Spyder prototype posts best time of 07:14 minutes
ON A RECENT TEST DRIVE AT THE famous and feared Nürburgring-Nordschleife, a Porsche 918 Spyder prototype posted a remarkable best time of just 07:14 minutes on this 20.6-km-long circuit: one of the fastest ever by a street-legal car running on standard production tyres.
What makes this feat even more impressive is that it was completely unplanned. One year before its production launch, the plug-in hybrid super sports car from Porsche AG is already proving its superlative performance potential. Dr Frank Walliser, overall project leader for the 918 Spyder, said, “By turning in a fabulous time of 07:14 minutes, the 918 Spyder prototype has concept after just a few months on the road.”
The course was only available to the development team from Weissach for one lap and it had to be started from a standstill. The plug-in hybrid super sports car with over 800 PS of power was equipped with production tyres from development partner Michelin as well as the optional ‘Weissach’ package, which performance.
