RC:
Actually, Porsche is rumored to build another Carrera GT...the so called 960. Performance will be of course not even close to 918 performance but I would say that 0-100 kph in slightly under 3 seconds, 0-200 kph in slightly over 9 seconds should be good enough for a start. These are the numbers I heard as a rumor and they indicate possible factory claims, not real performance numbers. Top speed around 325-330 kph. Base price tag under 300k.
The new Carrera GT? The 918 is wonderful, you certainly made the right choice. If I would have the money, I would have ordered the 918 as well. Amazing product.
Speaking of hybrid technology: The next 911 generation could already use some sort of hybrid technology as far as I heard, especially the next gen 911 Turbo. So "hybrid" is definitely the next big thing with sports cars, Porsche seems to be aware of that.
That's my point.
Porsche developed the 918 first and explore their technical limit and push their engineers to the limit. Those guys gained extremely valuable knowledge and insight that can be applied to every projects.
The rumoured 960 project will be one of those. The V8 would be a natural, the chassis calibration with 4ws, and other light weight tech that they developed for the 918 can be reused on the 960. And now that they got the regen braking and physical braking calibration perfected, that knowledge can be apply to every other hybrid they want to make. It's a game changer.
If, had Porsche do a 960 first, there is really nothing they could have transferred anywhere or learn. The super lightweight stuff was born out of a need to offset the hybrid system. A petrol only 960 would have no need for the extreme weight loss, whatever they know right now can be used. Can Porsche build a mid engine sports car that is just about equal to the 12C or slightly better using what they already know right now? Of course they can, they can do one probably within a year without trouble. Why didn't they? Cause there was no challenge. And they have extreme confidence in their 991 Turbo S.
And they would certainly still have the hybrid hurdle to jump over in order to make their next generation hybrid cars.
The 918 is the Kennedy going to the moon moment in automotive history. No one thought it's actually possible to make a hybrid so sexy, go so fast, mask the weight so well, yet retained the unreal fuel economy, not to mention the most daily usable hyper car. There is no other car like it, the 918 even surpasses the 959 in technology relevant to the time era.
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