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'A Real Porsche:' CEO Says New Gas SUV Won't Be A Rebadged Audi

Europeans had to say goodbye to the first-generation Macan in 2024 when Porsche retired the model after it failed to meet new cybersecurity regulations. Globally, the gasoline-fueled crossover is going out of production sometime in the middle of the year, leaving a huge gap in the company’s lineup. That void…

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Porsche Denies The Electric Boxster And Cayman Are Dead

It’s been four years since Porsche announced plans to replace the 718 lineup with a pair of EVs. A lot has happened since Zuffenhausen upset purists with its controversial decision to kill off the combustion engine in the Boxster and Cayman. The ICE models have been dead since last October,…

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Porsche's New Design Boss Worked On The Gorgeous Bentley Batur

The winds of change are blowing at Porsche. Mere months after former McLaren CEO Michael Leiters replaced Oliver Blume at the helm of the Zuffenhausen brand, another leadership change was announced today. From February 1, Tobias Sühlmann will succeed Michael Mauer as Head of Design.

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Porsche: 'We Were Wrong' About Axing An Important Gas Model

As of January 1, Oliver Blume is no longer Porsche’s CEO. The 57-year-old executive oversaw the Zuffenhausen brand for a decade before stepping aside to make way for former McLaren CEO Michael Leiters. Blume, who remains Volkswagen Group CEO, candidly admitted in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that discontinuing…

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Porsche's Electric Sports Car Platform Could Support Gas Engines After All

In 2022, Porsche announced plans to launch fully electric replacements for the Boxster and Cayman later this decade. Despite a weaker-than-expected rise in EV adoption, the gas-free 718 duo is still very much on the way. That said, Zuffenhausen has come to terms with the reality that ICE models remain…

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Porsche Admits Chinese Automakers Are Innovating at 'Breathtaking' Pace

To say Porsche is struggling in China would be an understatement. Sales fell 28 percent to 56,887 cars in 2024. Through September this year, the decline continued, with shipments dropping another 26 percent. Looking ahead, Zuffenhausen has a plan called “Winning Back China,” although it concedes that returning to previous…

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Porsche Swears the Cayenne Electric Hides Its Gigantic Weight

At 5,831 pounds (2,645 kilograms), the Cayenne Electric is Porsche’s heaviest production vehicle ever. As you can imagine, a good chunk of that heft comes from the gargantuan 113-kWh battery, which weighs 1,322 lbs (600 kg) on its own. In its early days, Zuffenhausen had an entire car that weighed…

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Porsche Loves the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: 'They Made It Really, Really Good'

Hyundai has certainly come a long way in the past few decades, if even mighty Porsche speaks highly of the Seoul-based automaker. From an enthusiast’s perspective, the Ioniq 5 N is arguably the most interesting electric car to come out of South Korea. Zuffenhausen has taken notice of the high-performance…

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Porsche Races 918 Spyder Against the Electric Cayenne

It’s hard to believe 12 years have passed since Porsche revealed the 918 Spyder. At its launch in September 2013 during the Frankfurt Motor Show, the electrified supercar was crowned Zuffenhausen’s quickest-accelerating production model. From naught to 62 mph (100 km/h), it needed only 2.6 seconds. Fast-forward to 2025, and…

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The New Porsche Macan GTS Is Electric

The Porsche Macan Electric is outselling the gasoline model this year, partly because the ICE version is no longer sold in the European Union. There won’t be any internal competition for long, as the gas-powered Macan will be retired globally in 2026. A new combustion-engine crossover with a different name…

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The Porsche Cayenne Electric's Interior Is an Ode to Screens

Porsche’s recent decision to reinvest in combustion engines shows that EV adoption isn’t progressing as quickly as Zuffenhausen had hoped. Even so, the renewed focus on traditional drivetrains isn’t derailing plans for an electric Cayenne. It’s still on track for a reveal later this year, and in the meantime, we’re…

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It's Happening: Porsche Confirms New Gas Boxster and Cayman

Porsche raised plenty of eyebrows in 2022 when it pledged to make the 718 fully electric at the expense of its gas models. While the EV Boxster and Cayman are still in development, Zuffenhausen has realized that eliminating the combustion engine outright would be a fatal mistake. The German sports…

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Is This the New Porsche 911 Turbo S?

