Chris Harris snags a ride in the Porsche 918
Posted: October 4, 2012 Filed under: Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE | Tags: 918, along, Chris, Drive, Harris, Mind, motor, Over, Porsche, Ride 1 Comment »As much as I agree that car reviews from the passenger seat suck, and I generally refuse to do them, there are some cases where you take what you can get. This would be one of them, given how much buzz there is around the Porsche 918 at the moment. This video sheds a lot of light on Porsche’s new hypercar, and turn up your speakers for the part where they kick it out of “electric mode” because they engine is pure savagery.
On another note though, they do say this car will weigh 1700kg (3700lbs). While I absolutely trust Porsche in everything they are doing, there is a bit of me that has to look back at the Carrera GT with a sort of somber admiration for its comparative simplicity. It was a light car with a glorious engine, and a clutch pedal of all things; the epitome of a pure Porsche supercar? The 918 is awesome, but seems so complex by comparison. We will see if that is a good thing, and I have high hopes, but the V10 will be tough to beat.
-Nick Walker
Porsche’s void needs filling
Posted: July 21, 2011 Filed under: INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: 000, 400, 599, 918, 928, 929, Car, Carrera, Ferrari, FF, gap, Gran, GT, GT2, GTB, Mind over motor, Porsche, replacement, RS, Spyder, supercar, turbo, Turismo, Twin, V10, V8, void 2 Comments »
Unofficial Rendering of a Porsche 928 replacement
Word in the media is that Porsche is looking to build something to fill the price gap between the $300k 997 GT2 RS and the $870k 918 Spyder coming out in the near future. Many sources are talking about another mid engine sports car, or even quite literally a toned down 918. Just one question, who in the supercar market wants to buy the half assed, toned down version of another car? The answer is nobody. People who spend as much as a house on a car want “the best” and would not settle for having a “poor man’s” model of anything. I have a better idea, and I hope this is actually what Porsche is doing behind closed doors. Read the rest of this entry »
