Jay Leno is good to Porsche 918 watch video

And while the exotic Porsche 918 Spyder debuted at the exhibition Pebble Beach, from Porsche decided to allow Jay Leno to spend some time with the car and its chief designer. American popular host has not been able to drove supercars, but at the expense of this could have a few questions. Meanwhile, Leno has managed to convince the authors of the car to make the serial version even more powerful and more aggressive. . .

Principle predecessor Spyder 918 is kept Carrera GT, as a supercar question is not in production for several years, a number of models further reduced because some tuners and inexperienced drivers give the worst of themselves. 918 However, an ideal successor as it builds on the spirit of its predecessor, adding a huge dose of modern technology and style.

Powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine and three electric motors, 918 Spyder Concept to illustrate how the future will look like a supercar brand. Definitely not how to look after a year or two, but just the potential of the car very stable condition.

At the heart of a car with V8 engine power of 500 hp and fuel consumption of 3 l/100 km. At the same time dynamics is certainly not compromised by the presence of a hybrid system, and even the opposite: the car accelerates to 100 km / h for 3.2 seconds, the maximum speed is around 320 km / h. The company add that the 918 Spyder Nurburgring for around 7:30 minutes. Meanwhile, electric motors for front and rear add another 218 hp, so the total power of 728 hp jumps

Torque is transferred to the rear wheels via a seven-PDK dual-clutch transmission. To the front wheels, however, carries a constant torque.




When a driver receives a chance to sit behind the wheel of this car, it will be able to see that there are four different modes of driving: E-Drive for only the most efficient ride of electricity (about 25 km); Hybrid, which uses and engine and electric motors; Sport Hybrid, which again relies on a hybrid system, but a higher dynamics, and Race Hybrid, in whose name does not hide much. . . High tech exterior, made of lightweight materials is complemented by the best of Porsche in the interior.