Porsche’s 911 Turbo S goes hybrid: Most powerful 911 ever makes 523kW, costs over $600K and laps the Nurburgring in seven minutes!
The most powerful production Porsche 911 ever built is a hybrid.
The 2026 992.2 Porsche 911 Turbo S revealed in Munich overnight and available for delivery in Australia from quarter two 2026, makes an astonishing 523kW.
This is a 45kW bump over its predecessor and combined with other performance upgrades results in a dazzling 14 second faster Nurburgring time and a 0.2 seconds reduction in the 0-100km/h dash to 2.5 seconds.
The other big number is the price. The new Turbo S coupe comes in at $577,300, while the cabriolet is $598,000. Both prices are plus on-road costs.
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That’s a $39,700 bump for both models, or about the same money you’d pay for a plug-in hybrid Chery Tiggo 7 SUV.
Essentially, the Turbo S takes the T-Hybrid system that debuted in the 992.2 911 Carrera GTS in 2024, including its single e-motor and 1.9kWh battery pack, and adds a second turbocharger to the 3.6-litre six-cylinder boxer engine.
The Turbo S punches out peak power between 6500-7000rpm and its mammoth 800Nm peak torque between 2300rpm and 6000rpm.
Porsche says the turbines and compressors were redesigned for the Turbo S compared to the GTS.
While they bump up performance numbers it claims increased responsiveness via reduced turbo lag. Incredibly, it takes the all-wheel drive supercar – which retains an eight-speed dual clutch PDK transmission – just 8.4 seconds to reach 200km/h from rest.
This is an improvement of 0.5 seconds compared to the old model. Top speed is claimed to be 322km/h, which is actually a slight decline on the previous generation’s 330km/h claim.
Other key technical advances for the new 911 Turbo S include new-generation and wider tyres that measure an enormous 325/30ZR21 on the rear, larger rear discs and new brake pads for the ceramic composite braking system, a titanium exhaust, a family of active aerodynamic enhancements that reduce drag by 10 per cent and an electro-hydraulically controlled dynamic chassis system (ehPDCC) that aids cornering and ride.
Despite the addition of the hybrid system, Porsche said it has kept the new car’s weight gain to 85kg.
It cites the 14 seconds faster 7:03.92 ‘Green Hell’ time as proof of the gains made with the new generation.
“You don’t feel the weight gain. On the contrary – the car is much more agile, has more grip and is significantly faster than its predecessor in all relevant sections of the track,” says Porsche Brand Ambassador Jörg Bergmeister, who was in-volved in the development and testing of the new 911 Turbo S and set the official lap time.
Of course, the Turbo S doesn’t represent the pinnacle of 911 performance. There’s still a 2WD 911 GT2 RS to come, while a ‘cheaper’ lower-power hybrid Turbo is also yet to debut.
The 911 Turbo S has also had its exterior design addressed. As per usual it comes with wider tracks and extra rear-side body openings than the Carrera iterations.
A new colour called Tribonite is reserved for Turbo models, with specific Turbo S slats in the rear wing and window strips, while inside there are more accents in the same colour, which is also used for seat belts and several buttons.
The Turbo S coupe is delivered as a two-seater standard but can be reconfigured to a 2+2 at no cost. The cabriolet comes as a 2+2 standard.
The Turbo S also offers PASM active dampers, the Sport Chrono package and HD Matric LED headlights.
In Australia, the Turbo S models will be additionally fitted with the following features as standard:
• Tyre fit set
• Parking Entry Package (with 3D Surround View and Self-Steering ParkAssist)
• Adaptive Cruise Control including Porsche Active Safe (PAS)
• Lane Change Assist and Rear Assist
• Comfort Access
• Digital radio
• Rear wiper as a No-Cost Option (NCO) – Coupé only
