sports car icons porsche have put their newest vehicle to the test in a mesmerising world first stunt in the australia outback the video depicts the 918 spyder clocking 350km/h as it rockets down a dead straight stretch of road on the on the stuart highway, north of alice springs, on a stretch of road with  no speed limit the car was driven by new zealand professional race car driver craig baird, who switches the vehicle into ‘race hybrid’ and slams his foot on the throttle when they reach the unrestricted zone scroll down for video  the video is part of a promotional tour from porsche to promote their 918 spyder, a limited edition $900,000 supercar  the $900,000 vehicle is driven by a petrol electric hybrid system which can accelerate from 60km/h to its 350km/h top speed in a mere 40 seconds in ‘race hybrid‘ mode the motors work in unison with the 46 litre v8 petrol to deliver  a staggering  8,500 rpm of power obviously, this stunt is not to be tried by the amateur driver: porsche used radios and spotters to ensure that the road was completely empty at the time, and baird is a highly experienced racer with multiple v8 supercars and porsche carrera cup race wins to his name in 2012, craig baird was honoured with a special porsche bonnet, recognising him as the most successful carrera cup driver in the world the video depicts the car rocketing down a dead straight stretch of unrestricted road in the outback  the car is driven by a petrol electric hybrid system which can accelerate from 60km/h to its 350km/h top speed in a mere 40 seconds  the 918 spyder is concluding a promotional tour of australia that showcases the companies e  hybrid models the car has been on display in porsche centre showrooms and is heading to its final stop at the porsche centre in brisbane the left hand drive 918 spyder is a limited edition supercar, with the company planning to manufacture only 918 units in 2015 the 918 spyder is concluding a promotional tour of australia that showcases the companies e  hybrid models  the car is driven by new zealand driver craig baird, a highly experienced racer with multiple v8 supercars and porsche carrera cup race wins to his name 
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the video depicts the 918 spyder driving down the stuart highway . the car was driven by new zealand professional racer craig baird . the stunt is part of a promotional tour to showcase the hybrid cars 