Next Porsche 911 to gain plug-in variant

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Expected to arrive after 2020

Porsche is going to replace the current 911 model with an all-new one in 2019 and after that launches the automaker will add a plug-in hybrid variant to the range. It already has electrified versions of its Cayenne and Panamera models, but it looks like the 911 won't escape it either.

The move towards a plug-in 911 had been speculated on in the past, but now it’s official information coming from Porsche CEO Oliver Blume.

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He spoke to Automotive News on the sidelines of the 2017 LA auto show explaining “it will be very important for the 911 to have a plug-in hybrid. it is my opinion that we will go for it.”

Blume culled concerns that battery heft would blunt performance simply stating “the potential is very good with the new generation of batteries." All-electric range for the plug-in 911 is expected to be up to 43 miles / 70 km and it is expected to arrive in or around 2023.

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