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Porsche previously confirmed that it would make a hybrid 911 some day, but it appears that the brand has other things to focus on until that happens.
Apparently, the German brand will focus as much of its development team in Weissach on the production version of the Mission E, which will become the first all-electric Porsche ever made.
The level of human resources required to develop a production car that will provide a suitable degree of performance from this brand in an electric car is staggering, so the 911 hybrid will be delayed.
The news comes from the current development chief of the Porsche brand, Michael Steiner, who spoke to the Australians at Motoring about these two models. In the interview, Steiner stated that there is no approved model development program for the 911 Hybrid.
The statement is valid for this generation of the iconic German sports car, but it is unclear to us whether the 991.2 model is being referred, of if the brand will launch a hybrid for the 992, or whatever designation will be chosen for the next 911.
Regardless, the current development boss of Porsche has confirmed that the brand has the technology to make a 911 hybrid, and that it could have done it with what they have today.
Unfortunately, developing and launching a hybrid version of one of the most iconic nameplates in the world, both in sports cars and automobiles in general, is not to be done hastily.
After all, Porsche has had an entire crusade with the 911 since it was launched on the market, as the automaker focused on updating the car as much as it could without affecting tradition.
The German sports car will not be easy to convert into a hybrid, mainly because current gearboxes for hybrid cars do not share the configuration employed by the 911, but the biggest problem will be adjusting the drivetrain, suspension, and steering to behave accordingly.
These adjustments may take years to find the best option, so the engineers in Weissach will first focus on the company’s first electric car before they make the first hybrid 911, or so they want us to believe.
The level of human resources required to develop a production car that will provide a suitable degree of performance from this brand in an electric car is staggering, so the 911 hybrid will be delayed.
The news comes from the current development chief of the Porsche brand, Michael Steiner, who spoke to the Australians at Motoring about these two models. In the interview, Steiner stated that there is no approved model development program for the 911 Hybrid.
The statement is valid for this generation of the iconic German sports car, but it is unclear to us whether the 991.2 model is being referred, of if the brand will launch a hybrid for the 992, or whatever designation will be chosen for the next 911.
Regardless, the current development boss of Porsche has confirmed that the brand has the technology to make a 911 hybrid, and that it could have done it with what they have today.
Unfortunately, developing and launching a hybrid version of one of the most iconic nameplates in the world, both in sports cars and automobiles in general, is not to be done hastily.
After all, Porsche has had an entire crusade with the 911 since it was launched on the market, as the automaker focused on updating the car as much as it could without affecting tradition.
The German sports car will not be easy to convert into a hybrid, mainly because current gearboxes for hybrid cars do not share the configuration employed by the 911, but the biggest problem will be adjusting the drivetrain, suspension, and steering to behave accordingly.
These adjustments may take years to find the best option, so the engineers in Weissach will first focus on the company’s first electric car before they make the first hybrid 911, or so they want us to believe.
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