- While demand for EVs has softened this year, Porsche is still invested in future electric models.
- The ICE Macan will be discontinued in 2026, and the ICE 718 Boxster and Cayman in 2025.
- Porsche has already killed the combustion Macan and 718 in Europe due to new cyber security laws.
Porsche may be one of the most beloved and revered manufacturers of combustion-powered sports cars, but it’s also proven to be very open to electrification, and it has invested heavily in EVs in recent years. Will a recent softening in demand for EVs force Porsche to pull back on its EV commitment? Nope, not a chance, according to executive board member Albrecht Reimold.
While recently speaking with Automobilwoche, Reimold denied suggestions that Porsche may have been “too brave” in its EV commitment, saying that it’s happy with its decision to build EVs alongside plug-in hybrids and combustion-powered models like the 911, Cayenne, and Panamera.
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Arguably the brand’s most important new EV is the Macan EV. It is currently built and sold alongside the combustion version, but Reimold confirmed Porsche is sticking with its plan to end production of the ICE in 2026, noting “the platform has reached the end of its cycle.” He added that the company will then look to launch new versions of the electric Macan.
It’s not just the Macan that’s gone electric. Porsche is hard at work developing all-electric successors to the popular 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster. Recent spy shots indicate these new models will be similar in size to their combustion siblings. Reimold told Automobilwoche that production of the ICE models will cease in mid-2025. Recent cybersecurity guidelines in Europe have already prompted Porsche to axe the combustion 718 and Macan models in the Old Continent.
While sports car fans may be disheartened to hear of the impending cancellation of the 718 models that we know and love, Reimold said that he has already driven prototypes of the electric model, and says “it will be a real fun car.”
Underpinning the next-generation Boxster and Cayman will be the firm’s SSP Sport electric car architecture that prioritizes lightweight construction and supports rear and all-wheel drive configurations.
Carscoops understands that different battery packs are on the cards, and entry-level models will have a single motor driving the rear wheels. More powerful and expensive versions will adopt a pair of electric motors, all-wheel drive, and should boast at least 400 hp, if not more.
