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The Porsche 911 Turbo S is at the top of the food chain when it comes to fast Porsche sports cars, suited for daily use. The 992 Turbo S is mind-bendingly fast and able to embarrass plenty of more expensive models. The rear-engine sports car has always had a reputation for being relatively lightweight, refined, and usable as far as sports cars go. While the company continues to adhere to the same philosophy (for the most part), there is one dreaded aspect of the Porsche experience – the Porsche tax.

The Porsche 911 has finally taken the hybrid route for 2025, setting the tone for future sports cars of the German carmaker. The next-generation Porsche 718 goes even further by becoming fully electric, but the company is adamant that the 911 will feature an internal combustion engine for as long as possible, especially on the 911. While Porsche’s T-Hybrid powertrain, effectively, schooled sports car manufacturers on how to properly hybridize a performance car without making it too heavy, many people frown upon the notion of an electrified sports car. With the 992.2 Carrera GTS being able to match and, in some aspects, even surpass the 992.1 Turbo S (starting MSRP of $230,400), the 992.2 Turbo S will also rely on the same hybrid setup, although with around 710 horsepower, instead of the 532 seen in the GTS. That said, if you are looking for something that has the pedigree and performance but doesn’t come with a complex hybrid powerplant, here are three Porsche 911 Turbo S alternatives that will deliver the thrills.

The automotive world is buzzing with anticipation as two titans prepare to clash in the ultimate battle for supercar supremacy. In one corner, we have the all-new, rear mid-engined C8 Corvette ZR1, the most potent ’Vette ever to exist. With its twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 roaring with over 1,000 horsepower, this American-made monster is already causing a stir in Europe, proving that you don’t need a hybrid powertrain to deliver 1,000+ horsepower.

The world just got a whole lot louder and a whole lot faster. Chevy just ripped the curtain off the long-awaited and highly-anticipated C8 2025 Corvette ZR1, and it’s not messing around. Packing a colossal 1,064 horsepower from its 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged flat-plane crank V8, this is also the first-ever mid-engined ’Vette with a ZR1 badge. The ZR1 line of course goes back decades and is a model line with track-bred performance. While this isn’t going to be an apples-to-apples comparison, how does this pinnacle of American performance from General Motors, stack up against the Porsche 911? With 691 horsepower, the 991 GT2 RS was one of the fastest and most powerful 911s ever made. But today, the most rad 911 you can buy is the GT3 RS. Let’s find out.

Brooks Weisblat, owner of the Drag Times YouTube Channel owns some cool and fast cars. Some of these special cars in his garage include a Ferrari SF90, a McLaren 765LT Spider, and his most recent acquisition, his Guards Red Porsche Turbo S. He recently took on the legendary Tail of the Dragon mountain pass road in Tennessee, along with some of his friends. The Dragon, also known as Deals Gap, is an 11-mile world-famous stretch of road with 318 curves popular with riding and driving clubs across the world.

Porsche recently introduced its first electrified 911 with the Carrera GTS as part of the facelifted 992.2 generation Porsche 911. It comes at a time when there are only a few two-door hybrid sports cars available in the market, and one of them is the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. Now, it is worth noting that neither of the two cars mentioned here are not plug-in hybrids and only feature very compact battery packs. This is why Porsche doesn’t refer to the new 911 Carrera GTS as an E-Hybrid (PHEVs in Porsche world) but instead calls it a T-Hybrid, which means Turbo Hybrid.

The Chevy Corvette and Ford GT are not necessarily models that go up against each other. However, the folks over at the CarWow YouTube channel had a genuine case for why they decided to pit these two against each other. The ’Vette is America’s definitive sports car, whereas the Ford GT is the holy grail of American supercars. While most American performance cars use a front-engine rear-wheel drive layout, GM’s controversial move to ditch this setup for the first time on the Corvette with the C8 generation. It now has a mid-engine layout, just like you get on the Ford GT.

The Chevy Corvette’s history in the American muscle car world is significant, and the eighth-generation model is just a serious step up from what the car used to be. Debuted in 2019, the C8 Corvette transitioned to a rear-mid engine layout, reminiscent of those pesky Italians, giving Chevy the ticket to enter the supercar realm.