Porsche Announces Mission R EV Sports Car Concept

[feye]

What are the chances Porsche makes a 718 replacement a better performer than a Taycan or 911?

Performance in the EV world is not difficult, the problem is the battery. Will be interesting what they will come up with.

 

[benver]

The new Cayman 718 EV?

Don't get me wrong, I don't dare and can't afford to do it, but it seems to me that the picture above is doable by two complete vertical cuts in a Taycan where the foot garage starts and ends.

There are no batteries there, giving up the back doors, stretching the front doors...
Making it a convertible will require strength calculations, etcetera...

Anyone with way too much money, daring to contact a car pimper ?

 

[Kingske]

What are the chances Porsche makes a 718 replacement a better performer than a Taycan or 911?

The Taycan operates in a different arena. If you want or need a somewhat roomy sedan, an electro-718 will not perform for you, even if it would accelerate faster. 718-vs-911 is a more interesting match-up as both are compact two-door sports cars. If Porsche wants to stick with the rumored strategy of making future 718's fully electric while keeping future 911's ICE-only, both may become similar in overall performance but very different in driver experience. Both models would then address a different customer segment, avoiding cannibalization to a certain extent. Ironically, the 718-line came into existence to offer Porsche a pathway into better weight-balanced (than the 911) mid-engine platform, a core strategic objective which becomes less relevant with electric propulsion.

 

[Kingske]

https://insideevs.com/news/537300/porsche-missionr-under-the-skin/