After spotting a series of Porsche 911 Turbo Hybrid mules and one of the first prototypes at the Nürburgring earlier this summer, new spy photos of this radical version arrive around the German circuit. Some images that show that the German firm has stepped on the accelerator with this version that will hit the market in 2023.
On the phone on the asphalt of the Nürburgring a prototype of the new Porsche 911 Turbo Hybrid 2023 earlier this summer. The German sports car will be electrified with more advanced technology than that of a simple 48 Volt “mild hybrid”, as evidenced by the yellow dot on the rear window, and that is a detail that the prototypes in tests equipped with a high-voltage battery have.
The news spy photos of this special version of the Porsche 911 range show the prototype at the foot of the road, hunted in one of the entrances to the German circuit, with the aesthetics of the 911 Turbo and without any camouflage, so this hybrid option will be associated with this range of higher benefits. The production model will retain the large cooling air intakes in the front, the gills in the bulging rear wheel arches, the huge spoiler or the two oval tailpipes on the rear bumper.
The new Porsche 911 Turbo Hybrid 2023 will have a special name
There is only one detail that is repeated in this test unit, and that is the powerful carbo-ceramic brakes, an optional equipment that will be necessary to be able to stop this beast of which Oliver Blume, executive director of Porsche, has already indicated that “it will be the 911 with the highest performance of the entire range.” However, an also striking detail is the absence of an additional cap to the fuel cap for the plug-in system, so it confirms that it is a conventional hybrid.
Porsche is working on a special version of which maximum efficiency will not be your great virtue. An electric motor and a high-voltage, low-capacity battery will be used for a significant performance boost, but not to offer autonomy in electric mode. The fact of darkening the rear windows and the rear window in such a way points more to the fact that the sports firm does not want it to be seen part of this propulsion system that will be installed in this area, and that can dispense with the seats, achieving a reduction in weight.
The new Porsche 911 Turbo Hybrid will hit the market in 2023, prior to its appearance in the second half of 2022, coinciding with the facelift of the base model, and receiving some cosmetic details that distinguish it from the gasoline versions. Even his name can also have a special denomination, sounding strongly that of 911 Turbo GT Hybrid.