^Would look steller in real life. Rep for this

 

What's more important to understand is not the effect this car itself has but the fact that the tech used here will someday trickle down to production vehicles that WILL make the impacts that you are saying this car doesn't. The 918 buyers are pretty much doing R&D for Porsche.

 

Off the chain!!!

 

Gotta forge forward, even though I hate all this weight!!

 

@Milanno That is simply stunning and good luck with the final render.

 

Can't fault most of these comments. About the best you can say is that it's an interesting exercise in terms of expanding Porsche's knowledge of hybrid applications in sports cars. More power to them if they can get a handful of collectors to foot the capex.

Now bring on the real enthusiast's version....

A bit busy for my taste. RUF's CTR3 still looks better and more purposeful IMHO.

 

Holy god almighty that thing is BEAUTIFUL

 

I'll take one in White with the optional "Weissach" Package finished in Martini Racing Livery

 

Hi Carrera, I have been asking myself the same question - they didnt do that with the 981 or the 991..so for me the only evident conclusion could be that - there is almost no interest in the car and that in order to get it sold before Mclaren P1 and Ferrari Enzo will humiliate the 918 - they are creating as much as possible media attention for it. Either this thing sells now..or never...in 2 years nobody wants to have it anymore..except some Porsche collectors..and if they cant get the 918 units sold..and lets say only 700 - then it might have been the last super car project from them...

By the way, the 918 design is great - execpt for the rear - the mechaniws etc - for me not attractive..wouldnt buy one - if I had the money...

 

Good thinking. And it does make sense. Two new similarly priced hypercars are coming out, and still hardly any 918's are sold, so then they release a bunch of new pictures, run mules around in flashy liveries, and release a 'Ring time. Pretty good marketing actually, but kind of sad at the same time that they are developing this car so publicly. They never did any of this with the Carrera GT, and only 2 or 3 sets of spyshots ever came out of it. I assume Porsche already knew how attractive and tempting of a car the Carrera GT was and knew they'd sell them all.