- An electrical Cayenne primarily based on the PPE platform is due for launch within the subsequent 12-18 months
- An electrical Cayenne Coupe variant can be coming, a prototype for which has been noticed
- Gasoline and plug-in hybrid Cayennes will reside alongside the electrical era
Porsche is out testing prototypes for an electrical Cayenne, and the most recent prototype noticed is for the extra rakish Cayenne Coupe physique type.
The Cayenne Coupe EV appears like an elongated Macan EV, because the front-end designs of the 2 autos are very related. Nevertheless, the Cayenne Coupe EV stands out resulting from its extra muscular proportions and extra sloping rear.
The similarities to the Macan EV transcend exterior styling, as the 2 autos share a platform—on this case, Volkswagen Group’s PPE modular platform designed for premium EVs. The platform is versatile sufficient to help low- and high-riding fashions in a number of dimension classes.
For the Macan EV, the platform accommodates a 100-kwh (95-kwh usable) battery pack and a motor driving every axle. Mixed output for the Macan EV at present tops out at 630 hp within the Turbo mannequin, and even greater outputs are probably for the Cayenne EV and Cayenne Coupe EV.
2028 Porsche Cayenne Coupe EV spy photographs – Picture through Baldauf
Though not but confirmed, a 4-motor powertrain could possibly be obtainable. This setup would supply not solely excessive energy output but additionally sooner and extra exact torque vectoring management. In 2019, Porsche acknowledged that it was creating such a system.
The common Cayenne EV is anticipated to reach in 2026, probably as a 2027 mannequin for the U.S. The coupe-like variant may probably launch alongside it, although Porsche will more than likely stagger the discharge by six months to a yr. We at present count on a debut for the Cayenne Coupe EV in 2027, probably as a 2028 mannequin for the U.S.
Initially, Porsche deliberate to part out the present fuel and plug-in hybrid Cayenne lineup with the arrival of the electrical era, however now the present Cayennes are set to obtain a second spherical of updates to increase their shelf life.
Slowing development in EV demand led Porsche to announce final summer season plans to maintain its Cayenne outfitted with inner combustion engines nicely into the subsequent decade, together with V-8 engines. It can do that with different fashions too, just like the Panamera. There are even rumors that Porsche is now contemplating redesigning its gas-powered Macan resulting from a slower-than-expected adoption fee for the electrical model.
