The 918 Spyder is, according to Porsche, the future of the sports car. It's also the spiritual successor to a whole host of Porsche's most classic hypercars from the past - from the 959 to the Carrera GT - and is a technological tour de force at the same time.
In combining 4.6-litres worth of high revving, race-bred conventional V8 engine with electric motors that power both the front and rear axles, it is, for the time being, the fastest road car on the planet, with a combined power output of 875bhp at 8500rpm and a thumping 944lb ft of torque.
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