Porsche plans combustion Macan for 2028, electric 718 and no electric 911
Porsche is preparing a combustion Macan for 2028, continuing the electric 718 project and ruling out a fully electric 911.
Porsche's future combustion crossover, which was still being positioned as a separate model in the spring, is now being described by management as a Macan again. CEO Michael Leiters told the Financial Times that an internal-combustion version is due in 2028 and is intended to be sold alongside the electric Macan. The wording matters: Porsche had previously confirmed a new compact SUV with combustion engines, but had not formally attached the Macan name to the future model.
The strategy shift comes as deliveries of the electric Macan have fallen sharply. In the first half of 2026 Porsche delivered 15,620 examples, down from 25,884 a year earlier, a decline of 39.6%. The previous-generation combustion Macan, which Porsche continued to build for most markets outside the EU, reached 19,695 deliveries versus 19,253 a year earlier. Production of that version ended at the end of July.
Leiters does not present the revised strategy as a retreat from electric cars. Porsche is continuing development of the electric 718 family: in September a nearly undisguised Boxster prototype was testing at the Nürburgring. But the model strategy is becoming more selective, with Porsche no longer trying to move every segment exclusively to battery power.
The 911 remains a special case. Porsche's CEO has again ruled out a fully electric version of the sports car. Hybridisation is no longer limited to the Carrera GTS, because the new 911 Turbo S also uses T-Hybrid technology. The system keeps an internal-combustion engine and is not a plug-in hybrid. Porsche is therefore pursuing different paths within one brand: combustion and EV versions of the Macan in parallel, continued development of the electric 718 and preservation of the combustion engine in the 911.
There is also a financial backdrop to the decision. Porsche's operating return on sales fell to 1.1% in 2025 from 14.1% a year earlier, while operating profit dropped from €5.64 billion to €413 million. The company is cutting costs on a broad scale and reshaping its product portfolio as it works to restore sustainable profitability.