Porsche 918 Spyder in motion

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Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid drives - first real video - YouTube

[marcefer]

At least sounds way much better that other hybrids

[MidEngine4Life]

So sexy

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Here are some more clips:

http://vodpod.com/watch/4266920-jay-leno-gets-private-time-with-porsche-918-spyder


Porsche 918 Spyder - On The Road - YouTube

[F250]

1. It's UGLY

2. It seems to require a lot of PUSHING

3. The hyper-expensive Carrera GT was purchased by idiots. The 918 will be bought by rich eco-weenie idiots.


I visited Porsche back in 1987 and recieved a VIP factory tour from the director of public relations. She asked which model Porsche I owned. I told her I didn't own a Porsche.

She asked, "Why not?"

I replied, "I do not want to be associated with the typical Porsche owner."

She nodded and said, "i understand."

[F250]

So sexy


If you think the 918 is sexy, I'd hate to meet your girlfriend!:laugh:

[nthfinity]

1. It's UGLY

2. It seems to require a lot of PUSHING

3. The hyper-expensive Carrera GT was purchased by idiots. The 918 will be bought by rich eco-weenie idiots.


I visited Porsche back in 1987 and recieved a VIP factory tour from the director of public relations. She asked which model Porsche I owned. I told her I didn't own a Porsche.

She asked, "Why not?"

I replied, "I do not want to be associated with the typical Porsche owner."

She nodded and said, "i understand."

Obviously you've never been in a CGT

Secondly, it seems you have some deep seeded emotional identity problems of your own. I pity you.

[F250]

Obviously you've never been in a CGT

Secondly, it seems you have some deep seeded emotional identity problems of your own. I pity you.

Wrong. I've driven a Carrera GT for 100+ miles. My friend, the owner, has no clue as to what he owns. As far as automobiles go, he is a full blown idiot - and admits so.

I think perhaps you've been sucking up to so many idiot super car owners to get your photos that you have lost perspective.:thumbup:

If idiots didn't buy Porsches, how come 70% of the first year 930 Turbos sold by Vasek Polak were crashed ass-end first into mountains in southern California? You certainly can't believe Vasek had the exclusive on idiot Porsche buyers!

[F3ckB9LL]

I can't agree more with you F250 ;) :thumbup:

[zeus_2011]

1. It's UGLY

2. It seems to require a lot of PUSHING

3. The hyper-expensive Carrera GT was purchased by idiots. The 918 will be bought by rich eco-weenie idiots.

1. Thats a subjective view, I personally think it may be the best thing since sliced bread.

2. Erm, not production spec.

3. Which supercar since the Miura hasn't? I think youtube has influenced you with those stupid arab so-called drift videos.

Its a Porsche, you either like Porsches or you don't, you can admit to not liking them, its fine. I'll admit to even liking the 924 (Carrera GT of course!)

[F250]

1. Thats a subjective view, I personally think it may be the best thing since sliced bread.

2. Erm, not production spec.

3. Which supercar since the Miura hasn't? I think youtube has influenced you with those stupid arab so-called drift videos.

Its a Porsche, you either like Porsches or you don't, you can admit to not liking them, its fine. I'll admit to even liking the 924 (Carrera GT of course!)

1. Lack of taste is not subjective.

2. Ermm... you'd think that German Engineers would make sure a RUNNING PROTOTYPE actually ran at it's Pebble Beach Concours public debut.

3. What influenced me was living in Southern California, home to 50% of all the Porsches ever built, for 42 years.

During that time, I've run accross more Porsche drivers than you could ever imagine. What can you say about 930 drivers that couldn't outrun a stock rental Camaro or stock VW Jetta?

My lawyer is a perfect example of the typical Porsche owner. He had a 993 and I challenged him to a 3 lap race around the big track at willow Springs in my stock 1989 Jetta - with both titles escrowed and deliverable to the winner. In front of his law firn partners. He hasn't talked about cars or his driving skills since.

I sold Porsches on the weekends for two years. Every damn idiot buyer thought he knew everything about the cars and I had to bite my tounge to close sales.

Porsche salesmen know Porsche buyers are dorks.

