Production ready Porshe plug in hybrids debut this month

[kristopher]

Production-ready Porsche 918 Spyder will debut @ Frankfurt [VIDEO]
Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:03 AM PDT

The Porsche 918 Spyder is celebrating its debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, 10 – 22 September. The super sports car with plug-in hybrid drive is not only a technology pioneer but also marks the beginning of a new era for sports car manufacturing. Never before has a super sports car designed for everyday use offered such an impressive bandwidth of dynamic performance combined with the fuel consumption of a compact car.

In setting this technological benchmark, the Porsche 918 Spyder is taking on a pioneering role similar to that of the 911 when it was first unveiled at the IAA 50 years ago. Appropriately, in honour of this anniversary, Porsche is presenting the limited edition "50 years 911" model. Based on the 911 Carrera S, this latest version of the iconic coupe combines traditional 911 features with state-of-the-art technology. On the subject of icons, Porsche is completing its line-up of sports cars at Frankfurt with the public unveiling of the new 911 Turbo – which, in turn, is 40 years after the turbocharged 911 was first shown.

In addition, the new generation of the Panamera Gran Turismo underlines the unique breadth of the Porsche range today. As the first plug-in hybrid in the luxury car market segment, the Panamera S E-Hybrid is further proof that Porsche is leading the field with its expertise in the development of fuel-efficient powertrain concepts for sports cars.

The outstanding combination of performance and efficiency for which Porsche is renowned remains consistently attractive to customers. Matthias Müller, President and CEO of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG recently said, "From January to July, we were able deliver around 95,300 new vehicles worldwide – that's 17% more than in the first seven months of 2012. We are therefore very confident about the next few months and we now firmly believe we will have sold more vehicles by the end of 2013 than we did in the previous year. Based on how things are going at the moment, we are set to have another record year – and that's in spite of the fact that the present economic climate is far from satisfactory."...

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[madokie]

1. For years I thought the Porsche 911 was the prettiest car made

Not so much anymore. We bought a new 2014 Focus hatchback two weeks ago and now I think its the prettiest car made
funny how that works.
Our new car was built in Wayne Michigan on the 30th of July, delivered to us on the 20th of August. Pretty durn quick turn around if you ask me.

[FBaggins]

2. The 356 is still way up on the list.

They just don't make many cars that pretty these days.

[madokie]

3. I never cared for the 356 that much

I drove warmed up VW beetles for years after returning from 'Nam. Carbs off of a 356 and a 1688 cc beetle engine was awesome. I could leave most everything on the road in my dust, 'cept'n of course some Detroit iron that was itself warmed up. Then it would be a pretty good race.
This focus we have now is pretty awesome itself.

[NYC_SKP]

4. I had an all electric Focus for a week and bricked it the day before returning it.

The basic 12V battery was low on power and that meant absolutely nothing worked.

Nothing.

The dealer sent a flatbed for it (visible behind the car).

All that said, it was great fun and quick, too!