Electric Porsche hypercar confirmed, but not before 2025
Porsche boss confirms work on an all-electric 918 Spyder successor is underwayA follow-up act to the ballistic Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid hypercar <<< /porsche-918-hits-350km-h-in-outback-50470/ >>> and its howling Porsche Carrera GT predecessor is officially in the works and tipped to launch in the back half of this decade, fitted exclusively with a battery-electric powertrain.
A follow-up act to the ballistic Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid hypercar and its howling Porsche Carrera GT predecessor is officially in the works and tipped to launch in the back half of this decade, fitted exclusively with a battery-electric powertrain.
Porsche CEO Oliver Blume made the confirmation to Car Magazine this week, when he said a flagship “hypercar is always a part of Porsche’s strategy”.
“Porsche was always successful with this kind of hypercar, showing what is possible, showing future technologies, cutting-edge products,” he said.
“We will bring a hypercar when it’s time to bring it.”
Blume went on to confirm the successor for the 918 (pictured) would not be launched before 2025 given the brand’s already tightly-packed launch calendar and that plenty of lead time was required to investigate and develop high-output and high-density battery cells.
Porsche will undoubtedly leverage knowledge and hardware from its close relationship with Croatian EV specialist Rimac Group, of which it owns 24 per cent.
The eastern European firm has quickly established itself as the leading light in ultra-high-performance battery-electric technology, as demonstrated by its own savagely fast Rimac Nevera hypercar and the number of other brands looking to form strategic partnerships with it.
A team effort by Porsche and Rimac on the new flagship speed machine should be more than enough to elicit a sweat from McLaren and Ferrari as they prepare their own respective P1 and LaFerrari successors, the former of which is anticipated to debut in 2024.
The Ferrari, meanwhile, will take a little longer to materialise but should be with us by the end of 2027 at the latest, given it’s been confirmed as part of the Prancing Horse’s five-year model plan.
A post-2025 reveal and launch for what should be the fastest Porsche of them all roughly aligns with the rollout of at least one of its two arch-rivals.
The Porsche’s main point of difference, however, will be its battery-electric powertrain compared to the hybrid and/or plug-in hybrid systems of the McLaren and Ferrari, which in turn opens the door for other comparisons with EV supercars like the Nevera and Lotus Evija.
“We are concentrating on electromobility. We have so many products in the next few years and then we will leverage when will be the right moment to bring it – and when we want to show cutting-edge technology,” Blume said.
“But the hypercar is always a part of Porsche’s strategy.”
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