Open The Checkbook! Porsche Confirms 718hp 918 Spider Hybrid Will Go Into Production

Even better news than Laker's victory.

Very handsome! Price this at ~$250K (LOL) and be the thing that Ferrari isn't making today! I'd be ecstatic with a 400 hp gasoline engine in this thing, so need for gizmo-tech.

Typo: My last line *should* have read "no need for gizmo-tech."

The manager in charge of development stated this could would cost more than the Carrera GT, which was priced at $448,000 with destination. So a very heavy checkbook or Amex Black card is!

Porsche is missing a golden opportunity if they price this at over $400K. They claimed the Carrera GT was so expensive because of the specially developed V10 and the generous use of carbon fiber. Production had to be cut short because they could not sell them all. Some cars set in dealerships for over a year, eventually selling in the low $300Ks.

Since the 918 Spyder basically uses the Cayenne engine, and much of the existing Carrera GT tube, new development cost should be minimal. Add to this the fact that by the time this car is in production, it will be 6-years since the Carrera GT was sold, and the cost of carbon fiber continues to decline. If they do a version of this car without the Hybrid bits while spending some time cost reducing the most expensive components, there is no reason Porsche can not product this car for ~$150K. At $150K, they will sell a lot more cars then if it where priced at $450K - - - the perfect way to kill the competition.

They can't prices it ~$150k, they will kill their own model lines.

the GT didn't sell becuase no one could figure out how to drive it
damn no flywheel

Can someone point to where in the article it says they are going to produce the car?

It doesn't.

Can anyone point to someone who need to work on their reading/ headline writing skills? I can!

---> 009

No surprise there though.

I disagree Joe. The idea would be a replacement to the 911. The 911 is aging and has reached the end of what the car can achieve. If they don't eventually replace the 911, the car market will make it irrelevant for them. This is even evident in their racing efforts. Porsche dominated the competition for many years, but beginning last year, they started getting their buts kicked by Ferrari, BMW, Corvette, Mazada, et. all (though they still do well in the endurance oriented races due to there rock solid reliability). If Porsche is to be the Performance leader for Audi, they need some out-of-the-box thinking.

Just think of a future line-up that eliminated the 911, placed the base 918 Spyder at $150K (leaving room for more expensive hybrids, GT1, GT2, GTS versions), upped the horse power (significantly) on both the Cayman and Boxster, while adding a new 4-cylinder turbo Boxster as the entry level car. Both the Boxster and Cayman are currently being held back by Porsche's financial desire to keep them under the performance level of the 911, with this strategy, they could eliminate that concern offering a better cars for sports enthusiasts. If Porsche can't maintain their performance leadership at their price point, then they will need to rebrand for luxury - - - but wait, that is Audi's territory.

If Porsche dropped the 911 and did just that, I think I would have a new favorite car company :)

Who is your current favorite?