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# Porsche's plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder - ready to order
## Anyone ordering the firm's new hybrid supercar also gets the privilege of
being allowed to splash out on a limited edition version of the Turbo S... for
a further £125,000.
![Porsche's plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder - ready to order ][1]
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The 918 Spyder is said to be able to accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds
and on to a top speed of 199mph
![Porsche's plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder - ready to order ][2]
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The Porsche 918 Spyder goes into production next year and will cost 672,000
![Porsche's plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder - ready to order ][3]
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Thanks to a pair of electric motors the 918 Spyder has an electric only range
of 16 miles
![Porsche's plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder - ready to order ][4]
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While customers wait for their 918 Spyder then can order one of these 'Edition
918 Spyder' 911 Turbo S models, priced at 125,865 for the coup or 133,553 for
this cabriolet model
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By [David Williams][7] 4:14PM GMT 21 Mar 2011
[Comments][8]
"Green" power and dazzling performance aren't all that prospective buyers of
Porsche's new plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder super sports car are buying into_._
With a total of just 918 models being produced (and of course the small matter
of the price, a cool £672,000), exclusivity is pretty much guaranteed too.
Porsche has announced that production of the car will begin on September 18
2013 - 9/18 in US date convention - at the firm's main plant in Stuttgart-
Zuffenhausen, with first deliveries planned for November 2013.
Porsche says that thanks to its hybrid technology (its batteries can be
charged from a normal household plug in around three hours), the 918 Spyder
will achieve 94mpg - despite offering 0-62mph in just 3.2 seconds and a top
speed of 199mph.
Powered by a high-revving V8 engine "with a displacement exceeding 4.0
litres", says Porsche, the 918 will produce a useful 500bhp. However, two
additional electric engines, one working on the front axle, the other working
on the rear, will together produce an additional 218bhp. The configuration
means that the Spyder gets four-wheel drive with variable control of power to
both axles.
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In electric-only mode, the new car will have a range of 16 miles. However,
assistance from the liquid-cooled, lithium-ion battery-driven electric motors
means that the 918 Spyder will emit only 70g/km of CO2.
Inspired by the firm's concept car unveiled at [**the Geneva motor show in
2010**][15], the mid-engine two-seater will be based on a carbon fibre-
reinforced plastic monocoque, complete with a manual roof system with
removable panels that can be stowed in the front luggage compartment.
Porsche is offering 918 Spyder customers "the exclusive opportunity" to buy a
911 Turbo S "Edition 918 Spyder" (also limited to a run of 918 units) from
£125,865 for the coupe or £133,553 for the Cabriolet. Basically a Turbo with a
power updgrade and acid green embellishments, it will also have special
badging and illuminated door entry guards. And the limited edition badge on
the glove compartment lid bears the same number as the 918 Spyder the customer
has ordered.
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