Porsche unveils first-ever 911 hybrid sports car with a price starting at $164,900

Porsche on Tuesday unveiled the first-ever production hybrid version of its iconic 911 sports car, with a starting price of $164,900.

The 2025 hybrid 911 Carrera GTS marks a significant change from the iconic German sports car amid the auto industry’s push to enhance the number of electrified vehicles and tighten fuel economy standards.

Directors from Volkswagenthe company it controls has stated that the 911 will be the last car in its lineup to offer a fully electric variant, if it does so at all, in order to preserve the vehicle’s renowned driving dynamics that they believe the hybrid achieves.

“We developed and tested various ideas and approaches to select a hybrid system that optimally suits the 911,” said Frank Moser, Porsche vice president for the 911 and 718 model lines. release. “The result is a unique powertrain that is well integrated into the overall concept and significantly improves performance.”

The recent 911 Carrera GTS accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds – 0.3 seconds faster than its predecessor non-hybrid GTS model – and reach a maximum track speed of 300 km/h. It is powered by a newly developed 3.6-liter boxer hybrid engine that produces 532 hp and 449 Nm of torque.

The hybrid 911 Carrera GTS will be available as a coupe starting at $164,900. The convertible version will start at $178,200. Both are available in rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive configurations.

Orders for the hybrid models are now open, with deliveries to U.S. dealers expected in tardy 2024.

Porsche is the latest automaker to enhance or add hybrid vehicles to its lineup amid a slower-than-expected rollout of fully electric vehicles. Its current portfolio of electrified vehicles includes six Cayenne plug-in hybrid models, three Panamera plug-in hybrid models and 10 all-electric Taycan models. He also used hybrid engines in racing, including in the 911.

Porsche said that based on customer demand, it expects at least 80% of its vehicles sold worldwide to be partially or fully electric by 2030.

The hybrid model was unveiled Tuesday alongside the updated lineup of Porsche 911 sports cars for the 2025 model year, which will begin arriving in U.S. Porsche showrooms in the fall. Prices for non-hybrid vehicles, depending on the model, range from around $120,000 to over $241,000 for the 911 GT3 RS.

2025 911 updates include exterior and interior design, including a fully digital driver instrument cluster for the first time; increased engine efficiency; and improved standard equipment such as rear-axle steering for improved stability.

Porsche global sales in the first quarter amounted to 77,640 vehicles, which means a decrease of approximately 4% compared to the previous year. U.S. sales of 911 vehicles were 2,510 units, an enhance of 30% compared to the first quarter of 2023.