The Macan has given Porsche a license to print cash ever for the reason that crossover got here out in 2014. Greater than 800,000 models have been bought so far, however the automobile is slowly dying. It has already been pulled out of Europe due to new cybersecurity rules. In 2026, the first-generation mannequin will likely be discontinued globally. Regardless of rumors of a brand new Macan with gasoline engines, Zuffenhausen says it will not occur.

“With a view to make the Macan higher in each method, Porsche determined early on to totally electrify the mannequin line. Porsche stands by this choice. As soon as the combustion-engined fashions of the identical title have been phased out, the Macan will likely be bought completely as an all-electric mannequin, worldwide.”

So there you could have it: as soon as the ICE Macan dies in 2026, it dies for good. Within the assertion launched at present, Porsche makes it crystal clear that the sporty crossover won’t ever have combustion engines once more. We’re shocked by this choice. Not simply because there had been a rumor floating round a few new gasoline Macan. Final November, Chief Monetary Officer Lutz Meschke did not rule out launching ICE variations of fashions that had been imagined to be purely electrical:

“We’re presently taking a look at the potential for the initially deliberate all-electric autos having a hybrid drive or a combustion engine. We’re presently in the course of making conceptual choices. What is obvious is that we’re sticking with the combustion engine for for much longer.”

Just a little over a month in the past, Porsche introduced it could make “vital further expenditures” to focus extra on gasoline engines and hybrid powertrains. We’re now studying that some cash may go into creating a special SUV, separate from the outgoing Macan. The German luxurious model, a part of the Volkswagen Group empire, is “evaluating an unbiased mannequin line within the SUV phase with combustion and hybrid powertrains.”

Nevertheless, even when it will get the inexperienced gentle, the brand new SUV with a gasoline engine will not come out till nearer to 2030. Different particulars embody a recent design however with “Porsche’s attribute profile.” The corporate additionally mentions it “would profit from synergies,” so it may be associated to a different VAG product to unfold improvement prices. Maybe it’s going to make the most of the Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) that has underpinned the brand new Audi Q5.

Elsewhere within the SUV lineup, the already introduced electrical Cayenne is coming within the “medium-term.” Moreover, there are nonetheless plans for an even bigger, three-row electrical mannequin positioned above.