Early mule for Porsche’s second electrical SUV wants fender flares to cowl its wider observe
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by Chris Chilton
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After agonizing delays brought on by mess-ups at VW’s crisis-hit Cariad software program arm, Porsche will lastly unveil the all-electric Macan this week. However there’s no relaxation for the depraved at Stuttgart as a result of behind the scenes the agency’s engineers are already busy growing that EV’s large brother, the electrical Cayenne.
That’s what our spy photographers have caught testing right here in Sweden, although you would be mistaken for considering it’s some monster RS model of the Macan EV. And it’s a Macan in a way, as a result of this system is at such an early stage that Porsche doesn’t have full prototypes prepared, and is as a substitute utilizing the smaller EV as a mule.
Just like the Macan EV, the subsequent Caynne will journey on the VW Group’s PPE electrical platform and will likely be bought alongside the present combustion Cayenne that was just lately upgraded with extra energy, a greater chassis and a slicker inside. This mule’s big over-fenders verify that the Cayenne can have a a lot wider observe than the Macan, and naturally the wheelbase will likely be considerably longer, although we count on it to stay with solely 5 seats although some rivals provide area for seven.
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If you happen to’re hellbent on having a three-row Porsche you would possibly wish to wait till 2027 when the agency unveils its flagship seven-seat electrical SUV – presently codenamed K1 – that may sit above the Cayenne. But when the thought of 5 chairs is okay, the Cayenne EV will likely be prepared probably in direction of the top of subsequent 12 months or early 2026, presumably as a 2026MY.
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This being a mule it may well’t inform us something about the way in which the manufacturing automobile will likely be styled. However we count on to look subtly completely different from the combustion Cayenne, simply because the Macan EV appears to be like barely completely different from its ICE brother by incorporating extra Taycan styling cues. It’s going to additionally get Porsche’s newest long-range LED headlights, and undoubtedly gained’t get this take a look at automobile’s pretend exhausts.
The styling isn’t all of the Cayenne EV will borrow from the electrical Macan. Whereas we don’t know specifics at this early stage, we will count on to see a circa-100 kWh lithium-ion battery pack in addition to a twin motor all-wheel drive system with round 603 hp (450 kW / 612 PS) and 737 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque in mid-spec fashions. Charging also needs to be fast due to 800-volt tech.
