Porsche is evaluating adding a new combustion-engined SUV to its line-up before the end of this decade, which will effectively serve as a replacement to the combustion-engined Macan – while it is also working on a new 911 variant that it claims will “raise the bar” in the sports car segment.
The German firm launched the Macan Electric last year, with the plan that it would replace the combustion model entirely this year. The outgoing ICE Macan was withdrawn from sale in the EU last April because it didn’t comply with cybersecurity laws, and is expected to go out of production entirely by 2026.
With the uptake of electric vehicle sales slower than anticipated, Porsche recently adopted a more flexible product portfolio, with plans to extend the life of combustion and hybrid models until week into the 2030s.
Autocar first reported last month that the firm was considering launching a new version of the ICE Macan that could be sold alongside the Electric version, and in the release of its annual results Porsche has now effectively confirmed thos plans.
The new SUV would be part of a series of moves by the German firm to adapt its future model plans to offer more flexibility. Porsche recently launched the new Macan Electric on a bespoke EV platform, and while the firm says it “stands by this decision” it says that it could adapt its strategy during to “market development and customer demand”.
But rather than launch a new ICE Macan, the firm says it is “currently evaluating an independent model line in the SUV segment with combustion and hybrid powertrains”. The firm added that the new model, which could launch before 2030, would have “a new design” and “benefit from synergies”.
Speaking during Porsche’s annual media conference, company boss Oliver Blume said that the new model line would be “clearly different” from the new electric-only Macan.
The firm is also working on a new electric SUV currently known as the K1 that will offer seven seats and sit above the Cayenne. While that was due to be electric-only, it is possible Porsche could add closely related combustion versions.
As previously reported by Autocar, the new machine would likely use the Porsche and Audi-developed Premium Performance Combustion (PPC) platform, which is used by the similarly sized Audi Q5.
Porsche has already renewed five out of its six product lines in recent years, with newer facelifted versions of the Cayenne, Panamera, Tacan, Macan Electric and 911. It is currently working on new electric versions of the 917 Boxster and Cayman.
