The unseen 5L Flat-Eight Twin-Turbo engined Porsche supercar
UNSEEN Before As we all know, car manufacturers are very rarely willing to talk about their canceled projects, let alone share so much information about ultra-secret cars that never see the light. But that's not the case with Porsche, because the German manufacturer is willing to share interesting info with renowned journalist of The Intercooler, Steve Sutcliffe about a supercar that should come after the 918 Spyder. It seems that two thumbs up deserves to be given as appreciation to this German automaker.
The 2016 Porsche 904 Le Mans Living Legend was known as one of the Porsche Unseen series. (Picture from: MSN)
The last 918 Spyder model was retired in mid-2015 after being produced since 2012. Then after that the Zuffenhausen-based car manufacturer actually gave birth to the four-cylinder Cayman. And when asked why that is, Marcos Marques, Porsche' eFuels Project Manager, gave a surprising answer. As it turned out, the original idea was to engineer an eight-cylinder engine for a completely different car. Well, of course you are very curious and want to immediately find out what car it is?
The 2016 Porsche 904 Le Mans Living Legend was an envisioned full-size clay-moulded rolling model powered by the "most incredible sounding" eight-cylinder engine. (Picture from: MSN)
Let's find out, the car in question was actually much more than an idea penned on a piece of paper, as it later evolved into a full-fledged experimental vehicle built based on the Cayman chassis. Furthermore, this coupe is powered by a twin-turbo, 5.0-liter engine which is reportedly capable of producing up to 750 hp and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque.
The company's executives stated that the 918 Spyder successor (in pictured was the 2016 Porsche 904 Le Mans Living Legend) would not be launched before 2025 and only be launched "when it's time." (Picture from: MSN)
As if it didn't sound exciting, the engine has a low rpm of around 9,000 rpm and is connected to a manual gearbox. However Marques further said that "it was a crazy car and the sound is roaring fierce." It said that Porsche was tested this flat-eight beast on the streets near Weissach for over a year before abruptly stopping the project. As to why testing and development was abruptly halted, Marques simply said that Porsche felt "it wasn't the right car for the time."
Until now, Porsche is still working on a worthy successor to the 918 Spyder, which was retired in 2015. (Picture from: id.Motor1)
He continued, "We are fundamentally an engineering company and we are always looking for new answers, different solutions, and sometimes those answers are not needed at the time. But it's all part of the engineering process. That's what makes Porsche unique as an automobile company."
However, the presence of the Porsche 718 Cayman Packs one badass 4-cylinder boxer engine shortly after the retirement of the 918 Spyder was deemed to have not met the public's expectations. (Picture from: HotCars)
The car pictured on top of this article is the 2016 Porsche 904 Le Mans Living Legend, one of the Porsche Unseen series. The car was an envisioned full-size clay-moulded rolling model powered by the "most incredible sounding" eight-cylinder engine.
The German automaker further says that an eventual 918 Spyder' successor is on the way because, according to CEO of Porsche, Oliver Blume, "hypercars have always been part of Porsche's strategy." The company's executives stated that the car would not be launched before 2025 and only be launched "when it's time." That is, this car must introduce new technology and not repeat the hardware that is already available. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MSN | THE INTERCOOLER | ID.MOTOR1 | HOTCARS ]
The last 918 Spyder model was retired in mid-2015 after being produced since 2012. Then after that the Zuffenhausen-based car manufacturer actually gave birth to the four-cylinder Cayman. And when asked why that is, Marcos Marques, Porsche' eFuels Project Manager, gave a surprising answer. As it turned out, the original idea was to engineer an eight-cylinder engine for a completely different car. Well, of course you are very curious and want to immediately find out what car it is?
The German automaker further says that an eventual 918 Spyder' successor is on the way because, according to CEO of Porsche, Oliver Blume, "hypercars have always been part of Porsche's strategy." The company's executives stated that the car would not be launched before 2025 and only be launched "when it's time." That is, this car must introduce new technology and not repeat the hardware that is already available. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MSN | THE INTERCOOLER | ID.MOTOR1 | HOTCARS ]
