Porsche testing with 918 Spyder

It has been 2 years since Porsche stunned the world with the 918 spyder concept at the Autosalon in Geneve 2010. Porsche has already confirmed the green light for the production of the revolutional hybrid supercar. And we’ve already seen some test reports with the 918 spyder driving around at the Nardo high-speed test track in southern Italy. It looked like a mobile laboratory with chopped up 911 bodyparts and fat bundles of wires.

Finally in these new photo’s we can see Porsche testing the 918 spyder with a great deal of the production bodywork showing and theres a few thing that immediately catch the eye.

At first sight the overall design looks pretty much the same, however on the side we can see the exhaust pipes that used to be on the concept model are now gone, as well as the camera mirrors. If you look closely you can see there’s also a new air-inlet right behind the front wheel. As previously reported because of the hybrid technology underneath the body there is a radical new exhaust system for the production version of the 918 Spyder.

The new location for the exhaust is clearly visible from these photo’s and they’re right behind the passengers seats!! We also see what looks like a fixed wing on these pictures, but it is most likely the active aero wing retracted.

The deadline for the Porsche 918 Spyder production version debut is scheduled in november 2013. It will carry a price tag of a €750.000.