The Porsche factory knows Porsche buyers are dorks. Go to Stuttgart and ask for yourself. How else can you explain the success of a freekin' Porsche SUV.

Porsche drivers know they are dorks every time they get passed by a mini van, VW, 6 cylinder Mustang or pick up truck on Mulholland Drive or Angeles Crest Highway. You should see the look on Boxster drivers faces when they're passed on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway up hear in Cody, Wyoming. By a 7,280 lb. F250 Powerstroke 4X4 at 85 MPH.

[nthfinity]

I think perhaps you've been sucking up to so many idiot super car owners to get your photos that you have lost perspective.:thumbup:


Idiots buy every kind of car. Non non-idiots buy every kind of car. Just what "idiot" you are speaking of is impossible. You have failed to quantify how 70% of wreaked 930 Turbo's equates to any of this... let alone to quantify the term "Idiot" in your argument.

It is truly unfortunate that you have become so wrapped in how to snub "keeping up with the Jones'" that you sir have obviously lost the ability to enjoy a car for what it is. Ultimately, it is a hunk of metal. Nothing more.

For some, a car is a status symbol. Unfortunately, a Vdub is one I would ~almost~ never be caught in. Exceptions made for a quality 'dub like an R32, or W8 Passat 6 speed. I would rather be seen in a Chevy Cruze... but I care about style, performance, and the man-machine interface of a car. You seem to care more about what other ivory tower douche bags such as yourself look like rather than the enjoyment a car can give it's owner.

I still have pity on you.

[RC45]

When I buy that winning lotto ticket, there are still only 3 "must haves" for my garage..

An F40, a Ruf rt12 and a Porsche Carrera GT.

That is all ;)

[tforth]

1. It's UGLY

2. It seems to require a lot of PUSHING

3. The hyper-expensive Carrera GT was purchased by idiots. The 918 will be bought by rich eco-weenie idiots.


I visited Porsche back in 1987 and recieved a VIP factory tour from the director of public relations. She asked which model Porsche I owned. I told her I didn't own a Porsche.

She asked, "Why not?"

I replied, "I do not want to be associated with the typical Porsche owner."

She nodded and said, "i understand."

I guess that your user name is in no way an indicator of what you prefer to drive :laugh:.

[F250]

I guess that your user name is in no way an indicator of what you prefer to drive :laugh:.

Let's see, here's a list of some of the new cars I've owned:

1972 FIAT 128 2 DR
1978 VW Rabbit L
1983 Rabbit GTI
1989 VW Jetta
1991 BMW 325
1994 BMW 840Ci
2006 Superformance 427 Cobra replica
2007 Kirkham 427 Cobra replica
2005 Subaru Legacy GT
2004 Mustang Mach 1
2005 Ford F250 Powerstroke FX-4 pickup

I also have a Ducati 999S sitting in my garage.

I like coming up behind Porsche drivers on mountain roads with the F250. It's got a Go Industries Rancher grill guard and scares the hell out of them until I pass.

[turpija]

you are correct but damn those porsche guys get some nice pussies

[nthfinity]

Let's see, here's a list of some of the new
2007 Kirkham 427 Cobra replica

Those Kirkham's sure are nice

[marcefer]

2005 Ford F250 Powerstroke FX-4 pickup

I also have a Ducati 999S sitting in my garage.

I like coming up behind Porsche drivers on mountain roads with the F250. It's got a Go Industries Rancher grill guard and scares the hell out of them until I pass.

Some of your car choices were fantastic, but F250 + 999S is quite an awkward combination.
Selling Porsches had some consequences ? :?:

[F250]

Some of your car choices were fantastic, but F250 + 999S is quite an awkward combination.
Selling Porsches had some consequences ? :?:

I live in Cody, Wyoming. An F250 Powerstroke FX4 is almost a requirement. I can carry over a ton in the bed and conventional tow 12,500 lbs or 15,000 lbs with a fifth wheel. It also gets me to just about anywhere I want to go off road. All that capability with better mileage than an F150 FX4.

Unless you've driven a 7,200 lb truck with 570 lb.ft. of torque, you don't know what you're missing.

