Environmentally Responsible Hooning: The Spyder 918 Will Go In Series
Today, Porsche decided what everybody thought they would decide: They will build the mid-engined plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder. After all the pomp and circumstance at the auto shows in Geneva and Beijing, it would have been a big let-down if they would have said: “Sorry, it was just an idea. We didn’t really mean it. How about that Cayenne?”
The 918 Spyder car is so nice to the environment, it should only be available in green. It will produce only 70 g/km of CO2, which equates 3 liter of gasoline for 100km, which translates to 78.4 mpg (YMMV). And that in a car that is rumored to have more than 700 horses, will accelerate in 3.2 seconds to 100km and will have a top speed of around 320 km/h, or 200 mph.
The real data will be released in the following months, says Automobilwoche.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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Which is why Porsche sells/sold Cayennes by the boatload. Lots of porsche experience in the base-level V6 or diesel. It should sell... but how well is an unknown.
Too bad about the hippie nonsense. It's the best-looking ride Porsche has ever put on public streets. Repair costs will be a nightmare.