- An electrical Cayenne based mostly 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 dwell alongside the electrical era
Porsche is out testing prototypes for an electrical Cayenne, and the newest prototype noticed is for the extra rakish Cayenne Coupe physique fashion.
The Cayenne Coupe EV seems to be like an elongated Macan EV, because the front-end designs of the 2 autos are very related. 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 will 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 measurement 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 presently tops out at 630 hp within the Turbo mannequin, and even increased outputs are probably for the Cayenne EV and Cayenne Coupe EV.
2028 Porsche Cayenne Coupe EV spy pictures – Picture through Baldauf
Though not but confirmed, a four-motor powertrain may very well be obtainable. This setup would supply not solely excessive energy output but in addition quicker and extra exact torque vectoring management. In 2019, Porsche said 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 doubtlessly launch alongside it, although Porsche will probably stagger the discharge by six months to a yr. We presently anticipate a debut for the Cayenne Coupe EV in 2027, probably as a 2028 mannequin for the U.S.
Initially, Porsche deliberate to section 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 progress in EV demand led Porsche to announce final summer time plans to maintain its Cayenne outfitted with inside combustion engines effectively into the following decade, together with V-8 engines. It would 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 charge for the electrical model.
