Andrew Menasce:

Hey Francois, We met a few times at Pozzi in Levallois. Funny to "meet" again on a web forum. I see you have a much bigger collection now (You had a 997 when we met), congratulations!! 

when are you taking delivery of the 918? Im surprised by the weight..is it confirmed by Porsche? 

Take care

 

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Yes I remember, you had a Blue Challenge Stradale back then. I should take collection late 2013 amongst the first deliveries, my plan is to drive it to Le Mans to watch Porsche win in LMP1!Smiley

The weight is indeed confirmed, 1650 kgs, very heavy due to the batteries, over 200 kgs of them.

Depends on how you see this car, it's very heavy for a sports car, but even at 1450 kgs, would you thrash a 918 on the track? Not really, I rarely track my GT and more my GT3s.

918 will be a fantastic GT however and on the road, weight is not as important as on the track. But yes, ultimately, it'll still be a heavy car.

Let's wait and see. My Turbo S is not that much lighter for example and it's perfect for the road.