918, I need to win the lottery
06-06-2012, 03:36 PM
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06-06-2012, 03:39 PM
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And I couldn't bring myself to track a car that expensive. But I bet you'd be the most popular guy at the next PCA Region meeting
06-06-2012, 08:29 PM
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Hard to see the point of a car like this in a congested city like, say, Los Angeles.
Unless you make this your very expensive track toy, owning something like this to drive around the city would be like hiring Steven Hawking to do your kids' math homework.
Unless you make this your very expensive track toy, owning something like this to drive around the city would be like hiring Steven Hawking to do your kids' math homework.
06-06-2012, 09:38 PM
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Funny you guys are still talking about timesharing. I LOVE the concept, and a few years ago put some actual thought into making it work. Rather pedestrian vehicles, by this car's standards though. But affordable for us working stiffs.
08-11-2012, 12:47 AM
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9Magazine.com's "VIDEO: 918 Spyder Spotted At The Ring"
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So what is a video worth? Well, when it comes to automobile spy footage – its probably like a million words! Today, spy photos of the new Porsche 918 Spyder prototype surfaced as it tested at the Nurburgring clad in Martini livery.
In this video, you can see and hear the new 918 as it rips past the cameraman. The video is only a few seconds long, but is pure bliss for all Porsche enthusiasts!
The 918 Spyder is designed as a plug-in hybrid vehicle combining a high-performance combustion engine with cutting-edge electric motors for extraordinary performance. It is estimated that the 918 Spyder will cost $845,000 and produce 770 hp and 552 lb-ft of torque when it arrives some time next year.
Originally Posted by 9 Magazine
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So what is a video worth? Well, when it comes to automobile spy footage – its probably like a million words! Today, spy photos of the new Porsche 918 Spyder prototype surfaced as it tested at the Nurburgring clad in Martini livery.
In this video, you can see and hear the new 918 as it rips past the cameraman. The video is only a few seconds long, but is pure bliss for all Porsche enthusiasts!
The 918 Spyder is designed as a plug-in hybrid vehicle combining a high-performance combustion engine with cutting-edge electric motors for extraordinary performance. It is estimated that the 918 Spyder will cost $845,000 and produce 770 hp and 552 lb-ft of torque when it arrives some time next year.
08-11-2012, 01:16 AM
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Great engineering effort, but I'm the contrarian (as usual) who wonders what the hell you do with the thing since we can't even drive what we've got to 70% of its potential with the state of roads, traffic, and law enforcement.
(It's just on my mind this week as we went for a "drive" up in the hills with the Targa last Sunday. A couple of the roads I probably haven't been on in 20 years. But all I can think about is that here's this near-30 year old car I'm pony trotting, in comparison to how crazy I seemed to drive my Scirocco on these same roads back in the late '70s.)
(It's just on my mind this week as we went for a "drive" up in the hills with the Targa last Sunday. A couple of the roads I probably haven't been on in 20 years. But all I can think about is that here's this near-30 year old car I'm pony trotting, in comparison to how crazy I seemed to drive my Scirocco on these same roads back in the late '70s.)
08-12-2012, 02:34 AM
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