Porsche 918 Super Car Price | Feature | Specification

Porsche 918 official render of production car

Porsche had showcased the 918 Spyder concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and now almost a year later, the company has put it up on sale. The new Porsche 918 Spyder supercar is available at an overwhelming price of $845,000. After all its a hypercar that will replace the Carrera GT.

Porsche 918 official render of interior

According to Porsche, the first year out of the three year development period of the car has culminated and the car will roll out of Porsche’s Zuffenhausen unit in 2013. The German sports car maker has already started taking bookings for the car and only 918 examples will ever be made over a period of two years and all of them will be left-hand-drive.

The mid-engined hypercar from Porsche features a V8 hybrid powertrain with two electric motors on each axles and a stack of lithium-ion batteries. The electric motors alone provide 215 bhp. Porsche claims that the batteries take three hours for a full charge (n Germany) and the car can go 16 miles on a electric power alone.

Porsche 918 official render

The combination of the V8 and the electric motors produce more than 500 bhp which result in a 0-62mph time of 3.2 sec and top speeds in excess of 199 mph.The most astonishing bit is the fuel economy. The 918 spyder hybrid does 94mpg (40 kmpl) and emits just 70 gm/km of CO2.

Honda CBR250R 2011 Super Bike Price | Feature | Specification

2011 Honda CBR250R

Finally, Indian motorcyclists’ long and tiresome wait for an affordable 250cc sports motorcycle comes to an end with Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India(HMSI) officially launching the 2011 Honda CBR250R in India. The motorcycle, whose launch has been long anticipated with more than 20o0 eager Indian motorcyclists booking the motorcycle has been priced very competitively at INR 1.43 Lakhs for the non-ABS version while the ABSspeced version will sell for INR 1.68 Lakhs, both prices being ex-showroom Nrew Delhi.

The Honda CBR250R will feature an all new four stroke single cylinder DOHC, four valve, liquid cooled, fuel injected engine that Honda has developed from scratch, specially for the CBR250R. The engine will pump out 25 Bhp of power and is expected to give the Honda CBR250R enough muster through a six speed gearbox to have a top speed of close to 160 kph with a zero to hundred sprint coming up in under 7 seconds.

The 2011 CBR250R will be available in three color options, red, black and silver. Indian motorcycle enthusiasts will have to wait for a little longer before getting Honda brings down that delectable looking CBR250R in Honda Racing colors. That said, remarkable performance at an affordable price tag is what the CBR250R is all about. With that, Honda’s big one for the Indian market is now go!