A new-generation gas-engine Macan? As reported yesterday by Autocar, Porsche is considering offering a new generation of the gasoline-powered Macan. Another possibility would be to modify the new electric Macan to fit it with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, using a gasoline engine as a generator to extend range.

The gas-powered Porsche Macan may live to see another generation after all. Porsche’s second-best-selling model was previously slated to go all-electric as the automaker slowly transitions global markets away from the outgoing model,

Porsche launched an electric-only second-generation Macan last year with plans to end first-generation production in 2026. However, the German automaker’s worst-selling model in 2024 was the Taycan. Sales for the first electric Porsche plummeted 50 percent last year, with only 20,836 Taycans sold. Autocar explained the potential shift:

Porsche is keenly aware that worldwide demand for electric vehicles, including its Taycan sedan, is fading somewhat. That car, for example, only sold 4,747 units in 2024, down from 7,570 in 2023 and well off 2021's record 9,

The all-new, all-electric second generation of Porsche's Macan compact crossover is already on sale — but there may be another Macan model in the brand's pipeline. A new report suggests that Porsche could also be considering the creation of a new internal combustion Macan,

Due to slowing demand for electric vehicles and worsening Macan sales after the switchover to electric, an internal combustion-engined comeback is considered

The new Macan EV features a powerful Turbo Electric variant, advanced suspension, and a range of up to 762 km.

Porsche has introduced its latest SUV in India, the Macan EV at Auto Expo 2025. Porsche has launched the Macan EV in three variants, with prices starting from Rs 1.21 crore and going up till Rs 1.68 crore (both prices are ex-showroom).

Porsche’s plans to have its lineup 80 percent electric by the year 2030 are being reconsidered, according to a report by Autocar. “We are exploring the possibility of equipping some of the originally planned electric models with hybrid drives or internal combustion engines in the future,

The company is considering adding combustion engines to future model lines that were originally envisioned as EV-only