Report: The Gas-Powered Porsche Macan Is Dead After the Current Generation
The Porsche Macan EV is finally out, but the automaker has continued selling the gas model alongside its newest counterpart. Rumors initially pointed to that situation continuing, at least for the foreseeable future, but Porsche recently put the speculation to bed by confirming that the gas model would be discontinued once the current generation has run its course.
Porsche was reportedly considering a next-gen gas Macan due to extreme volatility in EV demand and sales, with an executing telling the media that, “The reception to the new Macan (electric) has been positive, but we are yet to see its long-term performance, given uncertain market conditions.” That said, a hybrid Macan or similar crossover could still be in the cards.
Porsche originally announced that it wanted EVs to account for 80 percent of its sales, but has since walked back a bit, saying that it would continue offering internal combustion-powered vehicles deep into the next decade. The automaker’s EV sales accounted for 27 percent of its sales in the last financial year, and for the 2025 fiscal season, it’s aiming for between 33 and 35 percent.
European buyers have already lost access to gas-powered Macan models, and the shift is expected to hit North American buyers within the next year. It’s an interesting move for Porsche with one of its most important volume-selling models at a time when continued EV sales growth is anything but a given.
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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VAG has looked like the old GM for a while now. The dozen or so different brands are looking more and more alike after years of cost optimization and failed mega projects. I hate to type this, but to me the newer Porsches are about as exciting as Cadillacs.
On the scale of things, a Porsche SUV going all EV seems like a 3 in shock factor.
Oh well, there goes the prices (up) of used Macans. If you've been thinking about getting one, the sooner the better. I recommend a base (four-cylinder) one. Yes, they are much slower than the six-cylinder ones, but you basically get all of the other goodness.