Porsche 911 hybrid debuts soon

Electrification is coming for the Porsche 911 with a hybrid version debuting soon. 

Porsche says “Following an extensive development and testing programme, the new 911 with a performance-focused hybrid drive is ready for series production”.

While technically not the first hybrid 911 ever (they did a race car with a flywheel contraption a few years back) it is the first hybrid drive system in a roadgoing 911. It’s dubbed a performance hybrid and it said to make the 911 even more dynamic

Frank Moser, Vice President Model Line 911 and 718 said; “We left nothing to chance during development and tested the new 911 under all sorts of conditions all over the world. From the freezing cold to scorching heat, as was the case during the final stages of testing in Dubai.

“Whether at a high drivetrain load in the demanding conditions of mountain passes or in the stop-and-go traffic of an urban environment, the new 911 has mastered even the most difficult challenges with aplomb. All in all, our engineers and test drivers clocked up more than five million kilometres of development driving.”

Faster round the Ring 

It’s been tuned on the Nürburgring Nordschleife and Porsche brand ambassador Jörg Bergmeister has turned in a 7:16.934 lap, which Porsche says makes it 8.7 seconds faster than the corresponding version of the predecessor model (whatever that may be).

“The new 911 has become considerably faster on the track,” says Bergmeister. “We have more grip, significantly more power, and the spontaneous response of the performance hybrid is a great advantage.”

Watch the debut on Porsche Newsroom

The world premiere of the new Porsche 911 will be broadcast on 29 May at 01:00 NZST in the Porsche Newsroom at newsroom.porsche.com, and on the Porsche channels on YouTube and LinkedIn. It will also subsequently be available to watch on demand.