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Mercedes-Benz kills the V12 as Porsche doubles down on combustion engines

Porsche has announced that it does not plan to stop producing internal combustion engines in the near future. The company will continue to offer engines with internal combustion and hybrid models until at least 2030.

The head of the Cayenne project at Porsche, Ralf Keller, stated in an interview that the company plans to make these engines available over the next decade.

"We plan to make these internal combustion engines and hybrid versions available over the next decade," Keller said.

It is assumed that the Cayenne will be the first in a new wave of models with internal combustion engines. The current generation with gasoline engines has been produced since 2017 (facelift in 2023), and its replacement is logically expected in the near future.

The fully electric Cayenne 2027 will remain exclusively an electric vehicle - its platform will not be adapted for gasoline engines.

Porsche is planning to use a new architecture called Premium Platform Combustion (PPC), developed jointly with Audi. This platform will be used to build the successor to the first Macan and a large three-row SUV that shares similarities with the upcoming Audi Q9.

The next-generation Cayenne may be closely related to the third-generation Audi Q7, which is set to be released later this year along with the larger Q9.

Sports models 718 Boxster and Cayman are likely to remain purely proprietary development of Porsche. However, their electric versions will be created in cooperation with Audi - on the same platform as the Concept C, which is scheduled to debut next year.

Mercedes has conducted the first tests of a new racing prototype.

Previously, the general director of Porsche, Michael Leiter, stated that the company intends to release several new models in connection with financial difficulties.

It was also reported that the German automaker Mercedes Benz will stop producing the V12 engine for premium cars.