furthering Porsche's future racing projects, particularly with developing the 908/3. Construction and performance The Porsche 909 Bergspyder was equipped with the 2.0 L, Type 771 flat-eight engine, derived from Porsche's earlier efforts in Formula 1. The power unit was coupled to an extremely lightweight spaceframe chassis made of aluminum. The car also featured non-magnetic, exotic, and dangerous metals like beryllium, titanium, silver, and magnesium in the pursuit of shaving weight. Steel was not used in the 909. To give an idea of what lengths the engineers went to with the 909, the fiberglass body weighed just , and instead of a fuel pump, the car utilized a pressurized titanium ball that delivered fuel to the engine in order to save weight. This is only a summary of the long list of innovations that Piëch and his team of engineers made for the 909. The car weighed an astonishing and was capable of an incredible 0-60 mph time of 2.4 seconds. Porsche experimented with a body featuring front canards and two symmetric air ducts, in addition to the smooth front-end seen on the car in the Porsche museum today. References External links International Model Car Association: Porsche 908 Porsche: Porsche 909 Bergspyder Porsche 909 Bergspyder Sports prototypes 908 Bergspyder sv:Porsche 907#Porsche 909 Bergspyder