Porsche 918 Spyder - Should All Hybrid Supercars Be Judged By This Benchmark?

The 918 Spyder is, according to Porsche, the future of the sports car. It's also the spiritual successor to a whole host of Porsche's most classic hypercars from the past - from the 959 to the Carrera GT - and is a technological tour de force at the same time.

In combining 4.6-litres worth of high revving, race-bred conventional V8 engine with electric motors that power both the front and rear axles, it is, for the time being, the fastest road car on the planet, with a combined power output of 875bhp at 8500rpm and a thumping 944lb ft of torque.
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germanlover - 11/27/2013 2:33:26 PM

+1 Boost

No. P1 please.

ATrain - 11/28/2013 7:36:20 AM

+1 Boost

P1 is a fantastic car indeed. Why do you think it should be the benchmark though? So far, the 918 beats it on fuel efficiency, 0-60 and ring time.

The P1 is sexier but that's a personal taste matter. It's also faster 0-120 and terminal velocity.

IMO, they, along with the LaFerrari, offer different benchmarks, pointing to the evolution of sports cars.

Personally, I would take any one of them.