Today Porsche debuted a new 911 variant at the IAA Mobility Show in Munich, Germany. It is the most powerful 911 so far, excluding a few models with a limited run, and is perhaps the fastest up to 60 km / h from a standing start, making that dashboard in just 2.4 seconds. And it is all thanks to one of the most interesting hybrid powertrains that are for sale today.
Instead of just making an electric motor to an existing 911, Porsche designed a completely new 3.6 L flat-Six engine, which took the opportunity to dump the belt drive and move some of the additions, which can be driven by the 400 V traction battery of the car instead.
The system debuted in the 911 GTS T-Hybrid, which Ars recently rated. For that car, Porsche added a single electric turbocharger, which works like the MGU-H in a Formula 1 car. It turns almost immediately to 120,000 rpm to eliminate the gas delay, but also restores excess energy from the rotating turbine and sends it to the 1.9 kWh battery.
The result is a turbo engine with a remarkable gas response that looks more like an EV, without perceptible delay between the initial tip-in and power that is supplied to the wheels.
For the Turbo S 2026 911 there are a few of these electric turbo veins. And just like the GTS you will find a 53 hp (40 kW), 110 LB-FT (150 Nm) permanent synchronous engine in the eight-speed gearbox with double clutch. Total exit is an intoxicating 701 hp (523 kW) and 590 LB-FT (800 Nm), which is sufficient to reduce the 0-60 MPH (0–98 km/h) time to 2.4 seconds. 124 MPH (200 km/h) takes only 8.4 seconds, half a second less than the Turbo S. 2025 S.
