The CarBuzz portal found out that we are talking about a hybrid power plant, which includes a four-cylinder V-engine with an electric superstructure. The engine is a derivative of the V4 installed in the Porsche 919 Hybrid racer, which competed at Le Mans and later set a lap record at the Nürburgring.
The mentioned Porsche 919 Hybrid was equipped with a V4 2.0 turbo engine with two energy recovery systems – thermal (in the form of an additional turbine with an electric motor) and kinetic (in the form of an electric motor on the front axle). The power of the turbo engine was about 500 horsepower, and in general the gasoline-electric power plant of the hybrid developed about 800-950 horsepower, depending on the modification.
Now, a four-cylinder V4 engine with an electric superstructure has been equipped with a prototype on the 911 chassis. At the same time, journalists claim that Porsche has no plans to produce such a modification of the 911 – the sports car will still be sold with a flat-six engine. The publication refers to its own sources: supposedly the company is simply testing such a configuration “for viability and manufacturability.”
Meanwhile, Porsche is pursuing an electrification strategy that involves gradually replacing existing models with their battery-powered counterparts. The goal is to increase the share of electric vehicle sales to 80 percent of the total by 2030. And the remaining 20 percent will likely come from the Porsche 911, which will retain its internal combustion engine.
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