Articles about Porsche 918 Spyder

That Aston Martin Valhalla superbike looks sick

Carmakers building bikes isn't anything new. Japanese marques such as Honda and Suzuki have their own lines of motorcycles. If you're looking to go a bit upmarket, BMW also has a brand called Motorrad for you.That's about as

Because we're geeks like that

Lamborghini was so proud of its Aventador rolling chassis, it chose to reveal images of the car's carbon tub, pushrod suspension, and 694hp V12 all bolted together without bodywork on top first. Which is a bit like sending a naked selfie

It rarely makes a mistake

Porsche is quite an irritating company if: a) you write reviews of cars on the Internet; or, b) you comment on reviews of cars on the Internet. See, Porsche is a company that rarely makes a misstep. Its cars are consistently fantastic

What a surprise it was

Ten years. Has it really been that long since Porsche took us all by surprise at the 80th edition of the Geneva Motor Show? We're getting old.Perhaps it's time, then, to look back at the stunning piece of design

It’s a very diverse set of cars

This is the car that turned electric power from an oddball curio into a properly desirable object. By now, the Model S's achievements are basically hard-coded into every car person's psyche. We know it can out-drag supercars. We

See how carmakers have strengthened their commitment to alternative-fuel vehicles

Arguably the world's first truly mass-market, mass-produced, purpose-built EV, the normal-looking Leaf arrived in 2010. In the last decade, Nissan has shifted almost half-a-million of the things (last year, it was the best-selling EV

Each one is a gearhead favorite

Gordon Murray's long-awaited T.50 supercar (that's it, above) features a 3.9-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine from Cosworth, and it will rev right up to 12,100rpm. That makes it the highest-revving production car ever made,

How much would any of these sell for?

Keen readers of TopGear.com might recognize this car. The Zonda Aether is such a special one-off that we decided it warranted a whole article to itself.Click these blue words to read all about it, or even to just sit

It’s a ‘very complete machine’

This is the grandchild of the original Cayenne, which famously transformed Porsche's fortunes when it elbowed into showrooms in 2002.It's taken some people many of the years since to get used to the idea of a Porsche SUV, but

Than by its stablemate, the LaFerrari

Six years. That's how long it took for Ferrari to equal, and even beat, the mighty LaFerrari's numbers.The new SF90 Stradale has equal total horsepower to the LaFerrari (986hp), but because it uses turbochargers and has more e-motors

Your dream Porsche is surely one of these

If you're a true car nut, chances are Porsches rank high up in your dream garage. The sheer technology that goes into these vehicles is amazing: powerful small-displacement air-cooled engines, fade-free ceramic brakes, as well as stunning and

Porsche Carrera GT and 918 Spyder

Calling all die-cast toy car collectors! Petron is offering two new special models starting November as part of its Petron Collectibles Limited Edition line. The pair is the fourth offering from the oil company, in line with its "Porsche Rush" promo.

Hybrid supercar ends production run

Back in 2010, we were all drooling over the Porsche 918 Spyder concept unveiled in Geneva, and we couldn't wait for the German carmaker to build this cool hybrid supercar. Fast-forward to September 2013, and Porsche pulled the wraps off

To replace defective parts in 205 units

Porsche is recalling 205 units of the 918 Spyder worldwide after the German carmaker discovered during its in-house quality inspections that vehicles manufactured during a certain time period had defective parts from a delivery batch "whose functionality cannot be permanently guaranteed."

All 918 units of the hybrid supercar

In November, we reported that Porsche was close to selling out all 918 units of its 918 Spyder hybrid supercar, with the German carmaker saying that only "a small double-digit number" of the car was still available for prospective customers.Well,

Time to order one if you haven't already

Only 918 units of the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid supercar will be made by the German carmaker. If you're planning to buy one, you'd better do it now because, according to Porsche, it is close to selling out the model."

Based on the Carrera GT

Eight years after the end of the Porsche Carrera GT's production, famed tuner Gemballa is getting ready to build the last two of its limited-to-25 (and Carrera GT-based) Mirage GT."The Mirage GT is a real collector's

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Wouldn't you give anything to take tennis superstar (and hottie) Maria Sharapova out for a spin? Of course, you'd need a really nice car to pull it off. But then, if you're a good-looking former Formula 1 driver

It's neither the 356 nor the 911

The very first car produced by Porsche was the 356 in 1948. However, the very first vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche, the creator of the 356, was an electric car way back in 1898. After 116 years, the original and unrestored car--

Also, the US price of the go-faster Weissach Package

Porsche has revealed more photos of the production 918 Spyder hybrid supercar in a Racing Yellow paint job, and we just have to share these images just because they\'re absolutely gorgeous.Of course, we\'ve already shared practically everything there is