- An electric Porsche Cayenne debuts in late 2025
- The electric SUV will be a true next-generation design based on VW Group’s PPE platform
- The current gas-powered Cayenne will stick around, with updates planned to keep it fresh into the next decade
Porsche will unveil an electric version of its top-selling Cayenne midsize SUV later this year, CEO Oliver Blume revealed during a Q&A session at the automaker’s annual general meeting on Wednesday.
Sales should follow in 2026, meaning the electric Cayenne will likely reach U.S. showrooms as a 2027 model. Production will be handled at the same Volkswagen Group plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, where the current gas-powered Cayenne is built.
Porsche confirmed plans for an electric Cayenne more than a year ago, and prototypes have been in public view for most of that time, including for both the regular Cayenne body style and the more rakish Cayenne Coupe.
The electric Cayenne will be a true next-generation design based on VW Group’s PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform, which also underpins the electric Macan.
2024 Porsche Macan Electric Turbo
For the electric Macan, the platform accommodates a 100-kwh (95-kwh usable) battery pack and a motor driving each axle. Combined output for the Macan EV currently tops out at 630 hp in the Turbo model, and even higher outputs are likely for the electric Cayenne, possibly via a quad-motor setup.
Despite the arrival of the electric Cayenne, the current gas-powered Cayenne—which has been on sale since the 2019 model year and received a major update for 2024—will stick around. Despite its age, Porsche sold 102,889 examples last year, accounting for almost one out of every three sales at the automaker.
Due to its popularity and the slower-than-expected adoption of EVs, especially in the premium sector, Porsche plans to keep the gas-powered Cayenne on sale well into the next decade, with further updates planned to keep it fresh. Another round of updates is expected next year, with prototypes already spotted. These updates will likely align some of the gas-powered Cayenne’s technology with that of the electric Cayenne.
This won’t be the case for the gas-powered Macan, which ends production in 2026. At its annual general meeting, Porsche said it is evaluating a separate gas-powered SUV in the same segment as the Macan for a possible launch near the end of the decade.
