Next-gen Porsche 911 begins testing.
The new 911, expected in launch in 2018, will come with an updated version of the new turbocharged 3.0-litre engine; to also get a hybrid powertrain.
The latest facelifted Porsche 911 series made its debut at the Frankfurt motor show this year, and now latest spy pictures seen of a test omega replica watches online mule show that the German sportscar maker is already working on the next series of the 911, internally codenamed the 992 series.
The test mule of the new 911 spotted came with wheel arch extensions at the rear, indicating either a wider rear axle or a chassis update that could accommodate a bigger powertrain. The next-gen model will be built on a modified version of the current car's MMB platform and is expected to arrive in late 2018, as per Porsche’s seven-year product cycle. The new car will be the first in this range to receive a hybrid powertrain with the manufacturer likely to combine one or more electric motors to a flat-six engine giving the car an all-wheel drive configuration, with the petrol motors driving the rear axle and the electric motors powering the front wheels.
Earlier in September, Porsche engineers confirmed to our sister publication, Autocar UK that they were working on packaging a hybrid powertrain into the body of the 911 which could explain the need for wheelarch extensions on the test mule.
Porsche is also expected to be considering an all-electric 911 though it is not guaranteed to reach production. Base models of the 911 are expected to use the same 3.0-litre twin-turbo flat-six engine that made its debut in the facelifted 911 Carrera.
But before the next-generation 911 comes to market, the sportscar maker is expected to introduce the new 911 R in time for fakebreitling.co.uk next year's Geneva motor show.
Courtesy : Autocar