With the 911 lineup being so vast, Porsche is always up to something. Whether it’s a facelift, a special edition, or a new optional package, the iconic sports car from Zuffenhausen is constantly evolving. The biggest update for this generation arrived last year with the introduction of the first 992.2…

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Porsche Confirms New Gas SUV for 2028 Launch

Porsche discontinued the original Macan in Europe last year, not because it wanted to, but because it had to. The gasoline crossover failed to meet the General Safety Regulation (GSR2) that came into effect in July 2024, forcing Zuffenhausen to pull the plug on its cash cow on the Old…

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Porsche: New Cayenne 'Will Shape the Future of Electric Driving'

Porsche has not lost faith in electric vehicles. Even though Taycan sales fell 49 percent last year and continued to drop by 6 percent in the first half of 2025, Zuffenhausen is pressing ahead with its EV agenda. The company is encouraged by the early success of its second-generation Macan,…

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The Electric Porsche Macan Is Outselling the Gas Model. But There's More to the Story

Big news coming from Porsche today. With the first half of the year in the rearview mirror, Zuffenhausen is sharing some interesting sales data. The Macan saw a 15 percent increase compared to the January–June 2024 period, rising to 45,137 units to become the brand’s best-selling model. It’s no surprise…

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Game Over: Porsche Is Ending Gas Boxster and Cayman Production

We knew this day would come, so don’t be too sad that Porsche is about to pull the plug on its gas-fueled 718 duo. The current-generation Boxster and Cayman have been on their deathbeds since last year, when the sports cars were retired from Europe due to stricter cybersecurity regulations.…

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Is Porsche Delaying The Electric 718 and Three-Row SUV?

Porsche once dreamt EVs would make up over 80 percent of its annual sales by the end of the decade, a goal reaffirmed most recently in March 2024. However, that target is now looking increasingly unrealistic. Zuffenhausen has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to internal combustion by launching a first-gen Macan…

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German Luxury Automakers Are Struggling in China

After decades of riding the sales gravy train, legacy premium brands face a harsh new reality in China. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche had a rough 2024, and the start of this year has been even more brutal. The posh trio saw double-digit declines in the first quarter, with Zuffenhausen taking…

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Porsche's New 911 Flagship Will 'Raise the Bar'

The sports car segment may be shrinking, but the legendary 911 bucks the trend. Porsche delivered 50,941 sports cars last year, which is slightly more than the Panamera and Taycan combined. With the 992.2 just coming out, the future looks bright for the iconic rear-engined machine from Zuffenhausen. According to…

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Porsche Is Considering a New Gas SUV

The Macan has given Porsche a license to print money ever since the crossover came out in 2014. More than 800,000 units have been sold to date, but the vehicle is slowly dying. It has already been pulled out of Europe because of new cybersecurity regulations. In 2026, the first-generation…

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The New Porsche 911 GT3 RS Manthey Has a Huge Shark Fin

After Porsche launched the updated 911 GT3 last month, we’re now waiting for the revised RS to break cover. But before that happens, Manthey is spicing up the outgoing Rennsport variant with a factory-backed aerodynamic body kit. The significant upgrade has the automaker’s blessing and won’t void the car’s warranty.…

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Lab Eleven's Porsche 911 Restomod has an Italian Flair

When it comes to Porsche 911 restomods, you’re spoiled for choice. Established names include Singer, Ruf, Canepa, and Paul Stephens, just to name a few. But what if you want something with an Italian flair? Enter Lab Eleven. Although the company is headquartered in Austria, the workshop where the magic…

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The Porsche 911 Turbo Hybrid Is Coming In 2025

Porsche won't launch a fully electric 911 this decade but a hybrid is already out there. The new GTS will be available before the end of the year as the first-ever electrified derivative of Zuffenhausen’s iconic sports car. Should you want extra oomph, the Turbo will follow suit next year.…

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See Porsche 911 Carrera T With Seven-Speed Manual Hit 188 MPH With "Only" 379 HP

Hear the flat-six scream at over 7,000 rpm while the car is doing 303 km/h.

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