Porsche Club of America
Los Angeles Region
March 2010
Inside: Porsche 918 Spyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Paradise Cove Fun Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Greystone Sponsor Spotlight . . . . . . . . . 4 New Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 New Members & Anniversaries . . . . . . . 3 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Porsche Reveals High-Performance 918 Spyder Concept Highly Efficient and Ultra-Fast Plug-in Hybrid Super Sports Car Unveiled in Geneva ATLANTA - March 1, 2010 - Today, on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche unveiled an ultra-efficient, low-emission, mid-engine super sports car featuring hybrid and electric drive technology. The 918 Spyder concept combines high-tech racing features with electric-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities. For example, it is planned to provide an emission level of just 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer on fuel consumption of only three liters/100 kilometers (equal to approximately 78 mpg U.S.), which is truly outstanding, even for an ultra-compact city car. This car, however, is intended to offer the performance of a super sports car with acceleration from a standstill to 100 km/h in just under 3.2 seconds, top speed of 320 km/h (198 mph), and a lap time on the Nordschleife of Nürburgring in less than 7:30 minutes, faster than even the Porsche Carrera GT.
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The 918 Spyder is one of three Porsche models with hybrid drive making their world debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. This trio - made up of Porsche's new Cayenne S Hybrid SUV with parallel full-hybrid drive, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two-seater high-performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug-in hybrid technology clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid drive.
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Paradise Cove Fun Run On the 21st of February, more than 29 cars and drivers set out from Taft High School to Pacific Coast Highway and finally to Paradise Cove Cafe. The enthusiastic bunch enjoyed decent weather and encountered very little rain on their way to Brunch at the iconic restaurant.
The highly-innovative 918 Spyder concept car combines Porsche's Intelligent Performance philosophy with the high-technology from motorsport, with classic but modern design to make a truly convincing statement. Offering a unique combination of extremely low fuel consumption, supreme performance and long electric range, the Porsche 918 Spyder concept represents an essential milestone in Porsche's strategy on the way to genuine electric-mobility.
Photos of Taft High SChool staging area (above) and the parking area at Paradise Cove. Photos by Robert Vincent.
The full story and more photos are available on the Porsche web site under About Porsche > Press Releases > Porsche AG.
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