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Old 2 Mar 2010, 14:11 (Ref:2643315)   #12
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arakis has a lot of promise if they can keep it on the circuit!
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No - the engine is the RS Spyder's 3.4L.
Read the article I posted.

As far as top speed goes, we’re quoting 200 mph. The car could in fact go quite a bit faster, but to do so it would require more downforce, which in turn means more drag. Such a move would not be in-line with the underlying green message.”
it needs more down force because it has a lot of lift, becose of an open roof!!
4.6 l in production trim

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In concept car form, the 918 Spyder uses the same mid-mounted 3.4-litre V8 that has powered the American Le Mans Series RS Spyder, but the engine will grow if (or when) the concept reaches production. Just as the Carrera GT’s 5.7-litre V10 was born as a 5.5, Durheimer revealed that a 4.6-litre V8 had been calculated as ideal for the stunning new 918 supercar. A seven-speed PDK gearbox sends the engine’s power to the rear wheels
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