Product strategy continues to shift at Porsche as market winds blow.
In an interview with Autocar, Porsche's research and development boss Michael Steiner said the gas-powered Panamera will exist alongside the next-generation electric model in showrooms.
"The new Cayenne is fully electric, but for its whole lifespan we will have the ICE version in parallel. It's the same for the Panamera," Steiner said.
The revised powertrain lineup and model cycles go beyond the Panamera and Cayenne.
The electric Porsche Macan, which is arriving stateside in the coming weeks, will sell alongside the gas model for the coming years. The Macan EV received a lower price and likely more range for 2025.
The next-generation Cayenne will be electric, but it will sell alongside the gasoline-fueled models. The 2024 Cayenne lineup saw hybrid models receive large upgrades in terms of power and range for 2024.
Porsche has more electric SUVs on the way. A flagship electric SUV will arrive after and be positioned above the next-generation Cayenne. The yet to be named electric SUV will be based on Volkswagen Group's Scalable Systems Platform (SSP), with Porsche using the specific "Sport" version of SSP for the model.
The automaker has said the electric SUV will provide "strong performance and automated driving functions with the typical Porsche flyline." The interior is billed as "a completely new experience."
In the coming years Porsche showrooms will eventually house three electric SUVs, and an electric hatchback in the form of the next-generation Panamera.
