Porsche 918

  

The Porsche 918 is a limited edition mid engine plug-in supercar designed by Porsche. The company planed to produce 918 units each costing $845,000. A plug-in hybrid car means that the engine utilizes rechargeable or any other storage device that can be restored by plugging it to an external power source. It is the second plug-in hybrid car from Porsche after the Panemerra S E-Hybrid. The car has a 4.6 Lt ,V 8 engine producing 608 HP and 528 Nm of torque. This is supplemented by 2 electric motors delivering an additional 279 HP, one producing 154 HP and the other one producing 125 HP and it also supplements an additional 747 Nm of torque. So in total, the produces 887 HP and 1275 Nm of torque.The batteries that run the motor are 312-cell liquid-cooled 6.8 Kw h lithium ion battery, it is charged by regenerative braking or when the car is coasting.One of the electric motors(154 HP) drives the rear wheels along with the internal combustion engine and the other motor (125 HP) drives the front axle, an electric clutch decouples the motor when not in use. The range of the batteries is 19 Km. The CO2 emissions produced by the car is 79 g/Km and the fuel consumption is 3.0 L/100 Km. It has a top speed of  340 Km/h. With a full tank and fully charged batteries the car can go a distance of 680 Km.

What I think of the physical part is the it is very aerodynamic, stylish and has a resemblance to its predecessors but with a more modern look. My favorite part of the looks is its tail lights. It has a carbon fiber reinforced plastic monocoque for giving strength to the support.

What I think of the engine is that it is Eco friendly as the petrol engine is very fuel efficient and the CO2 emission is very low which is good for the environment. You can switch it to E mode to just run on the electric motor and it gives a range of 29 Km. With that much torque it can go from 0-100 Km/h in 2.6 seconds, 0-200 Km/h in 7.2 seconds and from 0-300 Km/h in 19.9 seconds. It has more torque than A LYKAN HYPERSPORT.