Before the Lucid Air and the Tesla Model S Plaid dominated headlines for breakneck acceleration, there was the Porsche 918. Porsche described the 918’s acceleration as “catapult-like” in the 918’s official launch documentation. It boasts a 0-60 mile per hour time of just 2.6 seconds. Given its now seven-figure price tag, it seems right that the 918 would put lesser cars to shame.
Even the best EVs in 2023 only beat that time by fractions of a second. For gasoline cars, it’s only beat by the unholy abomination that is the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and the Bugatti Chiron. The Chiron costs more than an entire neighborhood, and the Dodge Demon looks like a brick trying to break the sound barrier.
The 918 tops out at a brisk 214 miles per hour, beating out its electric nemeses who reach their respective limits at just over 200 miles per hour. While not even remotely “inexpensive” in any sane interpretation of the word, the 918 still punches above its class when it comes to specifications. Running on just its electric motors, the 918 can reach a still-respectable 93 miles per hour (via Porsche), especially for a hybrid.
When the car was new, the car managed to break the then-mythical seven-minute lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleif track in Germany, with a lap time of six minutes and 57 seconds, according to Porsche.
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