Carrying heavier and more powerful electric motors as well as more battery capacity than either of its Ferrari or McLaren hypercar competitors, the Porsche 918 Spyder made more use of its zero-emissions technology than its rivals and had a breadth of appeal as a driver’s car that neither could match.
This automobile can go around 15 miles on electric power alone before needing to be recharged at home. It’s a touch more difficult to drive than the 718 Boxster in traditional Porsche supercar fashion – plus it’s a convertible. It also sports a naturally aspirated V8 engine adapted from racing that revs to over 9000rpm and making the vehicle both raw and exhilarating in full-bore mode. There’s also four-wheel drive and over 900lb ft of torque, allowing the 918 Spyder to accelerate from rest with real ferocity.
While it’s hefty, it’s rapid around the correct type of track. It’s the previous holder of our dry handling track lap record, and the demolisher of the McLaren P1’s reputation.
It can’t exactly take your breath away like the LaFerrari, and it can’t make you feel like a Le Mans qualifier like the P1, but the 918’s feat was just as remarkable in its own right.
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