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Due at the beginning of the next decade, the new Macan will ditch its internal combustion engines for a selection of pure electric drivetrains.
The luxury car marker has just confirmed the second-generation Porsche Macan will be abandon the MQB transverse engine front- and all-wheel drive platform in favour of the new Platform Premium Electric (PPE).
Developed in conjunction with Audi, PPE will form the basis of the Taycan sports sedan, Porsche’s first all-electric model. The Taycan is heavily influenced by the Mission E concept, and will be launched at the end of the year.
Other confirmed PPE vehicles include the Taycan Sport Tourismo, a high-riding Outback-style wagon, and the Audi e-tron GT sedan.
Production of the second-generation Macan will take place at Porsche’s Leipzig factory, which is being upgraded and turned into the company’s centre for “electromobility”.
Porsche has yet to provide details about the drivetrain options it will offer in the new Macan, but has confirmed it will use the same 800V technology as the Taycan.
Three trims have been confirmed for the Taycan so far: base, 4S and Turbo, which despite its name doesn’t feature a turbocharger.
The company has stated the Taycan will be available with two permanently excited synchronous motors, one for each axle, and is capable of blasting from 0-100km/h in “well under” 3.5 seconds, and achieving 200km/h within 12 seconds.
Reports as far back as 2017 suggested the Zuffenhausen-based firm was considering a radical shift for the second generation of its popular crossover.
According to Oliver Blume, head of the Porsche brand, “By 2022 we will be investing more than €6 billion ($9.5 billion) in electric mobility, and by 2025 50 per cent of all new Porsche vehicles could have an electric drive system”.
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