Porsche 911 Hybrid arrives at the Nürburgring

This may come as a surprise, but Porsche first revealed the 911 hybrid in March 2010 at the Geneva Motor Show. It was not a road car, because it took shape 911 GT3 R Hybrid for endurance racing. It was equipped with a Williams-developed Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) and a pair of electric motors powered by a 4.0-liter flat-six engine.

A slightly updated model dubbed the 911 GT3 R Hybrid 2.0 followed a year later, with more power coming from the two electric motors, as well as a small weight loss to make the car more competitive in the Nürburgring 24 Hours. In the years that have passed, many rumors have announced the intention to develop the brand Production 911 with hybrid powertrain الحركة, but this never happened. But in this month of July 2021, Finally, it appears that the first production hybrid 911 is on the right track.

Although the prototype looks like a “simple” Turbo, the yellow sticker in the upper left corner of the rear window indicates that the tested car was a hybrid, as German law requires. The prototype was spotted at the Nürburgring, where the side and rear windows were completely blacked out to hide the presence of the batteries instead of the rear seats.

which should be called “911 Turbo E-Hybrid”, as you like to call it at Porsche, “You will prioritize performance over efficiency.”According to a statement from Porsche CEO Oliver Blume. Oliver Bloom went on to say that the 911 Hybrid would have “Very high strength but also very high performance”. The brand also officially announced that although the hybrid version will definitely be part of the game, perhaps with the arrival of 992.2, The 911 won’t be 100% electric during this decade.

In a previous interview, Oliver Bloom made it clear that the hybrid version will be so “The most efficient 911 ever”. It will be a simple hybrid and not an additional hybridFor weight reasons, of course. It remains to be seen what power level this model will have, already knowing that the most powerful production 911 was the 991.1 GT2 RS and its power was 700 horsepower. But will it be effective? It is clearly not certain.