Porsche Confirms Electric Cayenne Debut Date
Porsche has confirmed the electric Cayenne will make its debut toward the end of 2025. The announcement came from CEO Oliver Blume during Porsche's year-end financial Q&A session.
Key Points
- Porsche confirms the electric Cayenne will debut in late 2025
- The gas-powered Cayenne will remain in production alongside the EV, ensuring buyers still have ICE options well into the 2030s.
- Porsche prioritizes the Cayenne EV over the electric 718
The executive revealed the next-generation Cayenne would premiere at an event on the West Coast before the end of the year.
Unlike the Macan EV, which will fully replace its gasoline counterpart next year, the Cayenne is expected to remain available with internal combustion engines for years to come. Production of both variants will take place at Porsche’s Bratislava, Slovakia factory, ensuring that customers still have a choice between traditional and electric powertrains well into the 2030s.
Porsche has also adjusted its EV rollout strategy, prioritizing the Cayenne EV over the 718 Boxster and Cayman replacements. While the electric 718 remains on track for a mid-decade launch, the Cayenne EV will now hit the market first. Meanwhile, the gas-powered 718 has already been discontinued in Europe due to new cybersecurity regulations, and global production will end by mid-2025.
Additionally, Porsche is still planning an even larger electric SUV, which will be produced in Leipzig. Initially announced in 2022 as a three-row flagship EV, there is now speculation that it could also feature plug-in hybrid or internal combustion variants, following comments from Porsche’s CFO, Lutz Meschke.
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