Following interviews with two anonymous sources, Bloomberg News is reporting that the Porsche 918 Spyder will be the automaker’s most expensive vehicle.  The company plans to sell the car at €500,000, a price €47,000 higher than the Porsche Carrera GT, produced from 2003 to 2006.

Despite the high cost, more than 2,000 people have begun talks to purchase the two-seater.  The automaker said they would not greenlight the car unless 1,000 customers put a deposit down on the car.  In its history, less than 1,500 units of the Carrera GT were ever sold.

The hybrid 918 Spyder is capable of a 0-100 km/h sprint time of just 3.2 seconds.  It uses a 500-horsepower V8 engine combined with an electric motor to hit 199 mph (320 km/h).  Porsche claims that the 918 Spyder uses about three liters of fuel per 100 km, producing up to 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

A formal decision on the car’s production is expected later this year.

Source: bloomberg via: Worldcarfans