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Porsche 918 Spyder

918 Spyder2014–2015

The hybrid hypercar that proved electrons could make a Porsche faster, not softer.

3 reviewers · 6 videos · 1 hour watched

// 00 the verdict

Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling.

across 3 reviewers

// the categories
// 01

Performance

5.0/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus

“I have 500 foot-pound of torque at 800 rpm... 800! The 458 doesn't have 500 torques at any rpm.”

positive · Top Gear · ▶ 2:00

“it's a fair bit more incredible than we were expecting”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 0:27

“887 horsepower 940 some pound feet of torque”

positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 2:22
// 02

Handling

5.0/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus

“God, this thing corners and I mean it... flat! Totally flat.”

positive · Top Gear · ▶ 8:14

“it's the handling and stick hearing Precision it has the grip it develops everywhere and the pure speed that it can carry through any given corner”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 8:46

“on the track though it's just crazy it's just so much so much power and um but it's so easily attainable”

positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 2:20
// 03

Fun to drive

5.0/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus

“But that does not mean it's boring, because it just isn't. The back end crates away like a rear-wheel-drive car.”

positive · Top Gear · ▶ 8:53

“it just feels like a really really fast incredibly well sorted very composed super sports car”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 10:27

“it's on everybody every car Enthusiast wish list”

positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 1:51
// 04

Daily drivability

4.5/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus

“And inside, you get some actual creature comforts, like electric seats and an 11-speaker sound system.”

positive · Top Gear · ▶ 5:04

“it was like the La Ferrari in the way that it's really comfortable actually um inside inside you didn't feel like you were basically in something strange”

positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 2:36

“it's also about being green running for 20 M on E power alone returning a theoretical 94.1 MPG”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 5:39
// 05

Value

4.0/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus

“you compare it to the to the uh La Ferrari and P1 they're both well over a million so 800,000 bargain”

positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 3:54

“I don't know, this is just all round a more impressive achievement. It's more of its time.”

positive · Top Gear · ▶ 12:11

“there's going to be 918 very very lucky people in the world that own this car”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 13:56

Hear it in the reviewer’s words

Top Gear
Posted Dec 7, 2014Open on YouTube
Moments worth your time
Autocar
Posted Nov 29, 2013Open on YouTube
Moments worth your time
DragTimes
Posted Mar 18, 2026Open on YouTube
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Power887 hp
Torque944 lb-ft
TX7-speed PDK
Curb3,602 lb