FastCarNut

Here are some less than perfect cell-phone pictures of my 918, fresh off the truck. Probably one of the last ones delivered in the US.

I'll pick it up in a day or so since there is an eight hour (!) inspection the car has to go trough to make sure all is well. Jaded from my years, it has been quite awhile since I was as excited as I am right now about this car.

Onibas

Congrats!!!

Exactly color???

Milanno

Congrats mate! On first photo it seems there is small shade of dark green (maybe its because of cellphone) which looks very nice!

FastCarNut

I went with Agate Gray on an all black interior. I choose to eliminate all the acid green accents. The calipers are silver. I went for what I consider to be a more classic look.

WheelsB

Fantastic machine FastCarNut! How are you liking the wheels design? I see more people choosing the other option which makes yours stand out more.

<3mph

Congratulations! Awesome! What's under the cover in the background? Yours too?

JS

Congrats !

FastCarNut

For some reason I was under the impression that the factory recommended break-in procedure was to keep the rpms under 4000 for the first 2500 miles (it actually is just the first 2000 miles). German engineers usually do stuff for a reason and so I decided to follow this recommendation to the letter (or so I thought; I ended up following said recommendation for 500 miles longer but that's beside the point). With great restraint I dutifully kept the engine load to a minimum but this weekend I finally reached 2500 miles and then, this weekend, on a long and straight and deserted on-ramp to some interstate, I finally floored it.

I am not going to try to write some full-size driving impression piece as I am sure that everyone reading this post has read at least a dozen or more of those already. I just want to say that nothing could have prepared me for the sheer shock and awe of what it is like to take a 918 to its redline. It is an assault on all the senses; blistering acceleration turns anything in the peripheral vision into an instant blur and it is difficult to understand how the Spector worthy Wall-of-Sound is even legal. Words fail me but I know it is good.

I am posting a picture of my odometer reaching the what-I-thought-to-be-magical 2500 miles (I wish I wouldn't have to recognize any speed limits anymore but I have a feeling I am misinterpreting what the car is trying to tell me) and a picture of my 918 after the sponge bath she got after all the excitement was over.

bbs993tt

Sounds like the excitement is just beginning!!

boyko23

Congrats mate and don't bother to write you in-depth impressions, because we'll never become tired of them...

dasams

I thought I read in an early post that Porsche was wouldn't allow a change in the green color of the calipers? Regardless, your car looks great and enjoy in good health

-eztrader-

gorgeous!....enjoy !!!!

Scuderia980

congrats! absolutely stunning. it looks so 'clean' in this spec. I can only imagine what it felt like to floor it for the first time...nice description. The fastest/most powerful car I've ever driven was a buddy's 800whp GTR. The stock GTR is fun, but man, this was something else. 918 has instant torque and a much different power band so I can only imagine that sensation...

brake dust

Nope - for a fee the color can be changed. Roger Penske changed his from green to silver.

TopspeedPT

Congrats!