The new Porsche 911 hybrid has completed testing ahead of its reveal on May 28. Porsche has revealed the first official photographs of the electrified 911 as the global testing program comes to an end and it confirmed a Nurburgring lap time of 7 minutes and 16.934 seconds. That time, according to Porsche, is 8.7 seconds faster “than the corresponding version of the predecessor model,” but it does not specify which model.
Less than half a second behind the new hybrid, the current Porsche 911 Turbo S, with 650 horsepower and a 0-100kph time of just 2.6 seconds, had a lap time of 7 minutes 17.3 seconds in 2021.
Information about the 911’s hybrid system will be kept under wraps until the end of the month, however, Frank Moser, who oversees the 911 and 718 model lines, claimed it’s a “innovative performance hybrid” system that provides “spontaneous response” and “makes the 911 even more dynamic”.
He also added, “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. 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.”
