Porsche recently invested 15.8 billion yuan to upgrade the Zuffenhausen plant in preparation for the next generation of electric 718 Boxster/Cayman.
With the brand's first electric sports car, the Taycan, receiving global acclaim, Porsche has also embarked on a new product. The original plant recently invested 500 million euros to upgrade the Zuffenhausen plant in Germany to prepare for the next generation of electric 718 Boxster/Cayman sports cars.
In the Porsche electrification layout, it is hoped to achieve 1/3 of total sales of electric vehicles in 2025, and increase to 2/3 by 2030, and in order to achieve this goal, in addition to relying on the upcoming Macan EV electric holiday, it is obvious that the help of electric sports cars is also needed.
▲The next-generation electric 718 Boxster/Cayman will use Mission R as the design source, will be equipped with a PPE platform, and use an 800V power architecture.
It is understood that the next generation of 718 Boxster/Cayman will be electric powered and equipped with the same PPE platform as the Macan EV, and the Mission R, which was previously unveiled at the Munich Motor Show, is likely to be the source of the design of the new car, which will be produced by the Zuffenhausen plant and launched in 2023.
In terms of electric system, the outside world believes that the 718 Boxster/Cayman electric sports car will provide single-motor rear-drive, dual-motor full-drive and other models, and is expected to be on par with the Mission R, with a strong output of 603 horses in standard mode and 1,073 horses in single-lap mode, coupled with 800V power architecture and 15 minutes to charge the power from 5% to 80% performance, which will bring more passenger layers to Porsche. As for the brand's classic 911 sports car, it will also maintain the internal combustion engine power until 2030.
▲ The next generation of electric 718 Boxster/Cayman will be launched in 2023, while the Macan EV will appear in the same year as the electric 718 due to the postponement of the epidemic.