Richard Meaden drives the 918 Spyder on the track. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z07BO5CIpbE&feature=em-uploademail]Porsche 918 Spyder first drive review | evo DIARIES - YouTube[/ame]
I want. The 918 does it for me. Neither the LaF or the P1 appeal to me nearly as much. It's also by far the prettiest of the 3 IMO.
This is why we have wars. The 918 does absolutely nothing for me (I don't even think it's better looking than the standard Boxster...) & the Carrera GT is a design that is still mega sharp almost 10 years later.
The guy kept saying how the 918 was dominating the 991 turbo, but it didn't look it to me. The video also didn't show speed or rpm's. Kinda useless. This 918 looks like a Lotus to me and that's not a good thing. For me the P1 is way better. The only good thing about the 918 is that great little V8, and Porsche should have put that in the front of a new GT.
He was not allowed to overtake the 911. Those were pace cars driven by professional drivers that the journalists had to follow.
Here is the Autocar review: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9vBKEGjytE]Porsche 918 Spyder driven - is it better than a Bugatti Veyron? - YouTube[/ame]
Understood, I was on a similar drive with motorcycles, I could not pass the leader, but had a camera been on me there would have been no doubt that the S1000 could eat the bike ahead for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The problem here is that the TTS is no slouch, in fact, probably only slower by a tenth or so in that environment. Yet the price tags are worlds apart. In the hyper car class you have to get everything right imo, to justify the outlay, the P1 has done that with its looks, sound, and performance. The 918 misses bad on looks and probably a bit on performance as well.
Looks are subjective. I think that the P1 looks cartoonish and the 918 looks stunning. Sound is also subjective. I happen to think that the 918's NA V8 sounds miles more exciting than the P1. Performance? The 918 has posted an independently verified 6:57 lap of the Nordschleife which speaks for itself. The McLaren proved nothing. To each their own.
