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The First Porsche 911 Hybrid Is $165,000 Carrera GTS

Bloomberg Businessweek

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Exploring the Driving Experience of the New Porsche 911 Hybrid Variant

Experience the thrilling performance and handling of the new hybrid Porsche 911 on a track in Spain, as the speakers discuss the enhancements in speed and horsepower through hybrid technology. Learn about the changes in the cabin, such as digital screens replacing analog gauges and the removal of the back seat.

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Speaker 3
Hey, Carol's fighting me. Because you're both my friends. Because she wants to ask another question. You know what, Carol? Go ahead. No,
Speaker 2
oh god.
Speaker 3
We just, this is what happens.
Speaker 2
Is this because your voice is a little
Speaker 3
sore to you? No, this is what happens when Hannah Elliott comes on. It's like we just, we fight each other to get to talk to her. I know. But go ahead and ask another, Carol. Put the pedal
Speaker 1
to the metal and how did it feel? And where did you ride it? Or drive it? Okay so I drove it on a track in Spain which yes it does sound very glamorous and of course it was great but Spain is also a really great place to drive cars right now because the weather is fabulous and you can these automakers can get the tracks there for pretty cheap so they just have journalists come out to these Spanish tracks and you spend the day driving it around.
Speaker 3
but Hannah, watch out for the olive trees. Okay.
Speaker 1
Well, this, it's interesting that you say that because this was a really interesting track. It had some sort of inclines, it had banking. It was over three miles long. So it was a really tricky track. And the car handles, it's so fabulous. This is why we know and love the 911. And it's also why Porsche was so hesitant to do anything to this car. This is the crown jewel of the brand. And it engenders such a fervid fan base that anything that would change, the amazing handling, the amazing braking, just the amazing power, delivery, it's kind of dangerous. You think you don't want to change something if it's working. But I have to say truly, from a driving perspective, this new hybrid variant. It's great. Porsche didn't want to tell me how many more miles per gallon we're going to get out of the car. I think it's pretty negligible.
Speaker 3
Yeah,
Speaker 1
this is an interesting thing. You make a hybrid in order to help meet CO2 and emission standards, which is for sure true. But Porsche is also saying, look, we're actually getting a little bit more horsepower, a little bit more speed out of combining the electric motor and the turbocharger. So it's kind of a win -win. Yeah, I will say, though, the biggest change for me were changes in the cabin. And I don't know if you guys want to talk
Speaker 2
about that or not. Go there. Yeah, of course. It's so iconic, right? You get inside of Porsche, right? The dials and so and so forth. Tell us what the experience was like, because it sounds like that's where you were a little disappointed.
Speaker 1
So this is where I was really surprised. The car itself in terms of driving, it's very well within the Porsche 911 lineup. It's not the fastest, but it's in the middle. It's in the middle. though, this is really the first 911 to have a button to start the car, rather than the sort of faux key fob that you go to turn on the left side, which is a really signature touch for a 911. Now they've put a button there. And Porsche has also removed all of the analog gauges. You know, Porsche has the signature five gauge setup behind the steering wheel with the techometer right in the middle. They've done away with that. Now it's screens. You've got a push button start. And they also removed the back seat. Now that's now available as a no cost option. But people who really love the 911 and spend a lot of time in that cabin, whether they're commuting to work or driving on the weekends, you're going to notice. I think the biggest change that you will notice is inside the cabin.

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