The 2026 Porsche 911 GT2 RS will reportedly be the primary of the 911 clan to be supplied with a hybrid drivetrain.
Sources have instructed Autocar the hybrid system will use the identical sort of expertise employed by the 919 Hybrid that received the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in addition to its 963 LMDh successor.
At this stage it appears as if the GT2 RS hybrid can have a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six engine at its core.
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If present prototypes are something to go by, the turbocharged boxer-six will likely be aided by an electrical motor constructed into the rear-mounted gearbox and related to a lithium-ion battery pack nestled low behind the entrance seats.
To maintain weight down, the lithium-ion battery will likely be a part of a 400V electrical system and have a comparatively small capability, that means the GT2 RS will not be a plug-in hybrid.
As a substitute, many of the charging will likely be by way of regenerative braking. There may also be a small turbine contained in the exhaust to generate some electrical energy throughout acceleration.
Additional weight financial savings will come from the battery pack being air cooled. A patent submitting suggests air from the electrical turbo may very well be used to maintain the battery from overheating.
It is stated the 911 GT2 RS hybrid will be capable to handle a small quantity of driving on electrical energy alone, however the primary focus of the electrical addition to the drivetrain will likely be efficiency.
The brand new hybrid drivetrain is alleged to develop “considerably extra energy” than the 991-generation GT2 RS, which had a 3.8-liter twin-turbo six-pot boasting 515kW at 7000rpm, and 750Nm between 2500 and 4500rpm.
The engine drives the rear wheels by way of a seven-speed dual-clutch automated transmission.
Naturally the brand new mannequin ought to speed up quicker than the previous automobile. In line with its official numbers, the 991 GT2 RS has a 0-100km/h time of two.Eight seconds and a prime velocity of 340km/h.
Again in 2020 our efficiency editor Chris Atkinson managed to hit in the century in 3.19 seconds.
After being deployed within the track-focused GT2 RS, the hybrid system will likely be utilized in extra inexpensive, and fewer highly effective, fashions within the sprawling 911 vary.
Because the GT2 RS will likely be one of many final variants of the present 992-generation of the 911, it in all probability means hybrid expertise will likely be extra extensively used within the subsequent technology of 911 fashions.
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