you for spin ;)

The GT3 RS looks pretty special although not too sure about the Rover 200 BRM grill!

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Based on what they've done with the latest GT3 RS If they do release a GT2 RS then it will likely be outstanding.
 
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Heheh, not sure I fancy Delcour ragging my 10 year old 996 to within an inch of its life... it might never recover :lol:

Although I'm a massive fan of the GT3RS, the graphics are, IMHO, dreadful - and the colour choices ar a bit weak too! Fortunately you can choose to delete the graphics and in addition, Porsche will paint your GT3RS any colour you want should you have the cash... I'll have mine in viper green with black wheels please.

There are strong rumours that there will be an RS version of the next GT2... complete with body work not dissimilar to the proper race car... should be an epic car 👍
 
Stotty
Heheh, not sure I fancy Delcour ragging my 10 year old 996 to within an inch of its life... it might never recover :lol:

Although I'm a massive fan of the GT3RS, the graphics are, IMHO, dreadful - and the colour choices ar a bit weak too! Fortunately you can choose to delete the graphics and in addition, Porsche will paint your GT3RS any colour you want should you have the cash... I'll have mine in viper green with black wheels please.

There are strong rumours that there will be an RS version of the next GT2... complete with body work not dissimilar to the proper race car... should be an epic car 👍
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By the sound of it it might end in a very expensive bang if he got hold of it!

Nice choice of colours. I'd have to delete the graphics but would then worry about it not being quite as authentic years down the line and not holding it's value....not really a problem when I've bought it with my imaginary money!!

I heard those rumours too although didn't realise it would be an RS version of the next GT2, that really would be a monster :crazy: The 918 Spyder or next hyper car would have to be a huge step up from the Carrera GT to better than a GT2 RS.
 
Stotty
Although I'm a massive fan of the GT3RS, the graphics are, IMHO, dreadful - and the colour choices ar a bit weak too! Fortunately you can choose to delete the graphics and in addition, Porsche will paint your GT3RS any colour you want should you have the cash... I'll have mine in viper green with black wheels please.
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I'd agree with you there. The previous GT4RS had much better colour combinations. I think viper green and black is one of the best colour combos ever on a road car. The orange/black wasn't bad either.
 
Agreed 👍

And allegedly, the Gen 2 GT2RS will look something like this...

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... but without the racing graphics.
 

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