Porsche 918 Will Get Production Reveal in Frankfurt

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918 Spyder will finally get its production debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10. It is among the slate of hybrid supercars coming this fall with the McLaren P1McLaren P1United Kingdom, 2012 > present3 photos
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The 918 Spyder is a plug-in hybrid supercar that combines a racing-derived 4.6-liter V8 and electric motors on the front and rear axle. It provides a combined power output of 875hp (887ps) with battery packs that can be plugged in to be charged. All of it is nestled into a carbon fiber reinforced plastic monocoque and a CFRP body.

It is enough to get the 918 to 100km/h in a claimed 2.8 seconds with fuel economy between 3.0l/100km and 3.3l/100km

The rest of Porsche’s lineup at Frankfurt includes the 50 Years 911Porsche 911 50th Annivers...Germany, 2013 > present special edition, the new 911 TurboPorsche 911 Turbo SGermany, 2013 > present and the refreshed Panamera range.