[tforth]

I live in Cody, Wyoming. An F250 Powerstroke FX4 is almost a requirement. I can carry over a ton in the bed and conventional tow 12,500 lbs or 15,000 lbs with a fifth wheel. It also gets me to just about anywhere I want to go off road. All that capability with better mileage than an F150 FX4.

Unless you've driven a 7,200 lb truck with 570 lb.ft. of torque, you don't know what you're missing.

I'm sure it's all that you say it is regarding it's intended purpose, but do we really need to debate how it would perform against a Porsche?

Speaking of dud Porsche drivers (and there are many); for every one of those, I see plenty of pick-up trucks carrying lots of air or snow (depending on location) most of the time. Personally, for when I need one (very rarely in my case), I'll rent one and enjoy the benefits of a much lower centre of gravity for 99.9% of the time that I drive.

More North Americans should respect the use of energy more of the time. I like to accelerate hard, just not all the time. In something big (and shaped like a brick) and heavy, you waste fuel all of the time, not just when you require the utility.

I imagine that it makes sense where you live, just not where most pick-up truck drivers live.

Lastly, it sure was interesting to see what happened a couple of years ago (when fuel prices spiked) in the states, with all of the chest beater pick-up drivers:

...after 17 consecutive years of the F-series pick-up claiming the No. 1 vehicle sales position,

it went to.... a Honda Civic :ohmy: . Now, where in the h_ll did they find room for the gun rack :-P?

[F250]

More North Americans should respect the use of energy more of the time. I like to accelerate hard, just not all the time. In something big (and shaped like a brick) and heavy, you waste fuel all of the time, not just when you require the utility.


Now, where in the h_ll did they find room for the gun rack :-P?

Don't even start with that Al Gore global warming save the whales bullshit. The free market does a fine job of regulating the use of energy. I'll drive what I want when I want where I want and do not need some Canadian socialist half my age preaching to me.

By the way, I drive my F250 around empty most of the time.

The eco system is all about balance. When I drive my F250 and burn barrels of oil every mile, I balance out 43.7 eco-weenies driving Piouses - I mean Priuses.

I don't have a rifle rack. I open carry a semi auto and concealed carry a back up 24/7. My AR 15 fits nicely in the back seat of my Mach 1.

[nthfinity]

I had it as my 'sig' for a long time, but when gas prices spiked, and the global markets collapsed in 2008, F150 sales dropped about 21%, while Prius sales dropped about 48%.

[tforth]

Don't even start with that Al Gore global warming save the whales bullshit. The free market does a fine job of regulating the use of energy. I'll drive what I want when I want where I want and do not need some Canadian socialist half my age preaching to me.

By the way, I drive my F250 around empty most of the time.

The eco system is all about balance. When I drive my F250 and burn barrels of oil every mile, I balance out 43.7 eco-weenies driving Piouses - I mean Priuses.

I don't have a rifle rack. I open carry a semi auto and concealed carry a back up 24/7. My AR 15 fits nicely in the back seat of my Mach 1.

Hey, you're the one who brought up the issue of people not driving cars the way the way they were intended/designed... What's good for the goose...

Who cares about Al Gore... and just like all Americans aren't Republican (or at least I thought Obama wasn't :ohmy:), all Canadians aren't socialist...

Rather, I'm agreeing with your premise in that Porsche driver's won't realize half their investment if they don't drive their car @ 10/10 (preferably on a track), and pick-up truck owners are wasting all kinds of things if they don't use their vehicle as it was designed/intended.

Does this not make sense, or this a 'Canadian' thing that only 'we' understand ;-).

[F250]

Hey, you're the one who brought up the issue of people not driving cars the way the way they were intended/designed... What's good for the goose...

Who cares about Al Gore... and just like all Americans aren't Republican (or at least I thought Obama wasn't :ohmy:), all Canadians aren't socialist...

Rather, I'm agreeing with your premise in that Porsche driver's won't realize half their investment if they don't drive their car @ 10/10 (preferably on a track), and pick-up truck owners are wasting all kinds of things if they don't use their vehicle as it was designed/intended.

