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Porsche Drops Plans for Hybrid 911 Model
Porsche AG has nixed plans for a plug-in hybrid variant of its next-generation 911 sports car that's due by the end of the decade.
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Porsche AG has nixed plans for a plug-in hybrid variant of its next-generation 911 sports car that’s due by the end of the decade.
The hybrid system would have added too much weight and adversely affected vehicle dynamics, August Achleitner, who heads development of Porsche’s sports cars, tells Car and Driver. He adds that there also are greater cost implications for the 911. The car, unlike the Cayenne and Panamera, is built on a dedicated platform rather than a Volkswagen Group modular architecture.
He says the hybrid 911 program was shelved late last year. Porsche now is working on other unspecified ways to improve the next-generation model’s fuel efficiency.
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