Porsche Boxster EV 2025 was caught

The next step in the development of Porsche 718 Boxster Coming.

An electric prototype 718 Boxster was taken by Twitter user Felix Hamer at a German public fast charger.

Hamer said 718 The EV averaged 177 kW during the charging session and was at 53% when he took the picture.

Although the test mule had a fake exhaust outlet, the charger plugged into the rear of this car clearly shows what’s really under the bonnet.

In particular, the styling cues at the rear have been borrowed from the Mission R concept, albeit without the wild spoiler and diffuser.

Porsche has confirmed the current 718 Cayman and Boxster, based on a seven-year-old platform, will be replaced by a comparable electric vehicle by 2024 or 2025 – the exact date will be determined by regulations. emissions.

Don’t expect the balance of mid-engined and old-fashioned driver focus found in current models to be discarded as the next-generation car rolls around.

Frank-Steffen Walliser, vice president of Porsche 911 and 718 models, says: “The most important thing is to control the weight of an electric vehicle, the technical feel of the car. CarExpert.

According to Walliser, Porsche wanted to create that feeling by creating a “relatively small, nimble car” with “nice proportions”. Acceleration and performance won’t necessarily be the focus.

“Owning a sports car, not only [about] really good acceleration. It’s handling, it’s feedback, it’s the sound of the car. All of this comes together to create a sports car,” he said. “Power is not always the right number to truly judge a vehicle’s capabilities.”

With that in mind, there’s no guarantee the next 718 will feature dual-motor and all-wheel drive. The current model is rear-wheel drive only.

Mr. Walliser described all-wheel drive as “interesting”, but pointed to weight, packing and weight distribution as reasons why a dual-engine setup might not be suitable for a vehicle. compact electric sport. For now, it’s a “possibly obvious”.

In spite of CHEAP Mission sports car concept (above) gives some hints as to what will happen, it’s unclear which parts of the track-inspired display car will go into production.

It is powered by 320 kW front and 480 kW rear motors, producing a constant 500 kW combined in racing mode. Switching to Qualified mode, the powertrain generates a whopping 800 kW of power.

Don’t expect to see the numbers on production models.

Porsche has committed to keep Macan gasoline is alive along with an electric model that has been confirmed to launch in 2023, but says there will be limited crossovers between a petrol sports car and a compact electric vehicle.

“The stage that you provide [petrol and electric] parallel will not be as long as planning a strategy for the Macan. It will be much shorter,” said Mr. Walliser CarExpert.

As for what remains in the current 718 generation? The new GT4 RS has just debuted and represents the ultimate in performance right now… but it’s likely more will come from the internal combustion Cayman and Boxster before 2024.

Exactly what that will look like will depend on how sales of the Cayman and Boxster play out over the next few years, but Mr Walliser confirmed the low-volume cars And Special products with higher volume, lower performance are on sale.

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