Porsche is revising its engine strategy
- Like most European car brands and due to the weak growth in sales of battery electric models, the Porsche brand (a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group) is completely revising its engine strategy by abandoning the idea of producing only battery electric vehicles by 2030 and by prioritizing the launch of micro-hybrid, full-hybrid or plug-in hybrid petrol vehicles between 2026 and 2030.
- Boxster /Cayman: The models intended to succeed the Boxster and Cayman, also known as the 718, were initially planned to be equipped solely with an electric motor. They will ultimately also be offered with a mild-hybrid gasoline engine.
- Macan: the new Macan launched in 2024 which was launched only in a battery electric version will receive – although this was not planned at the start – a petrol engine in 2028, the time to technically adapt the electric model to a petrol version.
- Cayenne: the new battery electric version presented at the Munich Motor Show last September will not replace the current plug-in hybrid version. The latter will continue its production run longer than expected.
- Panamera: The replacement for the Panamera sedan, which was initially planned to launch only as a fully electric vehicle, has been postponed. The current plug-in hybrid model will therefore continue its production run longer than expected.
- Taycan: the only car from the brand that seems destined to be available only in a battery electric version.
- 911: the only Porsche car that will not be delivered in a battery electric version for a long time.