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The Porsche 918 Spyder is a high performance sports car manufactured by German marque Porsche. [6] The 918 Spyder is a plug-in hybrid powered by a mid-mounted naturally aspirated 4.6 L (4,593 cc) V8 engine, developing 447 kW (608 PS; 599 hp) at 8,700 RPM, with two electric motors delivering an additional 210 kW (286 PS; 282 hp) for a combined output of 652 kW (875 hp) and 1,280 N⋅m (944 lbf ...
Year code. 11: Factory code. 12: Third character of model type (read positions 7,8 and 12 together). 13: Body configuration code or leading digit of serial number. 14: First digit of serial number. 15: Second digit of serial number. 16: Third digit of serial number. 17: Fourth digit of serial number.
However, first Porsche needs to put the color through feasibility testing that can take up to 11 months. This can cost anywhere from $22,860 to $25,660 on the 911 Turbo/Turbo S and GT cars, and if ...
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
Following Alois Sr's. death in 1974, 24-year-old Alois Jr. took control of the business and focused on his passion: Porsche vehicles, and especially the 911. A year later in 1975, the first Ruf-enhanced Porsche came to life. Ruf debuted their first complete model in 1977, a tuned version of Porsche's 911 Turbo with a stroked, 3.3-litre motor ...
The Porsche 550 is a mid-engine car with an air-cooled four-cylinder engine, following the precedent of the 1948 Porsche 356/1 prototype designed by Ferry Porsche. The mid-engine racing design was further developed with Porsche's 718 model; its advantages led to it becoming the dominant design for top-level racing cars by the mid-1960s.
The Spyder is a lightweight high performance version of the Boxster and the lightest Porsche in the model lineup at the time, weighing 1,315 kg (2,899 lb). It is powered by the largest and most powerful engine used in a Boxster at the time, a 3.8 litre flat-6 shared with the Cayman GT4 and 911 Carrera S, rated at 375 hp (280 kW).
Porsche-Schmid synchronized Gearbox for Vanwall Grand Prix car 688 Porsche-Schmid synchronized gearbox for a Volvo sports car 689 Porsche-Schmid synchronized gearbox for a Fröhlich sports car 690: 1958: Five-speed tunnel-case transmission for Type 718 691 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder 692: 1958: Improved four-camshaft engine for Carrera: 692/0: 1958