The Porsche 918 Spyder is inching closer and closer to sellout status. It?s an incredible achievement, though not entirely surprising. The German automaker?s high-tech hybrid supercar was packaged to be a game-changer in the industry, earning that reputation with an unbridled combination of power, speed and fuel efficiency all wrapped up in one $845,000 package. That price tag might seem steep for a hybrid supercar, but tell that to all those people who bought the 918 Spyder.
Porsche Cars North America Vice President of Marketing Andre Oosthuizen recently told Automotive News that the company?s production of the 918 Spyder will end in July 2015, and the planned production is sold out through April 2015. By his calculation, it means that the 918 Spyder is, in his own words, in ?the last and final straight."
Ordering a Porsche 918 Spyder is not just expensive, it?s also extremely complicated. But that didn?t deter buyers from lining up to shell out almost $1 million of their hard-earned money to own one of the fastest and most powerful models Porsche has ever built. Even an early wave of recalls to fix a rear-axle problem couldn?t derail the 918 Spyder?s hot sales numbers. That goes to show how in-demand the car is.
Oosthuizen didn?t say how many 918 Spyder models have yet to be built, but he did say that a vast majority have already been spoken for with more than 30 units already delivered to their owners all over the world.
So it?s only a matter of time before the 918 Spyder is officially classified as sold out. Mission accomplished, indeed.
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Porsche 918 Spyder Nearly Sold Out originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 20 October 2014 17:00 EST.
Martin Donnelly Mark Donohue Robert Doornbos Ken Downing Bob Drake
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