Funny thing about Porsches is that they tend to be a little more common in Stuttgart, which means you could see e something like this. A brand new 918 Spyder trying to blend into the suburban environment is like seeing the queen of England at McDonalds, but that's just what we have here.
The best explanation for what's going on here is that the car belongs to a company official, either an engineer (unlikely) who took it home, or a company board member getting a sample of the latest tech.
Despite costing more than an apartment building, this millionaire's toy is parked on the curb, just like the decade-old Renaults and Volkswagens in the background. A good way to grasp how interesting this clip is is to listen for the sound of the engine… because there isn't any.
Controversial from the ground up, the 918 is a tech showcase for Porsche's future powertrains. 887 hp are gathered by this car from a race-spec and more electronics than the space shuttle. It can blitz the track like no other car, but it can also do something a regular Prius can't: run completely silently and without emissions.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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