2018 Porsche 911 Spied

The new 911/991 will be a crucial product for Porsche as it’ll be the first to come with the option of a hybrid powertrain. Speaking to Autocar last September, Porsche engineers confirmed they were working on how to package a hybrid powertrain in the Porsche 911’s body – something that could also account for the wider stance of this first test mule.

911/991 product line director Erhard Mössle said Porsche “needs an answer” to Tesla and the Model S. “There are discussions,” he said. “It’s clear that we have to do something. We have to meet the CO2 regulations in 2020. The technology available is not far away from meeting our goals for such a car in terms of range and charging speed.”