Porsche 911 Hybrid will be the ‘Highest-Performance 911 Of All.

It won’t work.

Porsche is taking a big step in electrification. They have launched the Taycan pure electric sedan and are planning to launch a zero emission Macan for its next generation. In the next few years, the Boxster and Cayman will embrace an electric future. The Panamera sedan and large SUV Cayenne already have hybrid versions. A Taycan Cross Turismo wagon will be available in 2020. What other electrification projects are Stuttgart planning? A hybrid 911.

Oliver Blume, Porsche’s boss, had a conversation with Top Gear magazine about his electrification plans for the next decade. The 911 (992-generation) will receive a hybrid powertrain. Now we can find out some details from Porsche about this first 911 (others have hybridized it).

Blume stated to TG that the 911 hybrid will be the “highest-performance 911 of all”. This means it will compete with the best in the 911 range, like the Turbo S or the GT2 RS. It won’t have to carry a lot of weight because it isn’t a plug-in hybrid.

Porsche has our full confidence that it will produce a thrilling 911 hybrid, taking into consideration the engineering experience gained from the development of the 919. The race car was a huge success in motorsport. However, the 919 Hybrid Evo, a purpose-built hybrid vehicle, has set the Nurburgring record with a time 5:59 and 19.54 seconds.

The 911 hybrid is a little known fact, but August Achleitner, Porsche’s car development boss, has said that the car will have a limited electric range. The 992-gen model was designed to accommodate a disc-shaped electric engine, and the PDK has been designed to handle torque levels exceeding 800 Newton meters (590 pound-feet).

It’s not clear how much power the hybrid component will add, but Achleitner pointed towards the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid with its 295 lb-ft (400Nm) and 134 hp. The hybrid, which will have well over 700 horsepower, will likely be built on the Turbo.

To improve weight distribution, the small battery pack will likely go in the front. After reducing the fuel tank size, the hybrid model will likely have a lower center-of-gravity.

Although reports suggest it could be available by 2022, it remains to be seen when the hybrid 911 911 will arrive.