It’s testing season at the Nürburgring, and naturally, Porsche is there. This time, it’s testing the new 911 Turbo and Turbo S with minimal camouflage, giving us our best look at the coming 992.2 version. And there’s one detail we noticed in particular—a sticker.
A seemingly innocuous yellow sticker on the rear window indicates that the new Turbo might be a hybrid. Looking back at previous videos of the 992.2-generation 911 testing on the Nordschleife, hybrid Carrera GTS prototypes had the same sticker, while non-hybrid models didn’t. As we’ve reported previously, that yellow sticker is mandatory for hybrids testing on the Ring, indicating to safety workers that the car has a high-voltage electrical system in case of an accident.
As a quick refresher, the hybrid system in the new Carrera GTS is quite novel. Porsche augmented a new 3.6-liter flat-six with a single electric turbocharger and another electric motor mounted in the transmission. There’s a small battery in the trunk that powers all this, and as it’s not a plug-in hybrid; there’s no electric-only range. In the Carrera GTS, the so-called T-Hybrid system makes 532 horsepower and 449 pound-feet of torque.
In the Turbo and Turbo S, it’ll surely make more. We’ve seen rumors that indicate that the Turbo models will be twin-turbocharged, but as of right now, they’re just that—rumors. The outgoing non-hybrid Turbo makes 572 hp, while the Turbo S makes 640, so that’s the benchmark for the new models. We wouldn’t be surprised to see the Turbo S pushing close to 700 hp, or more.
Visually, there’s not much that surprises. The Turbo models get the same wide-body as ever, as well as the deployable front spoiler that’s been a model trademark since the 991 generation. Unlike other 992.2 models, it looks like the Turbo and Turbo S will retain separate running lights in the front fascia. All other new 911s have all lighting functions integrated into a single unit. At the back, there’s the typical Turbo four-exhaust setup, which does look notably different from the Carrera GTS’s twin tailpipes, indicating potentially significant powertrain changes.
We probably won’t have to wait too long to learn exactly what Porsche is cooking up. Whatever it is, it should be cool.
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