porsche confirmed at its annual press conference today that the all-electric Cayenne will launch in 2026. This will be two years after that. Macan electric carexpected to launch in 2024, and a year later the all-electric 718, due in 2025.
The all-electric Cayenne will be the fourth generation of its flagship SUV and will be based on the same Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture that underpins the Macan EV. The company hasn’t revealed the technical details of the electric Cayenne yet, but while the electric Macan will arrive with a 100 kWh battery, we expect the Cayenne EV to come in a larger unit.
Porsche Cayenne Update
Porsche will sell the Cayenne EV alongside the current model Cayenne The ICE range, by then, will receive major updates. Porsche says it will be a comprehensive update that includes three further developed plug-in hybrids with a greater range, and will also offer better off-road and off-road performance as well as better performance. comfort on the long haul.
At the conference, Porsche also said it had sold a total of 309,884 units in 2022, up 3% from the previous year. Of these, the Cayenne is the best-selling model with 95,604 units. The all-electric Cayenne will therefore play a key role in the company’s goal of achieving 80% of electric vehicle sales by 2030.
New flagship SUV
At launch, the all-electric Cayenne will be the brand’s flagship SUV, however, it won’t be long. The company previously confirmed an all-new electric SUV that will sitting above the Cayenneand at the conference, they said the new car was “designed to deliver powerful performance and autonomous driving functions with Porsche’s signature flight path, along with a whole new experience inside the vehicle.”
The expansion of the SUV line clearly proves they are a profit generator – last year, the Macan sold 86,724 units, which, along with the Cayenne, accounted for more than half of the brand’s total sales. “By doing so, we are emphasizing and reinforcing our sporty luxury positioning. We are seeing a growing profit pool in this segment, particularly in China and the US,” explains Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board.
In India too, Porsche SUVs make up the majority of the company’s sales – last year Porsche sell 779 carsof which 399 are Cayenne.
