Porsche has been talking about a hybrid 911 for years and we’re just a few months away from its launch.
On Tuesday in Stuttgart, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume detailed Porsche’s financial results for next year, announcing that the company will unveil the first members of its updated 911 family, the 992 generation, early this summer, and that one of them will be styling with a “high-functionality hybrid powertrain. “
The model is expected to be the updated edition of the 911 Turbo S; Porsche plans to eventually offer a hybrid powertrain in most styles of the 911 family.
Unlike Porsche’s other hybrid models, which are all plug-in hybrids, the 911 Hybrid is expected to be a traditional hybrid in which any electric motor will only be used to assist the gasoline engine and regain braking power. This will ensure that the 911 avoids the heavy battery, which is common in plug-in hybrids.
Olivier Blume
Blume has said in the past that the 911 Hybrid would be inspired more by the old 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car, not a plug-in hybrid like the 918 Spyder hypercar, which he reiterated on Tuesday with the statement: “Once again, we are rolling out generation in production models that we have derived from the world of motorsport.
The first members of the current 911 family are expected to arrive in the U. S. as 2025 models. Prototypes have been seen in recent years, some equipped with hybrid powertrains.
Prototypes reveal that the updated 911 will also get some styling tweaks, as well as a completely virtual gauge cluster similar to the one Porsche has already incorporated into its other models. The styling tweaks come with new front and rear fascia designs, revised taillights, and headlights with brighter and more accurate Matrix LED technology.