At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, gave the green light to development in series of Porsche 918 Spyder. Reflecting the overwhelming response from the public and customers Conceptual Study, the Supervisory Board of Porsche board of directors gave the mission to develop a production model based on the car already submitted.

This concept version of an ultra-high performance car mid-engined sports with the plug-in hybrid technology made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2010 and the Auto China in Beijing, hitting the headlines around the world.

Michael Macht, President and Chairman of the Board of Management of Porsche AG: “The production of the 918 Spyder on a limited number shows that we are taking the right track with the Porsche performance that features intelligent supreme combination of performance and transmission efficiency concepts. We to develop the 918 Spyder in Weissach and mounted in Zuffenhausen. This is also a very important commitment to Germany as a manufacturing base.”

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The study of the concept of the Spyder 918 allows the CO2 emissions of just 70 g / km, which corresponds to fuel consumption liter/100 3.0 km (94.1 mpg imp) in the New European Driving Cycle , on the one hand, and the performance of a super sports cars, on the other. This extremely efficient technology transfer a symbiosis in the 918 Spyder with a truly outstanding design and achievements of sports high-tech engine. More Product Details of the Spyder 918 will be released in the coming months.