According to the GTS, the flagship Porsche 911 Turbos also becomes a hybrid – even more power and sharper reaction. Not that the most complete of all 911 has ever been missing. Still exactly that for a spirited Christmas party.
Whether a customer will ever record the difference between the outgoing 992.1 Turbo S and the hybrid -powered 992.2 successor. The outgoing 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-SIX produced an already impressive 478 kW (650 hp), which is good for an amazing top speed of around 320 km/h. The new model looks almost identical with its predecessor, but returns to a 3.6-liter shift and receives an electrical thrust to deliver a dramatic survey to 523 kW (711p).
Technically speaking, the Turbo S is closely connected to the reserved GTS hybrid, but the flagship has two electrically supported turbochargers, which exhausts any trace of turbo delay. For the skeptic, a few rounds in Weissach with the Porsche work driver Jörg Bergister will be enough to make them speechless. The thrust is astonishing, the G-forces immensely and the sensation borders on when lifting. The peak torque remains at 800 Nm, which are delivered between 2,300 and 6,000 rpm, but the delivery is now wider and linear.
There is only a small catch: If you have not experienced these brutal rounds with mountain master, you may not feel a big difference. Even for experienced drivers, the new and old turbos feel almost identical under public roads. And since the new hybrid does not offer plug-in ability, there is no real fuel consumption or only an electrical range to whisper from your closed community in the morning. Instead, the 400-volt-electrical system sharpens the throttle valve and adds 61PS to a few selected few.
The performance figures now read 0–100 km/h in 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 322 km/h. Certainly respectable, but the old turbo was not exactly missing. The hybrid system adds 85 kg via battery, cabling and electronics, although the difference for most drivers is probably not perceptible.
In order to manage the added mass and the increased dynamics, Porsche has wider tires (255/35 ZR20 front, 325/30 ZR21 rear), larger carbon ceramic brakes (420 mm at the front, 410 mm behind) and a new adaptive damping system that promises to control the body roller, under high loads.
All of this applies to costs. The new Turbo -S starts with € 271,000 in Coupé form. The Cabriolet, which has a healthy share of the registrations of the model, starts at € 285,200. The turnover begins around the end of the year, exactly for those who long for something particularly extravagant under the tree.
And as the final thriving, the titanium brake system shaved 6.8 kg and at the same time offers a touching soundtrack. Merry Christmas, indeed.
