CHAPTER 1 High Speed Hybrid Power A supercar crawls onto a road course It’s in the forests of Germany Engineers from Porsche POR-shuh have gathered This course has tight turns There are dips and hills It’s perfect for testing sports cars The engineers think their new supercar can make history They want it to break a course record Nürburgring Nordschleife is a famous racetrack in Germany It’s where engineers tested the Porsche 918 Spyder
The Porsche 918 Spyder is a hybrid A hybrid has a gas engine and electric motors People think that a hybrid can’t go fast The engineers want to prove them wrong This course is a great test A good result here means the car can handle anything
PARTS OF A PORSCHE 918 SPYDER FUN FACT The 918 Spyder’s roof detaches making it a convertible Porsche logo
removable roof rear wing air intakes acid green brake calipers and other accents The driver steps on the gas pedal The car shudders The engine roars The car reaches 60 miles per hour 97 km h It takes just 2.4 seconds The Spyder flies around the course It takes sharp turns easily The suspension adjusts The car keeps its speed around corners It bursts out of the turns It eats up more road
