Every Porsche Model Will Soon Have a Hybrid Variant

No! Not Porsche! They should only be making pure gasoline versions of their cars, IMO. A hybrid 911 should never exist. Volkswagen should be the company making hybrid versions of all their cars instead.

EDIT: Learned that Porsche hybrids are actually made for performance, does not really detract from driving experience. Oops.

 

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn: How Volkswagen Will Rule The World
May 6, 2013 issue of Forbes.
How Volkswagen Will Rule The World - Forbes

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn: "People Act as though the Hybrid Could Solve all our Problems"
SPIEGEL Interview with Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn: "People Act as though the Hybrid Could Solve all our Problems" - SPIEGEL ONLINE

 

Now if they would just come out with a hybrid MicroBus:


Bob Wilson

 

Ah yes . . . the humble beginnings of Porsche/Audi/Volkswagen ... and their hybrid version;

oont ze trcachzen pak vill goin ze undah heahr




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I would agree with you IF Porsche's goal of making hybrids was to save gas. But my understanding is (without reading the article), their use of hybrid technology is more for the additional performance/power (like in the 918, for example).

 

Exactly. Hybrids aren't just for saving at the pump.
From what I understand Formula 1 cars have all gone hybrid as of this year. Example of another performance oriented hybrid:
Ferrari’s new ‘mild hybrid’ LaFerrari supercar produces 963 hp | ExtremeTech