2013 Porsche 918 Spyder

"Porsche AG may price the 918 Spyder, which soars to 100 kilometers an hour in 3.2 seconds, at 500,000 euros ($630,000), topping the Carrera GT as its costliest model, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plan.

At least 2,000 individuals have put in non-binding expressions of interest for the supercar, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is confidential. The 918 Spyder is one of three hybrid models Porsche presented at the Geneva auto show in March.
Demand for luxury cars is returning as Wall Street firms add jobs for the first time in two years and offer guaranteed payouts to attract top bankers. While Porsche hasn’t decided whether and when it will begin production of the model, at that price the 918 Spyder would top the 453,000-euro Carrera GT. Fewer than 1,500 of that model were built between 2003 and 2006.

“The Spyder will become Porsche’s new supercar showpiece project,” said Stefan Bratzel, director of the Center of Automotive at the University of Applied Sciences in Bergisch- Gladbach, Germany. “It unites Porsche’s high-performance engineering with intelligent drive technology.”

Porsche, which is merging with Volkswagen AG, needs at least 1,000 sales pledges to approve limited production of the car, development chief Wolfgang Duerheimer said in an April 24 interview. If only half of those who signed up eventually bought the car, Porsche stands to reap 500 million euros in revenue. A Porsche spokesman declined to comment on the potential price tag and said a decision on production of the model will be made later this year.

The two-seater car accelerates to a top speed of 320 kilometers (199 miles) per hour, relying on a 500-horsepower V8 engine and electric drive-systems allowing the vehicle to run up to 25 kilometers on electric power. The 918 Spyder emits no more than 70 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer on fuel consumption of three liters per 100 kilometers, according to Porsche’s website.

Frank Biller, an analyst at Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart, where Porsche is based, said the 918 Spyder may enhance the carmaker’s environmental credentials and potentially help attract customers to the brand which he says builds “Europe’s worst gas guzzlers.”
Lamborghini SpA, another luxury brand owned by Volkswagen, introduced its Reventon Roadster supercar at the Frankfurt motor show last September. At 1.1 million euros, the Reventon is the priciest model Lamborghini has ever made."
Source [Bloomberg]

 

Cant wait to see one in person, I'd like to see it in Guards red.

 

At that price, I think they will have no problems finding 1000 buyers.

 

I can't wait to see one in person.

 

I bet they sell em' all

 

^^ Agreed. Now if they price em at $1M lol, that's another story. I am positive we will see some in the PacNW at a $630k price point.

 

Wait, are they really keeping the hybrid system on board? Porsche's halo supercar will be powered by a 500hp V8, goes 0-60 in 3.2s, and can't even do 200mph? 120hp less than the GT2 RS, 10mph less in top speed...

It has the same performance as the Ferrari 458 Italia, but costs nearly 3 times as much. Please let this be a joke or misinformation.

 

Porsche is always conservative with their times. expect under 3 seconds 0-60.

 

Probably never see one, but I hope to!

 

They asked to fill out the personal information form for potential buyers a few weeks ago. Now that they have a price, wonder when they will ask deposit. I rather want this car earlier than 2013.

By then, Zonda, Mclaren, Ferrari and Lamborghini will all have their hyper cars ready. Since they will all cost more than 1 mil, I am confident that 918, if produced during this launch period, will be the best bang for the buck like CGT did when compared with Enzo and Zonda and SLR.

And this time with more approachable PDK and 4 wheel drive, 918 can be most usuable and desirable at the same level as a hyper car.