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Porsche 961
Porsche CEO Matthias Muller has confirmed that admitted they are targeting the Ferrari 458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C with this new Porsche 961.
According to the company's CEO Matthias Muller, the Porsche 961 will borrow technology from the 918 Spyder, after the 959-based Group B sports car.
Under the hood 961 will use some of the technology from its hybrid brother get the 918's V8 4.6-liter engine with 570 horsepower provided by that RS-derived powertrain. This should be enough to allow the model to 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint in a little over three seconds.
The Porsche 961 is expected to cost somewhere around £250,000.
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