New Porsche 911 Carrera GTS and 911 Carrera T-Hybrid here by early next year

Porsche has upgraded the iconic 911 sports car with the new 911 Carrera GTS the first street-legal 911 equipped with a super-lightweight performance hybrid.

The new 911 Carrera can be ordered now as a Coupé and Cabriolet with rear-wheel drive. For the 911 Carrera GTS, all-wheel drive and the Targa body variant (exclusively offered with all-wheel drive) are also available.

Both model variants are equipped with Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) as standard.

The new 911 Carrera Coupé starts at A$280,500 the cabriolet from $303,800, the GTS Coupé from $381,200, the 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupé from $401,300, the GTS Cabriolet from $417,400, the Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet from $437,900, the new 911 Targa 4 GTS from $437,900 and the optional aero kit package for the 911 Carrera GTS is $5700.

Deliveries for all models in Australia are expected during Q1 2025.

The innovative powertrain system, with 3.6 litres of displacement, delivers significantly improved driving performance.

The 911 Carrera GTS Coupé accelerates from zero to 100km/h in three seconds and reaches a 312km/h top speed for the track.

The 911 Carrera will also be available immediately upon the launch of the new model. It is powered by a lightly modified three-litre twin-turbo boxer engine that is more powerful than its predecessors.

The new 911 also features a revamped design, better aerodynamics, a fresh interior, upgraded standard equipment and expanded connectivity.

Porsche has modernised four of its six model lines in just a few months – Panamera, Taycan, Macan and 911.

”Our product portfolio is younger than ever and highly attractive,” says chief executive Oliver Blume.

“It offers our customers even more customisation options and exclusive experiences.”

For the new 911 Carrera GTS models, Porsche’s engineers used knowledge gained from motor racing for designing the hybrid system.

“We developed and tested a wide variety of ideas and approaches to arrive at the hybrid system that would suit the 911 perfectly,” says Model Lines 911 and 718 vice president Frank Moser.

The lightweight and powerful T-Hybrid system has a newly developed electric exhaust gas turbocharger. An integrated electric motor, placed between the compressor and turbine wheel, instantaneously brings the turbocharger up to speed, immediately building boost pressure.

The electric motor in the exhaust gas turbocharger also functions as a generator, providing up to 11kW. This energy is extracted from the exhaust gas flow. The wastegate-free electric turbocharger allows the use of only one turbocharger instead of the previous two, which ensures a more dynamic and responsive power delivery, says Porsche.

The powertrain also includes a permanent magnet synchronous motor integrated into the new, more powerful eight-speed dual-clutch transmission (PDK). Even at idle speed, it supports the boxer engine with extra drive torque of up to 150Nm and provides a power boost of up to 40kW.

Porsche couples both electric motors to a lightweight and compact high-voltage battery. It corresponds in size and weight to a conventional 12-volt starter battery but stores up to 1.9kWh of energy (gross) and operates at 400 volts.

For an optimised overall weight, Porsche has installed a lightweight lithium-ion battery for the 12V on-board electrical system.

The heart of the T-Hybrid drive is a newly developed 3.6-litre boxer engine.

The high-voltage system allows the air-conditioning compressor to be driven electrically and the belt drive to be omitted as a result, making the engine much more compact. This creates space above the power unit for the pulse inverter and DC-DC converter.

The engine has VarioCam camshaft control and a valve control with rocker arms, maintaining an ideal mixture ratio of fuel and air.

Even without electrical assistance, the boxer engine delivers 357kW and 570Nm. In total, the system output is 398kW and 610Nm.

The 911 Carrera features a revamped three-litre boxer engine with twin turbocharging, providing 450Nm.

The new 911 Carrera Coupé accelerates from zero to 100km/h in 4.1 seconds (3.9 seconds with the Sport Chrono package) and has a 294km/h top speed for the track.

Optimised suspension and active aerodynamics are included.

A total seven 19-/20-inch or 20-/21-inch wheel designs are available for the new 911. Available for the first time in the 911 Carrera are exclusive design wheels with carbon blades that reduce the drag coefficient.

Fully digital cockpit and expanded connectivity feature inside, including a 12.6-inch curved display.

In the coupé variants, Porsche has designed the interior of the new 911 as a two-seater as standard. For Australia, the two plus two seat configuration is set as the default but can be removed at no extra charge.

A QR code significantly simplifies the logging-on process to the PCM with the Porsche ID. Apple CarPlay is more deeply integrated into the car and video streaming is also optionally available while parked.

In Australia, all new 911 models will be additionally fitted with a tyre fit set, windscreen with grey top tint, power steering plus (no-cost option), surround view with active parking support, lane change assist, comfort access, a BOSE surround sound system and a digital radio.

Select variants include14-way comfort seats with memory package (911 Carrera models only), a rear wiper as a no-cost option (911 Coupé models only), adaptive cruise control (911 Carrera models only), adaptive cruise control as a no-cost option (911 Carrera GTS models only).