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what's up everyone John Rhett enger' from TechnoBuffalo here we've got the privilege of being one of the first to take a hands-on look at the brand-new Porsche 918 Spyder this is a spiritual successor to the gran Carrera when you think of hybrids you might think of the Prius the Honda Insight you might not think of its Porsche this guy it's just that for taking that hybrid concept to an entirely new level it's got a 4.6 liter v8 coupled with a 6.8 kilowatt hour battery pack driving this beast is a 7-speed PDK dual-clutch it's really cool to get a chance actually see the 918 a person especially in Geneva back in 2010 the original concept debuted here powertrain on this guy you know it's gonna be fast that 4.6 liter puts out 608 horsepower then it's got two electric motors putting out another 279 horsepower good for 887 horsepower total as a car of this exclusivity you'd expect it to be built in minimal capacity only 918 of these are ever going to be built for interested in putting your name down for one it's gonna set you back about eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars us before taxes aside from the incredible powertrain that gorgeous looks are some cool things going on at the tech on this car as well it will have Siri integration with Cover Flow it's actually based on html5 supposedly be the first time html5 application has been built-in to the car so you can bring all of your media with you let's also be able to get software updates completely over-the-air so it's a really perfect combination of performance speed and technologies thank you guys for watching it is my absolute privilege to be able to present to you the Porsche 918 Spyder in all of its glory this is the pinnacle of Porsche design the pinnacle of Porsche engineering everything about this car was met to hear it's not only the finest standards of German automotive manufacturing but the finest of Porsche automotive manufacturers what's up everyone thank you for watching that video if you want to see more the latest and greatest tech news you can subscribe to our main TechnoBuffalo channel by clicking the button right down below in my pants region or click on the buttons to your to see more videos