The £670000 Porsche

• It’s the supercar set to please both petrolheads and the green lobby.
• For Porsche has released images of its new 201mph 918 Spyder which is set to be more economical than a Toyota Prius.
• It will be able to accelerate from 0-62mph in less than three seconds – making it faster than most supercars on the road.
• Porsche claim the 918, which is a ‘plug-in hybrid’, will be capable of 94mpg – making it twice as economical as a 1.6-litre Ford Focus.
• In comparison, a Toyota Prius will do 72.4mpg while the greenest version of the UK’s biggest-selling car, the Ford Fiesta, manages 78.5mpg.
• This is because of Porsche’s new hybrid system where two electric motors generate power alongside the car’s 4.6-litre V8 engine.
• There is also an ‘EV’ mode where the car can be driven for around 15 miles entirely on electric power at a top speed of 93mph.
• It will only emit an average of 70g/km of carbon dioxide, making any UK-registered models exempt of road tax as well as the London Congestion Charge.
• It is also going to be as attractive to the green lobby as it is the Top Gear audience thanks to some incredible eco-statistics.
• However, this new model is greener and faster than the average family car, it is also around 30 times more expensive – costing £670,000.
• The convertible supercar was first announced as a prototype at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show but Porsche has just released these images of the car undergoing full testing.
• And executives at the Stuttgart company say the 918 Spyder, which will be limited to just 918 models, will go into full production by September 2013.
• Wolfgang Hatz, member of the executive board research and development of Porsche AG, said: ‘What we are doing with the 918 Spyder is redefining driving fun, efficiency and performance.’