Porsche 918 Spyder announced for preorder

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Mar 22, 2011 | 10:12 AM

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xmatt

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Okay this is just silly:

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/22/p...%28Autoblog%29

While you wait for your 918 Spyder, how about a mere 911 Turbo S to tide you over?

Mar 22, 2011 | 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by xmatt

Okay this is just silly:

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/22/p...%28Autoblog%29

While you wait for your 918 Spyder, how about a mere 911 Turbo S to tide you over?

surely this is a joke... unbelievable considering the owners probably already have a 911

Mar 22, 2011 | 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by xmatt

Okay this is just silly:

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/22/p...%28Autoblog%29

While you wait for your 918 Spyder, how about a mere 911 Turbo S to tide you over?

The big incentive I can think of is that it advertises to those in the know that you've ordered a 918, which will be a pretty big deal in Porsche circles. So it's not the car per se, but what it signifies.