During a shareholder meeting focused on Porsche’s financial results, CEO Oliver Blume announced that the successor to the current Porsche Macan will arrive no later than 2028. Unlike its predecessor, the new model will feature a combustion engine and adopt a different name. It is set to replace the existing generation of the Macan, which will be phased out in 2026.
The first-generation Macan was discontinued in the European market last year due to updated EU cybersecurity regulations. However, production continues at Porsche’s Leipzig facility for markets outside the EU and will officially cease in 2026. In its place, Porsche began manufacturing the fully electric second-generation Macan in May 2024.
Originally, Porsche planned to eliminate the gasoline-powered Macan entirely and transition fully to the electric version by 2023. But with the recent decline in EV demand, the automaker was prompted to reconsider and decided to reintroduce internal combustion models to its production strategy.
Last winter, spy photographers captured images of the new gas-powered crossover undergoing tests. The prototype closely resembles the third-generation Audi Q5 but with redesigned bumpers, suggesting that the new Macan successor will have little in common visually with the electric Macan.
The upcoming combustion-engine model is expected to be built on the Volkswagen Group’s Premium Platform Combustion (PPC), which also underpins the latest Audi Q5. Given current EU environmental regulations, the new Porsche crossover will likely feature hybrid powertrains across the lineup. Although its official name and specifications remain undisclosed, the new Audi Q5 is already available with both four- and six-cylinder engines, along with a plug-in hybrid variant.
