Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Concept 2011

Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Concept. The latest generation of Porsche sports cars that created it seems to invite a lot of attention especially branded porsche car lovers. At the geneva show yesterday, the car features several new features and advanced technologies are being developed. The system is also very attractive interior, seen from the rear bumper, the type of wheels and wings that look interesting. We mentioned it this car Porsche 918 Spyder.

The car was created not only for racing events only, but also advised to be friendly to the environment. Owned convenience makes consumers want to try to drive it. Really become a car that is fun and can be frightening to be stylish in your life.

In parallel-hybrid rear-wheel-drive mode, the superclever Porsche can run on gasoline, on electricity, or on a combination thereof. The front wheels, though, are driven on demand by the so-called electric portal axle. The four-wheel torque-vectoring system is tuned for optimum traction, stability, and handling. If required, the mighty V-8 can even act as a supersize range extender  by driving the rear electric motor, which in turn supplies the lithium-ion batteries.

In E-mode and with the batteries fully charged, a feather-footed driver can achieve a zero-emissions range of up to sixteen miles. The plug-in charge time varies from two to seven hours, depending on the available voltage. The green-colored brake calipers advertise the energy-regeneration system, which feeds the battery pack behind the seats. The energy cells are also charged when the vehicle is coasting.

With its redline at 9200 rpm, the normally aspirated 3.4-liter V8 develops at least 495 hp, more than in the RS Spyder but less than the V-10 fitted to the Carrera GT. Although the 918 Spyder weighs 3285 pounds and thus 240 pounds more than its predecessor, the quoted 0-to-62-mph acceleration time of 3.2 seconds beats the previous supercar by 0.7 second.

Porsche’s computer simulations have the XG10 lapping the Nurburgring in 7 minutes, 30 seconds — again beating that 605-hp legend, if only by two seconds.