Porsche share first images of all-electric Cayenne ahead of 2025 launch

The next generation Porsche Cayenne will be all electric, Porsche has confirmed.

The German sports car specialist announced that it has already begun testing the battery-powered SUV and promised that the new model will ‘seamlessly’ carry on the Cayenne’s famously broad capability.

It also said it planned to continue selling combustion and hybrid versions of the Cayenne beyond 2030 as it hedges its bets on the electric transition.

While the electric model will be a brand-new vehicle based on Porsche’s Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, ICE and hybrid models will be based on the previous generation, which was launched in 2017 and updated in 2023.

“The Cayenne has always defined the sports car in its segment. In the middle of the decade, the fourth generation will set standards in the segment as an electric SUV,” said Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG. “At the same time, into the next decade our customers will still be able to choose from a wide range of powerful and efficient combustion and hybrid models.”

While Porsche has stepped back from a firm commitment to 80% of new vehicles sales being all-electric by 2030, Blume said the firm would still be able to meet this target “depending on the demand of our customers”.

The Cayenne will be Porsche’s third all-electric model, joining the Taycan and new Macan in the brand’s range. It will be based on the same 800V platform as the Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron. While technical details are under wraps, we know that platform currently supports a 95kWh battery and two- or four-wheel drive. Given the Cayenne’s positioning and Porsche’s claim that the new model will blend performance, comfort and off-road ability, we’d expect it to stick with two-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrains. We would also expect more top-of-the-range variants to pack more power than the 630bhp of the Macan Turbo.

Michael Steiner, executive board member for research and development commented: “The flexibility of the PPE architecture allows us to integrate the latest technology in the fields of high-voltage systems, powertrain and chassis. We are going to utilise the potential of electrification to take the Cayenne to a completely new level in a number of ways – for instance, in driving performance.”

Extensive digital and real-world testing has already taken place at Porsche’s Weissach development centre and prototype cars are now out on the roads around the world facing millions of kilometres of driving in extreme conditions.