The interior-combustion engined Porsche Macan will get a successor alongside the battery-electric mannequin that made its world debut in January 2024, and now it has emerged that the following ICE Macan will use a front-biased AWD drivetrain, reported Autocar.
Recognized internally by its M1 codename, the following ICE Macan will use the Volkswagen Group’s Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) structure which is shared with the third-generation Audi Q5.
Whereas the interior combustion-engined Macan was discontinued in 2024, the marque has since made an about-turn on the choice, and has as an alternative confirmed earlier this 12 months that the petrol-powered mannequin will get a successor, to go alongside the EV model.
The publication cited sources as saying that the following ICE Macan will get a petroleum powertrain with mild-hybrid help, and a entrance axle-biased all-wheel drive system, whereas PHEV and diesel variations are usually not deliberate. Referencing the third-generation Q5 that may share its underpinnings, this could imply the deployment of the 204 PS 2.0 litre turbocharged TFSI petrol powertrain, incorporating a 24 PS/230 Nm e-motor.
Although Porsche initially aimed to have EVs make up 80% of its gross sales quantity by 2030, the choice for a ICE Macan successor happened because the model recorded a 67% year-on-year drop in pre-tax revenue within the first half of this 12 months, whereas gross sales dropped 28% in China, Autocar reported.
Efforts to switch the ICE-powered Macan had been confirmed by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume in July, in keeping with the report, and Blume mentioned that the brand new mannequin can be “differentiated from the electrical Macan”, including that growth of the ICE mannequin has been sped as much as three years, which might make the debut of the ICE Macan estimated round 2028.
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