Porsche R&D boss Wolfgang Hatz has confirmed earlier rumours that the Porsche 911 range is heading towards a turbocharged future.
“You have to respect legal requirements [for lower CO2],” he told Top Gear at the Detroit Motor Show. “So yes we’re thinking turbos for standard 911s. You can’t afford to keep an engine for 10 years any more.”
Hatz went on to explain the reasoning for turbocharging along with the prediction we’ll be seeing a 911 hybrid before too long.
“Emissions are important for us,” added Hatz, “And we will reduce faster than the industry. Every new model will have lower CO2 than before. There aren’t so many technologies to do it. If you look at euro per g/km then it’s turbo.
“Then at the end of the decade electrification has to be the next huge step.”
While the introduction of turbocharging to the 911 range is big news, we can rest easy that the flat four turbo in the pipeline will be kept for the Boxster and Cayman only.
When asked if the flat four would find its way into the 911 Hatz replied sternly: “Never. That’s always a flat six.”
Similarly, for now, the flat six in the forthcoming GT3 RS will remain normally aspirated.
It’s good to see at least some things remain sacred.
[Source: Top Gear]