Driven! Is the 2025 Porsche 911 Hybrid Sacrilege or a Breakthrough?

The Porsche 911 has long attracted criticism and controversy. When its Stuttgart-based maker first showed the model back at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, two things happened. First, Peugeot threatened to sue the company for calling its rear-engine, flat-six coupe the 901, hence the name being changed to 911. Second, media condemnation of the machine that would replace the beloved 356 was both swift and biting: Bigger, heavier, and a back seat? Porsche's lost the plot! Later came the brand-destroying 928 that was meant to replace the 911, the horrible switch from air to water cooling with the 996-gen 911, rear-wheel steering with the 991, and then the 991.2 adopting turbocharging was the worst thing that's ever happened. Until now. The 992.2 iteration of the 911 has a hybrid powertrain complete with a lithium-ion battery. Worst 911 ever? Not even kind of.

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