Porsche has reportedly confirmed the next 911 Turbo will enter production next year, bringing with it the same hybrid tech already seen on the refreshed 911 Carrera GTS.
The facelifted 992.2-generation 911 Turbo is expected to enter production in the second half of 2025, with Porsche deputy CEO and CFO Lutz Meschke telling Carscoops the updated model would come “with the Varta cells onboard” –pointing at a hybrid model.
When the 992.2 was released in May, the 911 Carrera GTS gained a hybrid system for the first time in the form of a transmission-mounted 40kW/150Nm electric motor, powered by a 1.9kWh battery pack made by German firm Varta.
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Carrera GTS
Porsche saved Varta from bankruptcy with a €30 million (A$49.5 million) investment this year, and in August acquired a majority stake in the battery specialist’s V4Drive subsidiary, whose large-format lithium-ion cells are used in the hybrid drivetrain of the Carrera GTS.
In the 911 Carrera GTS, its hybridised 3.6-litre flat-six engine with a large single turbo (featuring its own integrated electric motor between the compressor and turbine wheel) delivers total system outputs of 397kW of power and 609Nm of torque.
Those outputs are only slightly down on the pre-update 992.1 911 Turbo, which develops 427kW of power and 750Nm of torque from its twin-turbo 3.7-litre six-cylinder engine, while the Turbo S boosts those figures to 478kW and 800Nm.
Carscoops reports the 2026 911 Turbo will, understandably, receive a more powerful version of the GTS’ powertrain, with even the base-spec Turbo likely to produce almost 450kW of power.
While the 911 Turbo is set to go hybrid, Porsche’s famously non-turbo 911 GT3 will reportedly have a maximum of two years left on sale without the addition of a turbocharger or hybrid tech.
Speaking to Autocar, Porsche GT director Andreas Preuninger says the 375kW 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six in the GT3 will only be in production for around two more years, amidst difficulties in making it compliant with increasingly stringent emissions regulations.
“It could live forever without the laws coming,” he told Autocar.
“I don’t think we can handle Euro 7 without electrification or without turbos. [As it stands] we can sell this car for another two years, but it depends on the markets.”
The 4.0-litre engine has powered the GT3 since 2018, and has also featured in several other 911s and a handful of 718 models in various states of tune. Euro 7 emissions, effective from 2026, are expected to bring the end of the engine as we know it.
911 GT3
Like the 911 Turbo, the solution to the GT3 issue could also be found in the new Carrera GTS, or at least come in the form of a modified version of that hybrid powertrain.
Mr Preuninger, however, says the two cars have different applications, which calls for different powertrain setups.
“For the GTS, this is a great [setup]. In straight-line performance, it’s as fast as a GT3 and maybe even quicker off the line,” he told Autocar.
“But I couldn’t care less: for a GT3, a straight is the connection between two curves.
“The system itself is the right approach to put electrification in a sports car, but there’s a reason we don’t use that on a GT3. We would have had to use the PDK II – the gearbox we have in the standard Carrera, which is more than 20kg heavier than our ‘Sport’ PDK.”
While the 911 GT3 has never been turbocharged, it’s served as the base to the GT2 and GT2 RS in the past – the flagship of the 911 range, with twin turbochargers.
Porsche is expected to reveal the 992-generation GT2 RS in the coming months, as the high-performance model has always been a part of the final rollout of a 911’s lifecycle before a new-gen model is launched.
Earlier this week, Porsche unveiled the Carrera T, based on the entry-level Carrera but available only as a manual.
Carscoops reports the next-generation Carrera S will enter production in the first half of 2025, slotting between the Carrera T and Carrera GTS, but forgoing any hybrid tech.
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