Gas Wins Again

Porsche is sticking with customer demand:

Meschke said Porsche will give people what they want by refreshing its gas-fueled and plug-in hybrid cars. The executive team is giving the R&D department the flexibility to work on multiple powertrain solutions, including "new combustion-engined derivatives of electrified cars." Does this mean EVs will also get gas variants? It's too early to say seeing as how the new Macan is built on a dedicated architecture. It rides on the same Premium Platform Electric (PPE) as the Audi A6 and Q6 E-tron models. With the 718 replacement launching in 2025, logic tells us development of the next-gen Boxster and Cayman has already been finalized. The sports car duo is also expected to be an EV-only affair. Looking further ahead, the three-row SUV codenamed "K1" will also be strictly electric per Porsche's recent statements. The smaller Cayenne will retain V8 power into the 2030s, which means it'll peacefully coexist with a namesake electric model for many years. The same strategy will be applied for the Panamera since the planned EV variant won't spell the end for the ICE model.

Gas isn't quite dead yet...