2014 Porsche 918 Spyder Review

   Over the years, Porsche has created a reputation for having extremely pricey cars and extremely pricey options lists. For example, carbon-ceramic brakes on a Cayenne Turbo S cost $8,840. That is ridiculous. For four performance brake calipers, you pay about 200% of what you should pay for them. But their latest high-performance supercar is even more ridiculous. It is called the 918 spyder, and with a base price of $845,000, it is about double the cost of a Rolls-Royce Phantom, which is arguably the best luxury car in the world. Another crazy number: 887 hp. Thanks to the hybrid engine setup, the Porsche newbie does 0-60 takes 2.5 seconds. Lastly, it did a lap around the Nurburgring with a time of 6 minutes and 57 seconds, which breaks several records. But it is a shame that this incredible performance comes at such a high price. But guess what? There's another new performance-oriented Porsche out, and it may be slower, but it is about a twelfth of the 918's price. It's called the Cayman GTS.