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# Porsche's plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder - ready to order
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## Anyone ordering the firm's new hybrid supercar also gets the privilege of
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being allowed to splash out on a limited edition version of the Turbo S... for
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a further £125,000.
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![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
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and on to a top speed of 199mph
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![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
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![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
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of 16 miles
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![Porsche's plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder - ready to order ][4]
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Image 1 of 4
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While customers wait for their 918 Spyder then can order one of these 'Edition
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918 Spyder' 911 Turbo S models, priced at 125,865 for the coup or 133,553 for
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this cabriolet model
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[![David Williams][5]][6]
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By [David Williams][7] 4:14PM GMT 21 Mar 2011
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[Comments][8]
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"Green" power and dazzling performance aren't all that prospective buyers of
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Porsche's new plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder super sports car are buying into_._
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With a total of just 918 models being produced (and of course the small matter
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of the price, a cool £672,000), exclusivity is pretty much guaranteed too.
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Porsche has announced that production of the car will begin on September 18
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2013 - 9/18 in US date convention - at the firm's main plant in Stuttgart-
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Zuffenhausen, with first deliveries planned for November 2013.
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Porsche says that thanks to its hybrid technology (its batteries can be
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charged from a normal household plug in around three hours), the 918 Spyder
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will achieve 94mpg - despite offering 0-62mph in just 3.2 seconds and a top
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speed of 199mph.
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Powered by a high-revving V8 engine "with a displacement exceeding 4.0
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litres", says Porsche, the 918 will produce a useful 500bhp. However, two
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additional electric engines, one working on the front axle, the other working
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on the rear, will together produce an additional 218bhp. The configuration
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means that the Spyder gets four-wheel drive with variable control of power to
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both axles.
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22 Mar 2011
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* [Porsche 918 Spyder in pictures][10]
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28 Jul 2010
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* [Porsche confirms production of Cajun][11]
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16 Mar 2011
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* [Porsche Lohner Sempervivum Vivus rides again][13]
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01 Mar 2011
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* [Special edition Porsches in pictures][14]
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23 Nov 2010
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In electric-only mode, the new car will have a range of 16 miles. However,
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assistance from the liquid-cooled, lithium-ion battery-driven electric motors
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means that the 918 Spyder will emit only 70g/km of CO2.
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Inspired by the firm's concept car unveiled at [**the Geneva motor show in
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2010**][15], the mid-engine two-seater will be based on a carbon fibre-
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reinforced plastic monocoque, complete with a manual roof system with
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removable panels that can be stowed in the front luggage compartment.
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Porsche is offering 918 Spyder customers "the exclusive opportunity" to buy a
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911 Turbo S "Edition 918 Spyder" (also limited to a run of 918 units) from
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£125,865 for the coupe or £133,553 for the Cabriolet. Basically a Turbo with a
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power updgrade and acid green embellishments, it will also have special
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badging and illuminated door entry guards. And the limited edition badge on
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the glove compartment lid bears the same number as the 918 Spyder the customer
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has ordered.
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* ### [Lifestyle »][22]
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* ### [Motoring »][23]
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* ### [Porsche »][24]
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* ### [David Williams »][6]
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