996pp

Porsche 918 Spyder claims title of fastest production car around Nürburgring

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...140330907.html

morganabowen

And it is beautiful too

DBJoe996

I posted this in one of the other threads. Very cool...turn up the sound! My wife and I cannot wait for the Rolex. Hope to see one there.

morganabowen

Where can I find the schedule for this car I'd love to see it in person on the race track. Will it be part of a series, i.e. Rolex or ALMS? Love to see it here in Southern California Here is the video from the inside!!!

Hurdigurdiman

great video thanks.

alpine003

Besides the awesome performance and gas mileage, I'm in love with the design.

I can't wait until Wicked Motors comes out with a 996->918 conversion package. Lol.

shyamvenky

More like a Boxster to 918 conversion kit. And it will be made of steel, and will cost $39999.00
The 918 is a very beautiful car - reminds me of how the Carrera GT stood out when it was new.

alpine003

Even at $39,999.00 it's still cheaper than the "Weissach" option for the 918 at $83k. lol.

Anyone know of any higher priced option for any car?

Thanks to Porsche I think they started the high priced option trend for all the other manufacturers in that segment.

996pp

The Carrera GT STILL stands out......
Ill take the GT over any other supercar

pszikla

What a car!!!
Let's see if Ferrari, McLaren etc...have something up their sleeve to beat the sub 7 minute lap time!!
Pete

shyamvenky

There were rumours that the McLaren P1 did a 7:04 just a while back, but its not official.
So far the other numbers - peak power, top speed etc have been greater for the other cars, but The Ring just doesn't test these - it tests the handling as well, and those don't have numbers other than the lap time to pass a judgement

911Steve

I guess the answer would be for us SoCal folks to see it in person would probably have to go to the rock store in Malibu to see Jay Leno pull up in one!

TAMAD

McLaren can only dream (for now) of being mentioned on Yahoo. Ferrari could give a rats ***, considering the LaFerrari is SOLD OUT. There is no substitute ;0)

TAMAD

McLaren was at the RING three times and could not do better than 7:04. rumor has it they went back recently and broke the record set by Porsche. As of yet NO official time from Woking. I think McLaren is waiting for SPORT AUTO to run the P1 at the ring and use that as official press release ;0)

CarMaven

I haven't looked into it enough (or checked Bridge & Gantry). But it's possible these "rumors" may come from McLaren telling certain "insiders" that they broke the record, based off of timed sections of the course. Though I'm sure they don't reveal there numbers are based off those methods. Lol. So it's possible/we'll see?

Nonetheless, we'll have to take McLaren's claim with a grain of salt, until someone can confirm they were there retesting on a full track. Meanwhile, Porsche's been reaping the benefits, sales and adulation of it's 918 release, Ring Run.

Good Luck to them.