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Originally Posted by kyrix1st
Simple calculation tells me that Porsche did not do 918 project for selling it to the mass, but trickle down its findings to money makers like Panamera and Cayenne (e hybrid model) 1*297=$297m from 2014-2015.
Same sales figure can be achieved with 80K M4s, 3750 units sold. From 2014-2017, M3/M4s sold around 100,000 units=$8B. which is approx $2B sales per year.
I am unsure how much money BMW spends on R&D but if Porsche can do it with less budget, BMW ifinitely not trying hard enough.
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Notable though is that the 918 remain the only Porsche hybrid with serious track ambitions. Let’s wait and see what the 911 and Cayman hybrids will feature. BMW also have hybrids in the Cayenne and Panamera class. The 918 is not really a template for the Cayenne hybrid, I doubt they share anything.