Porsche 918 Spyder beats its own benchmark values

Shortly before delivery of the first customer vehicles, the Porsche 918 Spyder is beating its own benchmark values. Marking the success of the final tuning measures, the super sports car from Stuttgart is now clearly the fastest ever road-going Porsche.

With the weight-optimised 'Weissach' package fitted, the 918 Spyder accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in just 2.6 seconds (0.2 seconds quicker than previously), from 0 to 200km/h in 7.2 seconds (0.5 seconds quicker), and passes the 300km/h mark after 19.9 seconds (2.1 seconds faster).

The enhancements also bring benefits in terms of the electrical performance delivered by the hybrid super sports car. The two electric motors on the front and rear axle allow the 918 Spyder to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 6.2 seconds, without producing any emissions. Such a performance marks a reduction of seven tenths of a second versus 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 Nurburgring Nordschleife, with a time of 6:57 minutes. At the same time, as a vehicle delivering particularly low consumption and emission figures, the model is certified to efficiency class A+.

With the Weissach package fitted, the total NEDC fuel consumption of the 918 Spyder amounts to 94mpg (3.0L/100 km) - 91 mpg (3.1L/100 km) without the Weissach package. That equates to CO₂ emissions of 70g/km (72g/km without the Weissach package). The level of energy consumption was determined to be 12.7kWh/100km during the approval cycle.