A better form of the 911 sports car, the 992.2, is about to be released by Porsche. There will be different versions with a new 3.6-liter engine and a hybrid setup. As a 2025 model, the 992.2 should be ready to buy in about six months. The new Porsche 911 will hit the market in early 2025. It will have a modernized cockpit, reworked front and back ends, and a few other small changes, like 48-volt hybrid systems for the engine range. For this 992.2 model, the new T-HEV hybrid system, which will be used later and bring the classic sports car one step closer to being electric, is the most talked-about feature. Even though Porsche hasn’t said anything about the hybrid yet, two dealers we talked to separately confirmed that the project was real but that sales wouldn’t start until 2025. The Hybrid System The Ferrari 296 GTB and McLaren Artura are both plug-in hybrids, but the Porsche gadget is meant to be charged all the time and can’t be put in. The high-performance Varta battery, which has a capacity of about 2 kWh, powers the electric motor, which may add another 80 to 90 horsepower. The 400-volt fast-charging and releasing system was based on Formula One’s KERS technology, and Porsche is said to have worked with Rimac on the software for it—an equal amount of Porsche shares (45%) of Rimac. The T-HEV device was made by working together and has two electrical parts. From what the seller says, the built-in starting generator powers the extra gear and gives a quick boost when needed. The real electric motor under the gas tank moves the front wheels and makes the weight distribution better. A small battery drives the tiny electric motor unit and is the brain of the T-HEV technology. It is always being charged by the combustion engine and the kinetic energy made when you brake. Reports say that a manual gearbox is not a choice because it is too complicated. The T-HEV section is said to weigh at most 55 pounds altogether. The engine is a 3.0-liter flat-six twin-turbo that has been tweaked. It has 395 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque. With 84 horsepower and 129 pound-feet of torque from the electric engine, the total output should be around 478 horsepower and 475 pound-feet of torque. One with 528 hp is in the works to bridge the gap between the soon-to-be-released 911 Turbo and the new 911 GTS. The latest word from Weissach is that the top-of-the-line GT2 RS will also be a hybrid. This car is expected to have more than 800 horsepower by 2026. New engines for GTS and Turbo Many internal and external papers show that the engines of the rest of the cars in the range will also get big improvements. The GTS will have a naturally aspirated 3.6-liter flat-six engine, while the Carrera and Carrera S will keep their twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-six engine. The Turbo and Turbo S will not have a 3.7-liter engine but instead will have a more advanced twin-turbo 3.6-liter range-topper. The naturally aspirated 3.6-liter boxer engine will finally take the place of the 3.0-liter boxers and the 4.0-liter engine that is only found in the GT3 twins and S/T. A 48-volt hybrid system will also be built into the Carrera S and GTS. The base Carrera’s 3.0-liter engine will make 390 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque, not 379 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque. The Carrera S comes next. It now has 454 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque, up from 443 horsepower and 390 pound-feet. This unofficial source says that the GTS engine’s capacity has grown from 3.0 liters to 3.6 liters. On the other hand, the new variable-vane VTCI engine only makes ten horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque, which is seven pound-feet less than the old engine. Similarly, the 3.8-liter boxer engine will likely be swapped out in the next 911 Turbo and Turbo S for a 3.6-liter engine that is more advanced and costs less. The bigger displacement backs up what deputy CTO Frank-Steffen Walliser said before: that the engine size needs to get bigger to meet stricter pollution rules in the future. On the other hand, the uniform bore and stroke will definitely help economies of scale. The naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six engine with 503 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque is the best short-term choice for the next generation of the GT3 and GT3 Touring. It is said to have a 48-volt combined Valeo system and can go as fast as 8400 rpm. There are still a lot of people who want the flashy, high-revving 24-valve powertrain, and a limit of 5,600 units is set to be delivered in 2024 and 2026. According to our sources, the next generation GT3, which will come out in 2027, will have a 3.6-liter engine that uses less gas, makes about the same amount of horsepower and torque, and fully complies with the new stricter emission rules in Europe. Another source says that the updated GT3 will look even more bare and unadorned, like a current take on the simple 1984 911 SC RS. Changes to the design When it finally comes out for the 2025 model year, the 992.2, the Macan EV, and the updated Taycan will all be about a year behind plan. The bumpers, wheels, lights, mirrors, and aero aids are some of the soft features that are new. The sheet metal, on the other hand, has mostly stayed the same. The five vertical louvers on either side of the completely remodeled lower front air outlet can send more cool air to the brakes and radiators if needed. Some types have a lower lip that extends at high speeds to make downforce stronger. As usual, there are a lot of different front and back bumpers for each model. The less expensive types have one or two exhaust pipes in the middle or on the side, with chromed or black tips. The Turbo and Turbo S, on the other hand, have two sets of tailpipes that are designed and installed differently. Even more ways to tell them apart are the Sport Design packages, GT2 RS, Turbo, and GT3. Fixed and adjustable aero treatments are the two main types. They are starting with a full-width and fairly small motorized back air deflector and moving on to the RS’s very large and very tall semi-active wing. It looks like different methods are also used for the split rear air intakes. The new five-dot matrix headlights are complemented by stacked wraparound taillights and back indicators. At night, the split rear fog lights are right on top of the lit-up Porsche letters in the middle. Inside, we found a brand-new all-electronic high-resolution instrument panel with five circular instruments that partly overlapped, a larger digital speedometer in the middle, and an analog rev counter that was no longer there. There isn’t any chance that a more powerful operating system will be made before the 2027 release of the all-new 994. The Electric 911 is nowhere to be found The idea of a completely remade electric 998 generation, which was supposed to come out in September 2028, has been looked into. From what we’ve heard, though, it doesn’t look like it will happen before the start of the next decade—around 2034, when the 994, the replacement for the 992, will be getting close to the end of its useful life. But the battery-powered 911 won’t completely replace its siblings; instead, it will work with cars that have internal combustion engines, which e-fuels could drive.
