Porsche’s president and CEO Michael Macht unveiled the 918 Spyder — a mid-engine super sports car concept that employs plug-in hybrid technology to achieve approximately 78mpg while also providing the power needed to propel it from a standing start to 100km/h (62 miles per hour) in under 3.2 seconds.
Mr Macht also revealed another new hybrid technology developed especially for racing — the 911 GT3 R Hybrid that uses two electric motors on the front axle to supplement the 480 horsepower engine driving the rear wheels.
Instead of the heavy batteries usually found in a hybrid road car, an electrical flywheel power generator is installed next to the driver delivering energy to the electric motors, the company said.
The Cayenne S Hybrid, shown in Geneva for the first time along with the family of all-new Cayennes, is Porsche’s first production hybrid and goes on sale in the US this fall.
According to the company, the Cayenne S Hybrid features a full parallel hybrid system that combines the power of a 333-horsepower V6 with an 47-horsepower electric motor; thereby offering 380 horsepower and essentially the performance of a V8 with the fuel efficiency of a V6.
