When Porsche unveiled the 918 Spyder concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show we were all in amazement. Within that amazement was a sense of a sense of pessimism, as we were unsure exactly how this future successor to the Carrera GT would look and run in the real world. We all know that manufacturers have a habit of ?overestimating? its cars at these shows, to put it nicely.
Here we are about two years later and the 918 Spyder is nearing the end of its testing phase and we have all gotten a good hard look at what we figure to be its final design. The 918 has also made many passes around the ?Green Hell,? thrashing its predecessor?s time in the process. All of these laps around the famed N�rburgring and at Porsche?s test facilities have given the automaker enough details to allow it to piece together all of its specs.
Remarkably, there have also been a few leaky valves throughout the process that let us in on the 918 Spyder?s top-secret pricing.
So, is the 918 Spyder everything it has been hyped up to be?
Click past the jump to read our review and find out.
Porsche 918 Spyder originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 30 October 2012 12:30 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/porsche/2013-porsche-918-spyder-ar100648.html
Julian Bailey Mauro Baldi Bobby Ball Marcel Balsa Lorenzo Bandini
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