The flat-six engine rhythm and vibration from the back of Porsches 911 is intrinsic to the experience.
Its distinctive buzz and rich aural character simply cannot be replicated, were the sports car to go all-electric.
Luckily that is unlikely to happen in the immediate future anyway. But the Stuttgart automaker has bowed to electrification in minor fashion, deploying mild hybrid technology in its latest 911 GTS.