GAS? NO! EV? YES!
Since the implementation of increasingly stringent environmental protection policies, many car companies have begun to explore the field of new energy, resulting in many classic models quietly retiring from the stage of history or transforming into new energy. As it was once rumored that the Porsche 911 would also abandon the internal combustion engine and would be displayed in the form of pure electricity, fortunately, this rumor was denied by Porsche officials.
The Porsche 911 escaped the disaster, but the Porsche 718 became a "sacrifice".
Recently, Porsche CEO - Oliver Blume confirmed that the new generation of Porsche 718 will no longer use pure fuel engines, it will be displayed in the form of pure electric in front of the public, although it does not have the roar of the previous internal combustion engine, but with the blessing of the motor, its performance may become more powerful!
The electrification of the Porsche 718 is not at all surprising.
On the one hand, it is the trend of the times and is irreversible. On the other hand, sales of the Porsche Taycan doubled globally last year, accumulating more than 40,000 units. Its eye-catching performance gives Porsche confidence, so it is only a matter of time before the Porsche 718 is transformed into an electric car.
It is reported that the new generation of Porsche 718 will be based on the Porsche Mission R concept car.
According to the information previously given, Porsche Mission R is Porsche's latest vision for future racing, its performance will be comparable to the Porsche GT3 Cup, can maintain stable power in the fierce race, is not prone to overheating phenomenon and trigger frequency reduction, thanks to the advantages of the direct oil cooling motor developed by Porsche.
In Race mode, due to the dual-motor layout, the total power of the motor can reach 800kW, the acceleration of 100 km/h is only 2.5 seconds, and the top speed can reach 300 km/h.
It is worth mentioning that it uses a 900V high-performance battery pack, which makes it play an excellent role in both charge/discharge states, and can charge the battery SoC charge state from 5% to 80% within 15 minutes.
But after all, the pure electric version of the Porsche 718 is aimed at ordinary consumers, so considering the cost, I believe that only a small part of the racing technology will be delegated to it.
Therefore, it is expected that the pure electric version of the Porsche 718 after mass production will still provide consumers with single motor and dual drive motors in terms of power, and the drive form is divided into RWD rear wheel drive and AWD four-wheel drive, but the power setting of the drive motor will be relatively conservative.
At the same time, the pure electric version of the Porsche 718 will also cancel the 900V charging technology, replaced by a more "conservative" 800V charging, ensuring that there is more controllable space in pricing.
But even so, I believe that due to the advantages of the inherent physical architecture of electric vehicles, the center of gravity is low enough, the front and rear counterweights are reasonable, etc., so that the pure electric version of the Porsche 718 can still bring a lot of driving pleasure to users in terms of handling.
Porsche CE0 also revealed that the Porsche 911 will not do pure electrification development in a short period of time, but in order to cope with the problem of emission regulations and keep the internal combustion engine. Porsche is already working on e-Fuel's technology, hydrogen energy. So for fans who like porsche 911s, at least in recent years, don't worry about it turning into a hiss!
But for cars that like Porsche 718, or take advantage of its second-hand price is still stable, if there is a condition, hurry up a wave, otherwise wait until after the "call", the price is simply not too beautiful ~