Porsche Is Putting Its Most Attainable Models To Bed Earlier Than Expected

msn ^ | 7/9/24 | Jarryd Neves

[central_va]

Porsche has confirmed its timeline to kill off its entry-level models, revealing that its most attainable combustion-powered cars will end production earlier than previously anticiapated. The company's Head of Production confirmed that the ICE-powered Macan will be killed off in non-European markets in 2026. Albrecht Reimold told the German publication Automobilwoche that the platform had reached its end.

[Hazwaste]

I’m down in Needville. I think I read where Ike (Cat 2) had fewer outages than Beryl (Cat 1). Odd.

[Dr. Sivana]

Porche is commiting suicide.

Homicide, Euro regulations forcing manufacturers to give up ICE cars is at least as strong as it is here.

[butlerweave]

Don’t care Porsche is waaaaaay out of my price range and I heard they were crap and very expensive to repair

[Dr. Sivana]

The BIG question....why are they choosing this losing financial model?

Government regs. Play, or shut down. Toyota is at least resisting politely.

[Dr. Sivana]

I heard they were crap and very expensive to repair

They aren't crap, but they are expensive to repair, but no worse than BMW or Audi.

[Disambiguator]

Glad I have a few 90s vehicles without a lot of computerized garbage on them.

I think the 90s was “peak automotive” in many ways.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I still miss Dad’s old ‘66 Bonneville land yacht.

[EVO X]

Admittedly, I am not the original owner, but I’ve had it for just under 2 years. I didn’t even activate the “free trial” offered through the dealership, and it hasn’t “updated” before.

Just a guess. Your car is new enough to receive over the air updates whether you subscribe or not. I have a lifetime subscription to Sirius/XM when I purchased my car in 2009. I would get frequent over the air updates and had to to logon to to reactivate my subscription during the early days of the car ownership. I haven't had to do anything in the last 10 years.

[RainMan]

Methinks an EV would need a lot more cyber-protection than an ICE vehicle. So if its too expensive to do it for ICE, then how are they affording to do it for EV?

[Don W]

No updates for nearly two years, then two in 24 hours and nothing since?

Nope, not buying that explanation.

[EVO X]

Weird