A £1.3million Porsche will be leading half marathon runners along the route tomorrow.

Porsche Centre Colchester will be using a Porsche 918 Spyder as the pace car for the Colchester Half Marathon.

The Porsche 918 Spyder is a Super Sport Car with 888 horsepower.

It is also a plug-in hybrid and will be completing the half marathon on electric power.

Richard Eniffer, Sales Manager, said: "The 918 has a top speed of 218mph and will complete the 0-60mph dash in 2.5 seconds.

"The 918 Spyder was limited to 918 units worldwide and this particular example has been kindly lent to Porsche Centre Colchester by a very loyal customer.

"It is currently for sale at £1.3million."