# Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-In Hybrid Beats Performance Targets

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/01/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid/
- Published: 2014-01-19T04:52:15-05:00
- Author: greenguruguides

**Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid** development showed how electrification could
support extreme performance as well as efficiency. Final tuning improved both acceleration
and electric-only performance before customer deliveries.

## The 918 Spyder Beat Its Own Performance Targets

[⌊Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar during final performance development⌉⌊
Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar during final performance development⌉[
 _Final tuning
measures for Porsche hybrid super sports car_ Atlanta. Shortly before delivery of
the first vehicles, the Porsche 918 Spyder is beating its own benchmark values. 
Marking the success of the final tuning measures, the Porsche super sports car is
now even more capable of putting in a strong sprinting performance. The vehicle 
now accelerates from zero to 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds (-0.2 seconds), and with
the Weissach package, it accelerates from zero to 124 mph on the track in 7.2 seconds(-
0.5 seconds). It reaches the 186 mph mark after 19.9 seconds (-2.1 seconds) on the
track.

Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Senior Vice President 918 Spyder, highlights the significance
of these results: “We have used all options available up to now to electrify the
918 Spyder, working right up to the last minute to do so.”

The enhancements also bring benefits in terms of the electrical performance delivered
by the hybrid super sports car. The electric motors (one each on the front and rear
axles) allow the 918 Spyder to accelerate from zero to 62 mph in 6.2 seconds, without
producing any emissions. Such a performance marks a reduction of seven tenths of
a second on the previous time. With the Weissach package fitted, this electric sprinting
time is reduced to 6.1 seconds.

The 918 Spyder complete with Weissach package currently holds the lap record for
road vehicles on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, boasting a time of 6:57 minutes. 
Final U.S. EPA fuel economy estimates will be available closer to launch.

Source: Porsche

Related: [plug-in sports cars and efficient vehicles at NAIAS 2014](https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/01/electric-naias-2014-plug-in-sports-cars-and-efficient-models/).

## Electrification Added Performance, Not Just Efficiency

The 918 Spyder used electric motors on both axles alongside its combustion engine.
That architecture helped deliver instant torque, all-wheel-drive capability and 
electric-only operation.

For more electrified performance coverage, see our [Porsche plug-in hybrid test drive](https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/03/test-drive-results-porsche-cayenne-plugin-hybrid-electric-suv/).

## Conclusion

The 918 Spyder helped prove that hybrid technology could belong in a supercar. It
turned electrification into a performance tool as well as an efficiency strategy.

Source: Porsche.