Richard Hammond has driven the new Porsche 911 Turbo S in a new DriveTribe video, and the verdict lands about where Porsche fans hoped it would – he loves the thing. The former Top Gear and The Grand Tour host gets behind the wheel of the latest 992.2 Turbo S, now packing more than 700 hp from a hybrid-assisted flat-six, and comes away treating it less like a number-chasing missile and more like a brutally fast car people could actually live with. Hammond Finds The Turbo S Sweet Spot Hammond’s reaction makes sense because he knows this type of car better than most presenters. He has owned a 911 Turbo S, he has lived with one, and according to reports, he even admits some regret over selling it. That gives this review a little more bite than a standard “man drives fast car, makes happy face” video. Well, he still makes the happy face, it would be worrying if he did not.The interesting part is where the praise points. Hammond seems to be most impressed by the stupid speed with grown-up manners formula. That has always separated the Turbo from the GT3 – a GT3 wants revs, noise, and commitment, while a Turbo S simply decides the horizon is too far away and fixes the problem.Porsche For the record, the new 911 Turbo S makes 701 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, which makes it the most powerful production 911 so far. The automaker says the coupe hits 60 mph in 2.4 seconds and reaches a 200 mph top track speed. Car and Driver recently tested the 2026 Turbo S at 2.0 seconds to 60 mph, placing it in hypercar territory without the hypercar drama. What Is Porsche’s Hybrid Trick Porsche The big change sits under the rear deck. Porsche has moved the Turbo S into the T-Hybrid era, but this is not the kind of hybrid that creeps silently through a parking lot to save fuel for five minutes. It uses a compact 1.9-kWh battery, a 400-volt system, an electric motor inside the eight-speed PDK, and two electric exhaust-gas turbochargers. In simple terms, Porsche uses electricity to sharpen the engine, not to turn the Turbo S into a commuter pod.That is the big difference compared to most hybrids. Electric turbos can build boost faster and help cut the soggy pause that turbocharged engines sometimes suffer before they really wake up. Porsche already used one electric turbo on the 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid, but the Turbo S gets two, because apparently Stuttgart looked at the GTS and thought, “Cute.”Porsche There is a weight penalty, of course. Porsche lists the new Turbo S coupe at 3,829 pounds, about 180 pounds heavier than the previous model. On paper, that sounds like bad news, but on pavement, Porsche says the new car ran the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:03.92, roughly 14 seconds quicker than its predecessor. Wider 325-section rear tires, larger rear brake rotors, active aero, and standard electro-hydraulic Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control all help make the extra weight a non-issue where it counts. The Everyday Supercar Argument Porsche That is the real story behind Richard Hammond’s enthusiasm. The Turbo S has never been the loudest 911, the purest 911, or the one that makes forum users speak in poetry. It is the one that works. Rain? Fine. Traffic? Fine. Long trip? Fine. Empty road? Suddenly, deeply not fine for anything else nearby.Porsche also keeps stuffing the Turbo S with small details that make life more pleasant. The coupe comes as a two-seater by default, but buyers can add rear seats at no extra cost. The new titanium sport exhaust saves weight and should give the 3.6-liter flat-six more edge. Even the “Turbonite” trim pieces serve a purpose, giving Turbo models their own identity without turning the car into a rolling nightclub.Source: DriveTribe on YouTube