The Semper Vivus is the world’s first hybrid rebuild by Porsche

Turns out, hybrid cars aren’t so much of a recent-day technology after all! We all have had a glimpse of the best-selling Toyota Hybrid, the Prius. Well, it’s time the Prius met its predecessor, developed by Porsche nearly a century ago! Back in the 1900s, Ferdinand Porsche came up with a hybrid car that used technology, not too unlike our hybrids use today. The company built an exact replica of the good old hybrid and brought it down to the New York Auto Show, creating quite a spectacle and leaving just about everyone present in awe. Called the Semper Vivus, this $750,000 reproduction proudly played grand-daddy to the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid, also present at the show. Using a single cylinder engine and two 2.5-kilowatt generators, this one boasts 3.5-horsepower engines, a top speed of 35 mph and a battery range of 25 miles.

Weighing in at 3,700 pounds, this ancient hybrid car replica by Porsche literally brought tears of awe to our eyes! Seems like the automobile industry has in fact gone a long way, forever trying to push out complete reliance on gasoline!




[Wired]