Porsche usually likes to go big when it facelifts a car, but even by its own standards, the updated 992-chassis 911 is something. The 911 is going hybrid.

For 2025, the new Carrera GTS model pairs the 911’s signature, rear-mounted flat-six with an electric motor and an electric turbocharger, boosting output to 532 horsepower and 449 pound-feet of torque. It’s set to arrive before the end of the year.

The Carrera GTS uses a new 3.6-liter flat-six rather than the old 3.0-liter unit (which will live on in other 911 models). On its own, this engine makes 478 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque, a five-hp bump over the previous GTS engine.

The hybrid system allows Porsche to ditch the twin turbo setup for a single electric turbocharger. This is like a traditional exhaust-gas turbocharger but with an 11-kW (14.7-hp) motor on the shaft between the turbine and compressor.

This motor can spin the turbo up very quickly for fast response, hugely minimizing turbo lag, but it also can put power back into the 400-volt battery.