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Porsche’s electric 718 Boxster is officially on track for a 2027 debut. Despite rumors of cancellation and platform re-engineering, Porsche Australia’s CEO confirms the EV prototype is "amazing" and delivers a "go-kart-y" track experience. Get the latest on the PPE Sport platform and the future of gas-powered Cayman variants.
Porsche sold just 16,339 Taycans globally in 2025. That’s down from a peak of 41,296 in 2021 — a 60 percent collapse in four years. Those are the numbers sitting on incoming CEO Michael Leiters’ desk as he reportedly weighs whether to fold the Taycan and Panamera into a single unified model line. Leiters Arrives…
The 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric can handle 97 percent of normal braking without touching its mechanical brakes. That’s not a marketing claim. It’s the direct result of six seasons of Formula E development, and it’s the clearest example yet of electric racing technology paying off in a production vehicle. Motor1 sat down with TAG Heuer…
A $60,000 BYD Sealion 7 caught Julian Scot-Smith’s attention at a London Porsche dealership last December. The British couple had come to browse German luxury SUVs in Mayfair. They left considering a Chinese alternative. That moment, captured in a new Wall Street Journal analysis, distills everything happening in the global auto industry right now. BYD…
I’ve been covering electric sports car announcements for years, and they all sound the same: massive battery, blistering charging speed, tablet-sized touchscreen, skateboard platform. Caterham’s Project V, which just made its U.S. debut at CES in Las Vegas, deliberately ignores every item on that checklist. “We don’t really care about charging time. We care about…
I’ve been tracking Porsche’s China collapse for months, and this move crystallizes what’s really happening. The German luxury automaker is shutting down its proprietary “Premium Charging” network across China starting March 2026, eliminating roughly 200 fast-charging stations that were supposed to differentiate the Porsche EV ownership experience from competitors. The company’s spin is predictable
Porsche just confirmed the most expensive engineering admission of defeat in automotive history. The German automaker is now paying to reverse-engineer the PPE Sport platform it paid billions to develop as EV-only, adding combustion engine capability across the entire next-generation 718 Boxster and Cayman lineup. This isn’t just a product strategy pivot. This is a…
European luxury automakers are bleeding market share in China as consumers abandon six-figure German sedans for cheaper domestic brands led by BYD. Why it matters: China’s premium segment has shrunk for the third straight year while Chinese brands now control nearly 70% of the world’s largest auto market. The Details By The Numbers EVXL’s Take…
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