No plans for new petrol 718

[driver71]

According to press reports Porsche have no plans (in fact, never had any plans) to make a new petrol version 718, only EV versions will be built. There will be a new mid-engined hyper-car, but it won't be a 718. Expect strong Boxster/Cayman residuals to continue if true.

 

[Motorhead]

You’re a bit late to the party … we’ve been discussing this topic on the Cayman forum for a couple of months [post #265]!

Could the 718 replacement be an EV?

Simulated* gears and sound *We are not allowed to call it fake obvs!

www.porscheclubgb.com

Apparently Porsche CEO Michael Leiters had the ICE development costed at €200m with a longer timescale than anticipated, so I think that we can say safely that it’s not going to be going ahead given the company’s somewhat fragile current financial situation.

On a more positive note the motoring journos have been given a hot lap of the Weissach test track in the Boxster EV with Walter Röhrl driving and are making the right noises. Even Röhrl himself likes it, so that’s a bonus! No official figures are available currently, but he let slip that the weight’s about 1,700kg, probably slightly less. Unsurprisingly the car features the Porsche E-Shift system now available on the Taycan.

Here’s one of many articles:

Porsche sports car brilliance in an EV? My ride in the electric Boxster says its possible | Auto Express

Porsche is sure it can build its combustion sports car genius into an EV and a ride in the electric 718 Boxster prototype explains its confidence

www.autoexpress.co.uk

Jeff

 

[BrianJ]

I read last week that research indicates that there seems to be an increase in motion sickness in quiet electric cars, and that simulated engine noises reduce this. I also read that Walter is quoted as saying to one of the journos that he doesn’t generally like electric cars but the e-Boxster is great. I suspect that the price when announced will bring back the nausea for many.

 

[Motorhead]

Yes, I’d read the same Brian. It’s early days for EVs and research is lacking there on the subject of motion sickness … plus I’m sure that plenty of people get motion sickness in ICE cars too! I think Röhrl‘s comment can be attributed to the Sunday Times’ columnist Will Dron:

I’ve had a ride in Porsche’s electric Boxster — the signs are good

Will Dron climbs alongside rally and racing legend Walter Röhrl for a lap of Porsche’s Weissach test track in the new electric Boxster, and comes away convinced

www.thetimes.com

Some time ago on the Cayman forum we were discussing a possible entry price around £78k for the EVs, but with Porsche’s new strategy through to 2035 stating that it wants to increase the average selling price of its top-of-the-range models by about 20 per cent in the medium term you’d have to guess that the starting price could be closer to £85-90k.

Jeff

 

[driver71]

You’re a bit late to the party … we’ve been discussing this topic on the Cayman forum for a couple of months [post #265]!

Could the 718 replacement be an EV?

Simulated* gears and sound *We are not allowed to call it fake obvs!

www.porscheclubgb.com

Apparently Porsche CEO Michael Leiters had the ICE development costed at €200m with a longer timescale than anticipated, so I think that we can say safely that it’s not going to be going ahead given the company’s somewhat fragile current financial situation.

On a more positive note the motoring journos have been given a hot lap of the Weissach test track in the Boxster EV with Walter Röhrl driving and are making the right noises. Even Röhrl himself likes it, so that’s a bonus! No official figures are available currently, but he let slip that the weight’s about 1,700kg, probably slightly less. Unsurprisingly the car features the Porsche E-Shift system now available on the Taycan.

Here’s one of many articles:

Porsche sports car brilliance in an EV? My ride in the electric Boxster says its possible | Auto Express

Porsche is sure it can build its combustion sports car genius into an EV and a ride in the electric 718 Boxster prototype explains its confidence

www.autoexpress.co.uk

Jeff

Hardly late, this article was only published on 7th October and as it says, ".. that’s all we know for now – apart from there categorically won’t be a combustion-powered version..."

 

[Motorhead]

It was just a tongue-in-cheek comment and no offence intended!

However, for clarification I was referring to Leiter’s original statement back in August [see my Cayman post #265 referenced above], not recent articles about the journo drives, when he confirmed that the electric Caymans and Boxsters were going ahead but said nothing about combustion engined replacements. Also you’ll note that Ralph posted the information about the high cost of any ICE development last month [Cayman post #272], effectively confirming that this option is most likely off the table.

Jeff