New Porsche 992.2 Turbo S Goes Hybrid—Power Boost, Weight Gains?

Porsche’s 992.2 story is still unfolding, and the next chapter is the one everyone has been waiting for: the Turbo S. During the half-year earnings call, Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume confirmed that the car is scheduled to be revealed later this year, with a non-S model likely following. The headline is clear even before the camouflage comes off—the Turbo S is going hybrid.

The groundwork for this move has been visible for months. Porsche acquired V4Drive GmbH from the Varta AG Group and rebranded it as V4Smart, aligning battery know-how directly with the 911 program. We have already seen the tech in action on the 992.2 GTS, which uses V4Smart cylindrical cells in a 1.9-kilowatt-hour pack for its T-Hybrid system. Those packs are built in Ellwangen and Nördlingen, and Porsche plans to expand to 375 employees across the two sites by year’s end to support upcoming hybrid 911 derivatives.

What does that mean for the Turbo S we know? More performance seems inevitable. The pre-facelift 992.1 Turbo S was hardly shy at 640 horsepower and 590 pound-feet from a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six. Adding an electric assist should sharpen response and bolster torque fill, but extra hardware usually brings extra weight. The GTS already picked up 103 pounds in United States specification, so Porsche will be under pressure to trim mass elsewhere and keep the Turbo S wieldy. Meanwhile, whispers that a GT2 RS could adopt electrification are still just that—whispers—but the brand has hinted at “new derivatives” that will be “a bit quicker” than before.

There is more happening beyond the 911. Production of the 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster ends in October, paving the way for electric successors that will arrive after the electric Cayenne, which debuts this year and reaches showrooms in 2026. A gasoline-powered successor to the first-generation Macan is reportedly planned for 2028, but there is no such sign for a new combustion-engine 718. That is a bold shift, considering the emotional pull of those mid-engine cars. Enthusiasts may miss the manual gearboxes and the characterful engines, but Porsche is clearly steering toward a more electric future—without forgetting that speed and feel are the brand’s core promises.