Porsche CEO Michael Leiters has made it abundantly clear that “the 911 will never be electric,” but Zuffenhausen is taking the exact opposite approach with the 718. The Boxster and Cayman will return next year as electric sports cars. They’ve been a long time coming, having been announced more than four years ago. While most details remain under wraps, some juicy tidbits are gradually emerging.
The document prepared for investors touts an “innovative battery concept [that] preserves Porsche mid-engine character” and an “authentic sports car feeling thanks to low seating position.” Mind you, this is more than just marketing fluff. Instead of placing the battery beneath the floor, where it typically sits in an EV, Porsche’s engineers are mounting it behind the seats, in the space the combustion engine occupied in the discontinued gasoline-powered sports cars.
