The next-generation fully electric 718 Cayman and Boxster are still scheduled for sale.

The next-generation 718 will first be released as an EV

The future outlook for the next generation 718 Cayman and Boxster, which were said to be "fully electric vehicles," seems to be changing several times.

Here, a little while ago,The EV 718 may not be releasedThere were rumors like this, but now the news has come out saying, "No, there are still plans to release it, so it will be released."

The report denies rumors that the entire 718EV project may be scrapped by Porsche's new CEO, and says that while there is no set timetable for when the next-generation model will be released, plans remain afoot to introduce it as an electric vehicle first.

According to a report from Car Sales, during a meeting with Daniel Schmollinger, managing director and CEO of Porsche Cars Australia, Daniel said, "The project is progressing smoothly and we have already driven the prototype."

However, it is unclear how reliable and up-to-date the Australian CEO's information is, but since he is a person of high status who works for Porsche, it is likely that he is not just making random remarks.

Daniel said, "We don't know when it will be released yet, but when I actually drove it, it was a really great car."

Electric and internal combustion models

There have been various official announcements and rumors about the next-generation 718, but to summarize the current situation:

・(official) The current 718 model (internal combustion engine) is no longer on sale.
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・(official) The next-generation 718 will be fully electric only
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・(official) The next-generation 718 will be a full electric car, but only the top-of-the-line models will have an ICE version.
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·(rumor) Not only the higher-end models, but also the regular models will have ICE versions.
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・(rumor) After all, the 718 full EV plan has been cancelled, and the next generation will also be ICE
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・(rumor) No, the next generation will start with an EV model.

What do you think?

In fact, most of the stories that have been circulating recently are just rumors (lol), so we'll see what happens.

By the way, Daniel, who we spoke to this time, said that there has been "no official announcement (this time)" regarding the 718 ICE plan, but that "headquarters is basically always evaluating where opportunities lie.Every six months, they consider what they can do and what they don't want to do, so there is a possibility that there is an opportunity there."

I tend to get swayed by various information, but in the end, only what comes out comes out, so I would like to wait for an official announcement from Porsche ^ ^

...But having said that, I'm sorry that I end up writing about it whenever I see a rumor because I'm curious (lol).

Source:The Electric Porsche Boxster And Cayman Are Still Coming

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Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Since I got my hands on a Porsche 911, I've been completely hooked on Porsches and I can't stop loving them, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are the 911 Carrera (2/991), 911 Carrera Cabriolet & 911 Carrera T (1/992), GT3 (1/997) and 718 Cayman GT4 RS.