Mar 03 2010

The Car That Turns Men Into Jello

Posted by: Jonathan Marshall

One of my colleagues – a guy -- the other day suggested that I write up the new Porsche 918 Hybrid concept car. Despite the fact that it accelerates from 0-60 in 3 seconds, and gets 78 mpg (presumably at a more sedate pace), I couldn’t quite bring myself to make the post a priority.

Something about the overly aggressive look of the car, and the even more aggressive price tag it’s likely to carry, put me off. Automakers are falling all over themselves to make ridiculous looking electrified sports cars--like this, this, and this--that only moguls can afford.

But now that I’ve seen Porsche’s clever video, I’m sold. It amusingly highlights the carmaker’s first electric vehicle offering--produced around the turn of the last century--before segueing into a predictably orgasmic portrayal of the new concept car. 

Apparently, this video can turn grown men into jello. Here’s what green car expert Nick Chambers had to say:

What is Porsche doing to me? I had just gotten over my teenage-like, eco-speed-lust with the 918 Spyder hybrid from yesterday’s announcement, and now Porsche has to go and release a video showing it actually driving? It’s not right. A man can only take so much.

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