2025 Porsche Boxster/Cayman EV

[ProjectWHaT]

718 Boxster successor EV

Electric Porsche 718 Boxster Prototype Spied For The First Time

Porsche already confirmed the next-gen 718 sports cars will be electric, and this prototype provides our first look at the new Boxster.

www.motor1.com

First images of the next generation Boxster and Cayman.

Despite nixing the internal combustion engine completely, Porsche's next-gen sports car will retain its mid-engine proportions. It will also draw heavily from the Porsche Mission R Concept for styling, notable at the front end where narrow, rectangular headlights will hold station. Large air intakes dominate the lower fascia, though we can see they are closed off behind the horizontal bars.

The familiar side intakes ahead of the rear wheels are closed off as well. And if that's not enough evidence for this being an EV, the rear fascia seals the deal. The center exhaust outlet is clearly fake, and there are no other discernable pipes visible on this prototype.

We are obviously looking at a very rough prototype that might even be a test mule wearing a hodgepodge of exterior panels. Still, Porsche takes steps to hide specific body lines, especially around the lights and fascias. It's possible these areas could receive significant changes before a production model is revealed.

Porsche already confirmed the next-generation Boxster and Cayman for 2025. Expect a debut sometime in 2023, with production kicking off in late 2024.

 

[Tornado]

"At least it's not a turbo 4"

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I don't know why they couldn't make this a plug-in hybrid. Just give it 20-30 miles of range to knock out 95% of the emissions the car would produce as ICE only and then have an actually engaging powertrain for when you want to actually drive it as a sports car.

 

[Keef]

Agreed. The EV sounds miserable and 100% undesirable.

 

[Rossell2]

I remember people saying the Taycan was great to drive so who knows..

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I remember people saying the Taycan was great to drive so who knows..

The Taycan isn't a sports car though. I can't think of a single truly compelling/engaging EV sports car.

 

[FT-1]

The Taycan isn't a sports car though. I can't think of a single truly compelling/engaging EV sports car.

Is there even a mass-produced EV sports car on the market right now? There isn't anything to compete directly with the Boxster running on an EV powertrain, and the closest thing I can think of is the upcoming MG Roadster that's due next year.

 

[Venom800tt]

Pretty much everyone I know who either owns or wants a Boxster/Cayman wouldn't buy an EV version. Also most of them that have driven the Taycan say it is fast, but boring. So I'm not sure how well this will do outside of some of the high population centers...

 

[ProjectWHaT]

I think the key to a successful EV sports car is to make it replicate an ICE powerband

Alex Roy's satirical / speculative fiction piece from 2019 on a future EV 911 review is what I think will be peak EV sports car

The 2036 Porsche 911E First Drive

Reporting from the future, Alex Roy declares the hybrid Porsche 911 is dead—long live the electric 911.

www.thedrive.com

Using electronics, motors, and adjustable dampers to replicate all previous ICE car experiences. The battery is just a ballast where you can it place anywhere to make any artificial weight distribution. Motors can be adjusted to deliver torque like a Yellowbird. Suspension can be adjusted to feel like a soft S class or as harsh as a GT2 RS. Speakers can produce the roar of a V12 or rotary. The EV is just a platform for whatever you want.

Sure, of course it's artificial, but if you can't tell the difference, would it matter? Sort of like the question asked in Westworld, but, obviously in a more low stakes context lol

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Is there even a mass-produced EV sports car on the market right now? There isn't anything to compete directly with the Boxster running on an EV powertrain, and the closest thing I can think of is the upcoming MG Roadster that's due next year.

The only thing I can think of that approaches a "normal" EV sports car is the Tesla Roadster (original). I do hope this opens the door for a smaller and more enthusiast-geared midship ICE sports car to slot in below the Boxster/Cayman - maybe a bit more 914ish? My main criticism of the Boxster/Cayman is that it has always been positioned, primarily, as the Porsche for people who just want a Porsche badge and sports car aesthetic as fantastic as they are. The Cayman has also been forced into this weird hunchback 911 shape I assume for brand identity purposes. I would love a smaller, more focused, little more harder-edged midship sports car with a little bit more of it's own identity (The Porsche Vision Spyder was perfection in this regard) from Porsche.

 

[05XR8]

I just wonder how many ICE cars will be traded for EVs across all brands.

Pretty much everyone I know who either owns or wants a Boxster/Cayman wouldn't buy an EV version. Also most of them that have driven the Taycan say it is fast, but boring. So I'm not sure how well this will do outside of some of the high population centers...

That last sentence for me. City traffic where I live, is maximum 80km/h on a specific stretch of road. Everywhere else is 30km/h to 60km/h. As much as I love our little Mazda2 manual, even that’s gotten boring To row through the gears. I mean, I still love the car, but any EV is going to make sense. No matter how much I would want to row my own or or see cars evolve into full on automatics, this is happening.
Enthusiasts will find a way to make the cars fun at track days.

 

[Rossell2]

The Taycan isn't a sports car though. I can't think of a single truly compelling/engaging EV sports car.

That's a fair point. I was thinking more along the lines of Porsche possessing some knowledge from that experience that would make the new Boxster a good one.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

New photos showing off the active aero for cooling, similar to BMW's kidney grills. You can see how the grills are open in the first picture and closed in the second.

Electric Porsche 718 Boxster Spy Photos Appear To Reveal Active Aero

New spy photos appear to show the upcoming electric Porsche 718 Boxster with active aerodynamic flaps at the front.

www.motor1.com

As a reminder, here's the Mission R, which is what this car is based on, design wise

 

[Heldenzeit]

Those rear fenders are so good

 

[ProjectWHaT]

winter testing

2025 Porsche Boxster EV Spied With Exposed Charging Port And Front Trunk

Our spies saw no fewer than four prototypes of the all-electric Porsche Boxster testing before juicing up their batteries a a Tesla charging station.

www.motor1.com

 

[Keef]

Ah yes, a Caynus.

And I suppose it’s good news they kept the frunk it already had.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Curious to know how big this is compared to the 718. To my eye it looks longer and wider, but its hard to say at a glance. I think it will be a good looking car..but I'm not sure its all that appealing as a Boxster. It would be kind of weird to even call it a Boxster considering what that name means, but Porsche clearly isn't worried about those kind of things.

 

[Keef]

Curious to know how big this is compared to the 718. To my eye it looks longer and wider, but its hard to say at a glance. I think it will be a good looking car..but I'm not sure its all that appealing as a Boxster. It would be kind of weird to even call it a Boxster considering what that name means, but Porsche clearly isn't worried about those kind of things.

It doesn't have a side air intake or the necessary contouring which makes the panel behind the door look massive. Surely this won't be the final design because mid-engine cars with slab sides don't look very athletic. The Mclaren 720S is a great example of a hideously long-looking cucumber of a car (it's shorter, lower, and wider than a C8).

Look at all the aaasssss just draaaaggging behind this thing. It looks like the front wheels are racing away from the rears, stretching the middle bit like putty. And the greenhouse is sat so far forward it looks like an old Chrylser Concord. Hideous. If Porsche knows what they're doing, they'll use design tricks like air vents to break up that slaaaab.

 

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