The Latest Breaking News from Zuffenhausen

'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…

Motor1 · Mar 18

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,…

Motor1 · Mar 9

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.

Motor1 · Jan 28

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…

Motor1 · Nov 25, 2025

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…

Motor1 · Nov 20, 2025

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…

Motor1 · Oct 21, 2025

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…

Motor1 · Sep 30, 2025

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…

Motor1 · Sep 22, 2025

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…

Motor1 · Sep 1, 2025

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…

Motor1 · Aug 1, 2025