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Porsche 918 Spyder - Best hypercars

A technological feast with awesome performance, the 918 Spyder was even cheap by hypercar standards at 'only' £650k

The Porsche 918 Spyder is a rocket ship on wheels, designed to push the boundaries of hybrid performance as far as possible. Unfortunately for most of us, that might as well mean into outer space – although the Porsche 918’s £650k price tag was a little more accessible than some of its hypercar rivals!

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Power comes from a 4.6 litre V8 petrol engine that delivers 570bhp combined with front and rear electric motors, which together produce 875bhp and 1,280Nm. Handling is superlative, as you’d expect from a Porsche, but with its plug-in hybrid tech you can also cruise around in silence on batteries only for up to 18 miles.

When you’re bored with that, a prod on the accelerator wakes the dormant beast, and the 918 will hit 62mph in 2.5 seconds and race on to a maximum speed of 214mph. The 918 Spyder was one of the first production cars to monster the famous Nurburgring old circuit in under 7 minutes too, but just like the majority of Porsches on the road it's docile and easy to drive slowly, making it the perfect poser mobile.

Best hypercars

  1. McLaren F1
  2. Bugatti Chiron
  3. Mercedes-AMG ONE
  4. McLaren Senna
  5. Koenigsegg Agera RS
  6. Pagani Huayra BC
  7. Porsche 918 Spyder
  8. GMA T.33
  9. Ferrari LaFerrari
  10. Aston Martin Valkyrie

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