Porsche plans to bring back a petrol-powered Macan in 2028, while keeping the current electric model as part of a broader strategy built around combustion, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles.
Chief executive Michael Leiters told the Financial Times that describing him as an EV sceptic was “unfair”, despite Porsche extending the life of combustion models and revising some of its earlier electrification plans.
The move marks a change from Porsche’s position in March 2025. At the time, the company said the Macan would eventually become an electric-only model worldwide once the previous combustion version was phased out.
Porsche was, however, already studying a separate SUV in the same segment with combustion and hybrid powertrains, saying it could arrive towards the end of the decade.
The company has since widened that strategy. Leiters wrote in Porsche’s Christophorus publication this year that its aim was to maintain a balanced mix of combustion engines, plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles.
Porsche also said electrification was progressing more slowly than previously expected in some markets, prompting it to retain combustion and hybrid models for longer and postpone certain EV programmes.
The outgoing petrol Macan remained a significant seller before production ended in July. Porsche delivered 19,695 combustion-engined Macans globally in the first half of 2026, compared with 15,620 Macan Electrics.
The 2028 model therefore represents an expansion of Macan drivetrain choice rather than the abandonment of Porsche’s electric SUV programme.
