{"id":455590,"date":"2023-07-27T06:40:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=455590"},"modified":"2024-12-08T14:08:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T14:08:39","slug":"porsche-918-spyder-with-weissach-package-top-speed-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/porsche-918-spyder-with-weissach-package-top-speed-run\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Porsche 918 Spyder With Weissach Package Top Speed Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuttcars.com\/porsche-model-research\/porsche-supercars\/porsche-918-research\/\">Porsche 918 Spyder<\/a> ceased production in 2015 after a brief two-year span, with only 918 units manufactured. Despite its discontinuation, it remains Porsche&#8217;s latest hypercar.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent video, a 2015 918 Spyder with the Weissach package showcased its impressive capabilities by reaching a top speed of 214 mph at Florida&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n<p>Equipped with a hybrid powertrain, the 918 Spyder combines a 4.6-liter V8 engine sourced from Porsche&#8217;s LMP2 race car with two electric motors and a 6.8-kilowatt-hour battery pack. The system delivers an output of 875 bhp and 944 pound-feet of torque. The video mentions 887 bhp, which refers to the metric horsepower rating.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worth noting that the official top speed figure provided by Porsche for the 918 Spyder matches the speed achieved in the video: 214 mph.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Edition | Top Speed Test (2.3 Miles)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/16dsV0SC-44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Edition | Top Speed Test (2.3 Miles)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/16dsV0SC-44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Porsche 918 Spyder ceased production in 2015 after a brief two-year span, with only 918 units manufactured. 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Equipped with a hybrid powertrain, the 918 Spyder combines a 4.6-liter V8 engine sourced from Porsche&#8217;s LMP2 race car with two electric motors and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":455591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16906,12919],"tags":[89,389,22625,115,8441],"class_list":["post-455590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-porsche","category-videos","tag-porsche","tag-porsche-918-spyder","tag-porsche-media-918-spyder-videos","tag-porsche-videos","tag-videos","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VIDEO: Porsche 918 Spyder With Weissach Package Top Speed Run<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/porsche-918-spyder-with-weissach-package-top-speed-run\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VIDEO: Porsche 918 Spyder With Weissach Package Top Speed Run\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Porsche 918 Spyder ceased production in 2015 after a brief two-year span, with only 918 units manufactured. 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