Even though Porsche upgraded the last of the 911s to a 4.0 liter engine the Germans are not happy with how Ferrari’s 458 and more recently the McLaren MP4-12C are leaving it behind. This is why Porsche announced a comeback with a car that’s supposed to be powered by a V8, possibly called the 961
Porsche’s 911 GT3 R Hybrid may be interesting but since it’s only a racing car we’re more interested in street going stuff. And on that front the high-performance Germans came forward today with an announcement that’s way more interesting, because it’s regarding the 918.
With the recent excitement around motor shows and such we were slightly baffled by what Porsche wants to do with the production version of the 918. This is mostly because after confirming the 918 being turned from a concept car into a production one, the Germans introduced the racing version at the Detroit Motor Show.
The Porsche enthusiast that’s booked himself a ticket for the Detroit Motor Show will be somewhat disappointed by what I’m about to tell you. Porsche’s appearance at this year’s Detroit Motor Show will bring along a new concept car.
I know it’s hard to actually use movie appropriate language in order to speak of a car, especially when it’s going to be seen at a specific place but the Porsche 918 racer helps my case. Should it really be at the Detroit Motor Show, as we’ve been hearing some rumors, it’ll definitely be a
Porsche have just announced that they are getting close to reaching their target of 1000 potential customers for the 918 Spyder Concept. According to Porsche’s development chief, Wolfgang Duerheimer, at the moment they have 900 potential customers and if they manage the magic 1000 number Porsche will probably decide to put it into production.
