Porsche 918 Spyder offers five different driving modes including E-Power, Hybrid, Sport Hybrid, Race Hybrid, and Hot Lap. To explore all of those modes you need to be on a race track, a big one of that no less. So to make this demo video they went to the widest circuit on F1 calendar, The Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas.

The driver, Porsche Works Driver Patrick Long, test the 918 thoroughly as he exits pit lane under all-electric mode, accelerates under sport hybrid mode, and uses the hot-lap button on the back straight at 170 mph. This is a POV video, which means you get a first-hand look at what life is like behind the wheel of a 918:

Porsche 918 tech specs:

• Body: Two-seater Spyder; carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) monocoque interlocked with CFRP unit carrier; two-piece Targa roof; fixed roll-over protection system.
• Drivetrain: Parallel full hybrid; 4.6-litre V8 mid-engine with drysump lubrication; hybrid module with electric motor and decoupler; electric motor with decoupler and gear unit on front axle; electrical system recuperation; four cooling circuits for motors, transmission and battery; thermal management.
• Engine Power
  • V8 engine: >570 hp
  • Hybrid module on rear axle: ~90 kW
  • Electric motor on front axle: ~80 kW
  • Combined: >770 hp
• Suspension: Double-wishbone front axle; optional electro-pneumatic lift system on front axle; electro-mechanical power steering; multi-link rear axle with adaptive electromechanical system for individual rear wheel steering
• Brake system: High-performance hybrid brake system with adaptive recuperation; ceramic brake discs (PCCB).
• Energy supply: Lithium-ion battery with 6.8 kWh capacity (BOL nominal), 202 kW maximum power and mainscompatible plug-in charger.
• Performance
  • Top speed: >325 km/h
  • Purely electric top speed: >150 km/h
  • 0-100 km/h: under 3.0 s
• Fuel Consumption (NEDC): ~3.0 l/100 km
• CO2 emissions: ~70 g/km
• Purely electric range: >25 km