Does this not make sense, or this a 'Canadian' thing that only 'we' understand ;-).

I brought up idiot Porsche drivers. They are idiots. All of them. In the United States of America, idiots with enough money can buy Porsches and drive them any way they want. And, I am completely within my rights to mock the hell out of them.

I don't care if Porsche drivers drive their cars a certain way. I don't care if you think I'm wasting resources by driving an empty diesel truck. In fact, I drive an empty diesel truck just to piss off people with the temerity to tell me what I should be doing for the good of humanity or the planet.

In case you haven't realized, waste is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy. What the hell do you think self-actualization is?

If you have enough money, you can drive what you want however you want. When you don't have enough money and can't afford $5.00 / gallon fuel, you conveniently become an eco-weenie and use your new found environmentalism to excuse your pathetic miniature and gay mode of transportation. :laugh:

[tforth]

I brought up idiot Porsche drivers. They are idiots. All of them. In the United States of America, idiots with enough money can buy Porsches and drive them any way they want. And, I am completely within my rights to mock the hell out of them.

I don't care if Porsche drivers drive their cars a certain way. I don't care if you think I'm wasting resources by driving an empty diesel truck. In fact, I drive an empty diesel truck just to piss off people with the temerity to tell me what I should be doing for the good of humanity or the planet.

In case you haven't realized, waste is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy. What the hell do you think self-actualization is?

If you have enough money, you can drive what you want however you want. When you don't have enough money and can't afford $5.00 / gallon fuel, you conveniently become an eco-weenie and use your new found environmentalism to excuse your pathetic miniature and gay mode of transportation. :laugh:

Well, according to your theory, I guess that there were a lot of Americans who didn't have enough money to afford $5/g of gas a couple of years ago, and traded in 17 yrs. of precedent with the F-series truck, for a... Japanese designed car (the Honda Civic).

Do you consider that a 'gay mode of transportation'? Does that make them all gay by association, as well. Next, they'll all be heading up here to get married :ohmy:.

[F250]

Well, according to your theory, I guess that there were a lot of Americans who didn't have enough money to afford $5/g of gas a couple of years ago, and traded in 17 yrs. of precedent with the F-series truck, for a... Japanese designed car (the Honda Civic).

Do you consider that a 'gay mode of transportation'? Does that make them all gay by association, as well. Next, they'll all be heading up here to get married :ohmy:.

I have absolutely no problem with gays driving their Hondas to Canada and getting married. Where do you think "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed?:-D

[tforth]

I have absolutely no problem with gays driving their Hondas to Canada and getting married. Where do you think "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed?:-D

Great example :-D:


Brokeback Mountain is an American storey (see below), and not Canadian
It is portrayed to be in (of all places :thumbup:) Wyoming (again see below)
There is no civic to be found in the movie, just... pick-up trucks :laugh:
excerpt from Wikipedia:

Brokeback Mountain is the story of ranch hand Ennis del Mar (http://www.motorworld.net/wiki/Ennis_del_Mar) (Heath Ledger (http://www.motorworld.net/wiki/Heath_Ledger)) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (http://www.motorworld.net/wiki/Jack_Twist) (Jake Gyllenhaal (http://www.motorworld.net/wiki/Jake_Gyllenhaal)), two men who fall in love on the fictional (http://www.motorworld.net/wiki/Fiction) Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming (http://www.motorworld.net/wiki/Wyoming) in 1963.

You truly are the most entertaining blogger that I've come across here :-P. So far, my favourite line of yours is:

"I brought up idiot Porsche drivers. They are idiots. All of them."

Not exactly the most poignant description you would expect to read on a car enthusiast forum :thumbup:.

[pitfield]

Well, according to your theory, I guess that there were a lot of Americans who didn't have enough money to afford $5/g of gas a couple of years ago, and traded in 17 yrs. of precedent with the F-series truck, for a... Japanese designed car (the Honda Civic).

Do you consider that a 'gay mode of transportation'? Does that make them all gay by association, as well. Next, they'll all be heading up here to get married :ohmy:.

The whole I'm free to be an ignoramus and drive my pick up truck all day long thing is getting a bit tired isn't it?