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With the Porsche 918 Spyder having retired back in 2015, we're eagerly anticipating a successor for the Zuffenhausen king. However, the halo car status of the Porscha means the automaker can't simply roll out a replacement as it happens with the 911, for instance - the newcomer needs to have serious tech innovations on its side (more on this below). Meanwhile, the rendering sitting before us shows the previous Porsche range-topper, namely the Carrera GT, in a modernized form.
This digitally remastered CGT has received a complete posterior makeover. As such, the light clusters now follow the current styling language of the automaker, with a side-to-side LED setup. The lower rear fascia has been completely revised, while the exhaust tips skip the high-tech factory look, coming in standard form.
Then there's the added downforce hardware. As such, the active rear wing has been slightly tweaked, while the lower side elements of the 918 Spyder's Weissach Package are present, albeit in blurry form.
Other changes involve the 918 Spyder wheels, the door mirrors and the subtle side updates, noticeable on the front wings and the side skirts - pixel tip to digital label J.B.Cars for this visual exercise.
Returning to the successor of the 918 Spyder, it's no secret that Porsche finds itself in the first line of the electrification revolution that now defines the entire VW Group.
As such, the automaker is expected to bet on a serious battery technology advance before releasing a new top dog, with solid-state batteries being an example as good as any.
For one, back in 2018, VW invested $100 million in California-based QuantumScape, a specialist tasked with working on the said batteries, which should be around 30 percent ligther compared to the current packs.
Other examples of such developments involve Porsche's current Formula E involvement, as well as the fact that the carmaker has acquired a 15 percent stake in Croatian EV hypercar builder Rimac.
In fact, the wildest rumors out there talk about the next Porsche halo car switching to a full electric architecture, but we'll probably have to wait for the second half of the decade for official information on the matter.
Then there's the added downforce hardware. As such, the active rear wing has been slightly tweaked, while the lower side elements of the 918 Spyder's Weissach Package are present, albeit in blurry form.
Other changes involve the 918 Spyder wheels, the door mirrors and the subtle side updates, noticeable on the front wings and the side skirts - pixel tip to digital label J.B.Cars for this visual exercise.
Returning to the successor of the 918 Spyder, it's no secret that Porsche finds itself in the first line of the electrification revolution that now defines the entire VW Group.
As such, the automaker is expected to bet on a serious battery technology advance before releasing a new top dog, with solid-state batteries being an example as good as any.
For one, back in 2018, VW invested $100 million in California-based QuantumScape, a specialist tasked with working on the said batteries, which should be around 30 percent ligther compared to the current packs.
Other examples of such developments involve Porsche's current Formula E involvement, as well as the fact that the carmaker has acquired a 15 percent stake in Croatian EV hypercar builder Rimac.
In fact, the wildest rumors out there talk about the next Porsche halo car switching to a full electric architecture, but we'll probably have to wait for the second half of the decade for official information on the matter.
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