We remember the arrival of Fr Porsche Cayenne 2002 causing a lot of ink to leak. After decades of sports cars, coupes and roadsters, Porsche is investing SUV category annoyed more than one. Sports SUV in Stuttgart? Many shouted insultingly! But since 1976 and the launch 924 which started the series PMA (for Porsche with front engine), purists panicked. Front engine in a Porsche? Four cylinders? From a utility company (LT)? Water cooling? Many saw this as an attack on Porsche’s original DNA. But the LDCs eventually achieved great success (944, 928, 968), as did Cayenne, which literally saved Porsche from bankruptcy at the beginning of the millennium. Those who resisted change were proven wrong. Derived from the other two generations, in 2014 it was equipped with a younger brother, Makan. Do you see where I’m coming from? so, Since then, the Macan has been Porsche’s bestseller !
The second generation is 100% electric
The current generation is no longer very young – it’s already 8 years old – and it was restyling of 2018 and 2021. Therefore, the second is long overdue. And you can imagine, given the latest automotive news, it will be 100% electric. The manufacturer wants to sell 80% of electric models by 2030. Now he has only one model, thetaycan, a four-door sedan that competes with the Tesla Model S. Thus, the Volkswagen Group brand wants to accelerate its electrification, and the Macan will be the next to benefit from such technology. Expectation Porsche 718 Cayman and electric Boxster in 2025. The thermal Macan should last for a few more months, alongside the electric version that will eventually replace it.
615 horsepower, a range of 500 kilometers
What we already know about it the future Macan EV ? Porsche has announced some technical features. Already, it will be based on the whole Volkswagen Group’s new premium platform called PPE (for Premium Platform Electric). The technical base that we share with the future Audi A6 e-tron. In terms of motorization, the Macan EV will have a 100kWh battery that will provide Engine 450 kW. Bodies that must authorize it 615 horsepower at 1000 Nm couple and a autonomy of about 500 kilometers. Despite some controversy in the press in recent months, don’t expect it to be unveiled before the end of 2023. Its commercialization is planned for 2024, a few months before the upcoming 718 Cayman/Boxster electric duo…
Source: Auto Plus
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