The upcoming seven-seater Porsche flagship SUV will be powered by V8 and V6 engines, after the German manufacturer’s plans for the flagship SUV to use an electric powertrain were canceled. Coach.
The seven-seat flagship SUV, known internally at Porsche as the K1, is expected to be offered in a range of seating configurations including four-, five- and seven-seat layouts, the report said, putting it in the realm of models like the Mercedes-Benz GLS and the BMW X7.
This will be built on the Volkswagen Group’s Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) base, which will form the basis for the Audi Q9, another upcoming seven-seater flagship SUV. The decision to base Porsche’s K1 SUV flagship is to help the brand offset the costs of developing its new battery-electric models, such as the latest Cayenne, the sources said in the report.
The PPC platform is designed to use a range of longitudinally oriented engines, and the K1 Porsche seven-seater is expected to be powered by a range of twin-turbo V8 and V6 engines, as found in the ICE-powered Cayenne, which will remain on sale alongside its BEV sibling.
While it appears the K1 will be launched with internal combustion powertrains, battery-electric versions of the seven-seat flagship SUV are still planned, Porsche said. Coachthe report said. The ICE and PHEV versions of the K1 are expected to debut about 12 months after the initial introduction of the Audi Q9, which is scheduled for next year, the release said.
The upcoming seven-seater Porsche SUV is expected to be built on the same production lines as the Audi Q9 at the Volkswagen Group plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, where the electric Cayenne is produced; this indicates production potential for a battery-electric version of the K1. The BEV K1 was initially planned for production at Porsche’s Leipzig plant, although rising costs have forced plans for a cheaper alternative, the report said.
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