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Porsche's Emergency Pivot to Gas-Powered 718 Is an Engineering Headache

Porsche's strategic shift adds petrol variants to the 718 sports cars, reversing its EV-only plan amid slowing electric vehicle demand and costing $3.2 billion, sources say.

Summary by The Drive
It sounds like Porsche has a mess on its hands re-engineering the 718 Boxster/Cayman EV to support a gas engine.

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Porsche's Emergency Pivot to Gas-Powered 718 Is an Engineering Headache

It sounds like Porsche has a mess on its hands re-engineering the 718 Boxster/Cayman EV to support a gas engine.

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2026 Porsche 718 EVs to get petrol power after all – report

Combustion engines will reportedly live on in the previously electric-only next-generation Porsche Boxtser and Cayman sports cars.

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Next-Gen Porsche 718 Evs Being Reworked for Petrol Power

Next-gen Porsche 718 EVs being reworked for petrol power

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NewsBytesNewsBytes

Porsche 718 Boxster, Cayman won't go fully electric anymore

Porsche is modifying its next-generation 718 Boxster and Cayman platform to accommodate petrol engines, deviating from its initial all-electric strategy due to declining EV demand.

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Zero2TurboZero2Turbo

Porsche Rethinks The 718 Future As Petrol Power Makes A Comeback

Exactly which engine will power these revived models has yet to be finalised.

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SHOCKER! EV REVERSAL! Porsche Going BACK TO THE FUTURE With ICE Powered Models. - AutoSpies Auto News

SHOCKER! EV REVERSAL! Porsche Going BACK TO THE FUTURE With ICE Powered Models.

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Autocar UK broke the news in on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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