Porsche has announced that its flagship sports car, the 911, is officially set to become a hybrid later this year.
The electrified variant will arrive as part of the current generation 911’s mid-life update, introducing styling changes inside and out, as well as powertrain updates and a new chassis code – 992.2.
By far the biggest change we can expect to come to the model is an electrified drivetrain, which will likely consist of an electric motor combined with the car’s already powerful flat six-cylinder.
Technical details are scarce, but British publication Autocar reports that the e-motor will drive the front axle, while the petrol engine will power the rear wheels. It also mentioned that a 48V integrated starter motor will be mounted to the eight-speed automatic gearbox to provide “electric boosting” and provide power to other components.
News of the 911’s electrification comes as part of Porsche’s 2023 financial year results announcement by chief executive Oliver Blume on Tuesday, who said that this year will be the brand’s biggest for product launches.
The first new model we can expect to see hit the road in 2024 is the third-generation Panamera, revealed late last year, followed by the reveal of the next-generation all-electric Taycan, and later the launch of the second-generation Macan.
Last on the list is the 911 hybrid which is due to be revealed in Europe’s summer, or our winter.
“Once again we are deploying technology in series-production models that we have derived from the world of motorsport. And our customers can look forward to further technological innovations along those same lines,” Blume said of the electrified 911.
