While in
Race Hybrid mode, a special Hot Lap button can be engaged in the centre of the map switch (watch the video below to see how this works).
In
Race Hybrid mode Porsche says the 918 Spyder will storm from 0 to 62 mph in just 2.8 seconds, with 124 mph coming in 7.7 seconds and 186 mph in 22.0 seconds.
While in
Race Hybrid mode, the driver can press a Hot Lap button that throws efficiency to the wind by giving the hybrid system a boost to its full power potential, but only for a few fast laps.
Race Hybrid mode also puts the PDK gearbox into a more aggressive setting.
Lap four, and I've dialed in
Race Hybrid mode.
Lap four,
Race Hybrid mode.
However, in Sport Hybrid and
Race Hybrid modes, the wing's angle gets progressively steeper to generate more downforce, the spoiler extends to guide airflow, and the flaps are opened to help with front - end grip.
In addition to the Hybrid mode, the 918 Spyder also boasts Sport Hybrid and
Race Hybrid modes.
Not exact matches
No news on the arcade -
racing front: same
hybrid driving system, same game
modes.
The engineering of this ultramodern car is absolutely unreal: a monocoque built from carbon - fiber - reinforced plastic; a
racing - type weight distribution of 43 percent front / 57 percent rear; rear tires that are each over a foot wide; a plug - in
hybrid powertrain with electric motors on each axle that delivers 19 miles of range in full - electric
mode; a seven - speed PDK transmission; and a 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine that revs to 9150 rpm and makes 608 hp.
A steering - wheel - mounted joystick allows the driver to choose from several operating
modes: E-Power,
Hybrid, Sport
Hybrid, and
Race Hybrid.
There will be a «kind of» qualifying
mode, he says, that will take advantage of the battery reserve for full - power to supplement the turbo V - 6, and there will be a
race mode with
hybrid assistance.
Race mode heightens this even further, the gasoline - electric
hybrid system delivering its full 875 hp and 944 lb - ft.
The performance
hybrid features four new driving modes for the driver to use: E-Drive, Hybrid, Sport Hybrid, and Race H
hybrid features four new driving
modes for the driver to use: E-Drive,
Hybrid, Sport Hybrid, and Race H
Hybrid, Sport
Hybrid, and Race H
Hybrid, and
Race HybridHybrid.
Race Hybrid is the
mode for maximum performance and an especially sporty driving style.
With the
hybrid drive system offering this wide range of individual
modes and applications, the 918 Spyder is able either to achieve lap times comparable to those of a thoroughbred
racing car, or the extremely low emissions and high fuel economy figures of a plug - in
hybrid.
An N / A 5.2 L V8 mustang with 530hp, a 10 - speed auto w / the 6 - speed manual option, the
hybrid version of the Focus RS differential, a revised magnetic ride suspension setup, big 15 ″ brembo brakes with 6 - piston calipers and 2 - pc rotors, a Mach - 1 interior, mach - 1 specific headlamps, Mach 1 graphics, Mach - 1 specific wheels, a high flow grille with two square fog lamps, Mach 1 specific interior with the ’69 style mach 1 Recaro seats, a thicker rimmed heated steering wheel, Mach 1 specific gauge cluster and dash, upgraded stereo and navigation, mach 1 specific interior door panels with alcantara and leather surfaces, a pedestal style rear spoiler, a functional, non-shaker ram air hood scoop, revised tri-y «Hi - PO» mid-length exhaust manifolds, a special quad - tip exhaust system with a dual side exit exhaust system that opens on
race mode along with Mach - 1 specific dual
mode quad tip mufflers and no center resonator and new colors such as Black Jade Metallic, calypso coral and that new green.