Along came a Spider

Crossing the Blues, University of the Nations, Social Work and Education, Shop Clothes Online, Radiology Information Social Work and Education It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to update the blog, but rest assured I haven’t been twiddling my thumbs. One car that’s remained very much on the radar is the Porsche 918 Spider. Now confirmed to be making the switch from concept to production car, the futuristic super-hybrid, which combines 74mpg frugality with a 198mph top speed, can finally be seen in action in the video below.

The reason this car is so exciting is that it gives us hope in an era where fast cars are seen as increasingly socially unacceptable. Whether or not you subscribe to that theory is a moot point – enough people (including, it seems, the law makers) do to threaten the reign of the conventional large-capacity internal combustion engine, and cars like this prove we’re no longer dependent on it.

Despite its performance the Spider emits just 70g/km of CO2. That’s nearly 20g/km less CO2 than a Toyota Prius and yet it’s a proper mid-engined Porsche supercar. Suddenly the future seems rather bright.

Countdown to Motion: Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Drives. from TangentVector on Vimeo.