Watch Chris Harris get his turn riding in the Porsche 918 Spyder
10-04-12, 11:58 AM
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Watch Chris Harris get his turn riding in the Porsche 918 Spyder
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/04/w...he-918-spyder/
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=BFNIqxTT_mw
Like our man Michael Harley, Chris Harris recently got a chance to ride shotgun in the Porsche 918 Spyder, and he brought along a few cameras to share the experience with the rest of us. While Harris admits to being averse to producing videos where he's only riding around in the passenger seat, he seems to be no less taken with the technological marvels on display in the newest Porsche hypercar. Harris even goes so far as to compare it to the groundbreaking 1987 Porsche 959. He does have a point in that both the 959 and the 918 Spyder were arguably ahead of their time and built to show off Porsche's technical brawn in their respective eras.
While Harris touches on interesting engineering tidbits like the 918's carbon fiber engine cradle and specially formulated tires, the really interesting bits come while riding around not on the infamous Nürburgring but while silently whirring around on a few secondary roads. Take a look below to see what we mean.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=BFNIqxTT_mw
Like our man Michael Harley, Chris Harris recently got a chance to ride shotgun in the Porsche 918 Spyder, and he brought along a few cameras to share the experience with the rest of us. While Harris admits to being averse to producing videos where he's only riding around in the passenger seat, he seems to be no less taken with the technological marvels on display in the newest Porsche hypercar. Harris even goes so far as to compare it to the groundbreaking 1987 Porsche 959. He does have a point in that both the 959 and the 918 Spyder were arguably ahead of their time and built to show off Porsche's technical brawn in their respective eras.
While Harris touches on interesting engineering tidbits like the 918's carbon fiber engine cradle and specially formulated tires, the really interesting bits come while riding around not on the infamous Nürburgring but while silently whirring around on a few secondary roads. Take a look below to see what we mean.
10-04-12, 03:07 PM
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Did I hear right, it can travel up to 25 kilometers on the battery and be able to do 150 kph? I do agree with Harris on the 959 and 918 being ahead of their time (27 year difference, seeing the 918 coming out as M/Y 2014). For me the 918, will be the benchmark for future hyper hybrids. Seeing Porsche part of the Volkswagen Group now, I wonder if Bugatti will be getting some Porsche help for their future cars.
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Did I hear right, it can travel up to 25 kilometers on the battery and be able to do 150 kph? I do agree with Harris on the 959 and 918 being ahead of their time (27 year difference, seeing the 918 coming out as M/Y 2014). For me the 918, will be the benchmark for future hyper hybrids. Seeing Porsche part of the Volkswagen Group now, I wonder if Bugatti will be getting some Porsche help for their future cars.
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