Porsche will manufacture the combustion-powered Macan until mid-2026 before ceasing production, finance chief Jochen Breckner confirmed at the carmaker's recent earnings call. "[Stock should last] over the months to come...We will even see some sales in some regions in 2027," Breckner added, though we don't know how many units of those will be allotted to India. A spiritual successor of the ICE Macan (codenamed M1) will debut in 2028, while the Porsche Macan Electric will remain on sale.
- Upcoming Porsche SUV to use PPC architecture, just like Audi Q5
- It'll get a front-biased 4WD system
- To be sold alongside Macan Electric
The Macan, currently in its first generation, is one of Porsche's most popular models with 10,130 units sold during Q1 2026, 760 more than the 9,370 units sold in the same period a year ago. The Macan was launched in India in 2014, followed by facelifts in 2019 and 2021.
2028 Porsche Macan details
Rear wheels to engage only during traction loss
As we reported before, the upcoming 'M1' SUV will have a lot in common with the new, third-generation Audi Q5. Underpinned by Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) architecture, the SUV will also adopt the Q5's Quattro Ultra drive system. But instead of heavily modifying the platform for a rear-biased 4WD setup, like Porsche did with the first-generation Macan's Modular Longitudinal Matrix (MLB) architecture, it'll be largely unchanged for cost reasons. As a result, drive in the new Porsche SUV will primarily be sent to the front axle, with the rear wheels engaging only when sensors detect any traction loss.
Speaking on platform-sharing, Breckner said: "When we take a platform from Audi, we never use it one-to-one without any changes. We leave as much unchanged as possible to have synergies, but if there are items that we need to change to make a Porsche a Porsche, we do that and invest into the platforms."
94-year tradition set to end
This would mark an end to a 94-year tradition since the Porsche's inception in 1931, as its cars have so far been engineered to send power to the rear axle, either wholly or primarily. Since the platform is shared, it will allow Porsche to develop the latest SUV at a relatively lower cost. "[The M1] will be differentiated from the [electric] Macan," ex-CEO Oliver Blume stated earlier. While a new Porsche typically takes five years from concept to production, Blume said that the M1's three-year development was speeding up its market launch.
The new Porsche may further go on to borrow the Q5's 2-litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine, producing peak outputs of 204hp and 340Nm in the Audi SUV. It claims a 0-100kph time of 7.2 seconds with the Q5. Reportedly, higher-powered engines and adaptive chassis tuning are also under consideration, with S, GTS and Turbo performance variants being likely.
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