Porsche 918 Spyder crashes in Germany

Porsche is in hot water with German authorities following an accident involving a prototype version of the gasoline-electric hybrid-powered 918 Spyder on a public road last month, according to reports in the German media.

The accident, which took place between the towns of Bietigheim-Bissingen and Ludwigsburg (close to Porsche's research-and-development center), saw the 875-hp 918 Spyder spin out of control and collide with a guard rail.

Parts of the new $845,000 Porsche flagship are said to have broken loose in the collision before being collected by an oncoming car.

Media reports suggest the driver of the prototype, a 40-year-old Porsche engineer, was unharmed in the accident. His 28-year-old passenger is claimed to have suffered minor injuries.

Harald Lustig, public prosecutor of the city of Heilbronn, has confirmed to German magazine Focus that investigators have seized the data logger of the prototype 918 to determine the speed at which it crashed.

“We are determining if there are grounds for negligent injury,” Lustig told Focus.

Images of the crash were posted on the website The Supercar Kids

The Super Car Kids
A prototype Porsche 918 Spyder has crashed in Germany.

By Greg Kable