{"id":1432,"date":"2025-05-31T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:07:26","slug":"is-the-911-hybrid-still-a-true-porsche-video-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/is-the-911-hybrid-still-a-true-porsche-video-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the 911 Hybrid Still a True Porsche? Video Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"type:primaryImage lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vv2e6kt_bg4.jpg\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 Porsche 911 Hybrid Review - Still a True Porsche?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VV2e6kT_BG4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are so many Porsche 911 variants that it&#8217;ll make your head spin. The 911 Carrera, Carrera S, Carrera T, GT3, GT3 RS, Turbo, Targa\u2014you get the point. But snuck into the middle of the lineup is a highly significant 911: The 2025 911 GTS. The first hybrid 911.<\/p>\n<p>My first thought when hearing about the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/reviews\/726006\/2025-porsche-911-hybrid-first-drive-review\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22726006%22%2C%22section%22%3A%222%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%222025-porsche-911-hybrid-first-drive-review%22%7D\">GTS<\/a> was: &#8220;Hybrid? <em>Ew<\/em>.&#8221; Hybrid is mostly a dirty word for driving enthusiasts, especially when it comes to sports cars. As was demonstrated by the new BMW M5 (which we reviewed last week on the channel), hybridization comes with weight and complexity. But when done right, hybridization can also genuinely enhance the driving experience, like with the \u201choly trinity\u201d of hypercars or, yes, even the newest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/toyota\/prius\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"1\" data-params=\"%7B%22make_alias%22%3A%22toyota%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22prius%22%7D\">Toyota Prius<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the GTS, Porsche tried to avoid as much bloat as possible while still adding performance. The 911 GTS is 110 pounds heavier than the previous 992.1, but the benefits of those 110 pounds are vast.<\/p>\n<p>With an electric motor adding 54 horsepower and 110 pound-feet of torque where the PDK clutches are, the GTS torque fills instantly. The 1.9 kilowatt-hour battery is mounted in the front\/middle of the car, aiding weight distribution. And the hybrid drive means the entire engine accessory drive is gone, which allowed Porsche to move the engine 4.3 inches lower than before\u2014a huge change.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, hybrid may be a dirty word for enthusiasts, but the 992.2 GTS challenged my notions of a hybrid in this latest video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/reviews\/759874\/2025-bmw-m5-video-review\/\">The New BMW M5 Solves a Problem It Created: Video Review<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/reviews\/757785\/2026-porsche-carrera-t-video-review\/\">The 2026 Porsche 911 Carrera T is God\u2019s Sports Car<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many Porsche 911 variants that it&#8217;ll make your head spin. The 911 Carrera, Carrera S,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1435,"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions\/1435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}