Confirmed: A Porsche Macan Replacement Is Coming, And It's Not Electric

4 months ago - 4 August 2025, carbuzz

Porsche bet heavily on EV expansion. The brand’s initial target in 2022 was to sell more than 80% all-electric vehicles by 2030. Looking at the math, that would have meant the entire brand going electric by 2030, with a combustion carve-out for the Porsche 911.

And Porsche led off that conversion boldly, making the next generation of its best-selling Macan SUV all-electric.

EV demand has plateaued and not materialized to the level automakers expected. Unsurprisingly, Porsche, like its competitors, is pivoting off that strategy. During Porsche’s H1 2025 earnings call, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume confirmed that a new combustion and hybrid SUV to replace the Macan will arrive in 2028.

Porsche’s Combustion Macan Replacement Will Launch By 2028

Blume confirmed Porsche is “hedging” its strategy by aiming to be “even more flexible than before in all segments” with ICE, hybrid, and EV offerings. And that will include the Macan’s compact SUV segment.

“What we have done already in the Cayenne segment with a combustion engine, hybrid, and – from next year on – a fully electric Cayenne, the same we will do now in the B SUV segment.”

- Porsche CEO Oliver Blume

Porsche had acknowledged it was considering building a new combustion SUV. The move is an acknowledgment that the hedging for the segment will need to extend well beyond the combustion Macan’s production end in 2026. And that will require a new vehicle. Porsche would struggle to fill that gap with another refresh to the current-generation Macan SUV, which entered production in early 2014.

What We Know About Porsche’s New Combustion SUV

Porsche was short on specifics about the new SUV. But the brand did note a few things. We know when the SUV will arrive. Blume confirmed the combustion SUV will launch “no later than 2028” and receive a full gasoline and hybrid roll-out in relevant markets “by decade’s end.”

Porsche won’t reinvent its take on the compact SUV too much. The vehicle will be “differentiated from the BEV Macan,” which suggests but does not confirm the SUV may receive a new name. Whatever the eventual name, it should resemble the current Macan SUV in spirit, if not form. The brand is promising it will be a “very, very typical Porsche for this segment.” And the hybrid version will be a “very performance” hybrid.

Porsche also said the vehicle would have “very short development times.” That may indicate that Porsche could leverage existing development in the VW portfolio. The Audi Q5 transitioned from the older MLB platform to the Volkswagen Group’s new Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) platform. Previous reporting has suggested that Porsche’s new compact SUV may follow suit.

What Other Vehicles Porsche Has Planned For The Future

Porsche reaffirmed the timeline for two vehicle launches in 2026. As noted above, Porsche will proceed as planned with the all-electric Cayenne crossover. Porsche also plans to launch the electric successor to the 718 sports car.

One project we have less clarity about is Porsche’s new “K1” SUV. Porsche intended the K1 to be a range-topping three-row flagship electric model, arriving for 2027. Though the desire to be “more flexible than before in all segments” may force significant changes for that vehicle’s development.