Afterwards, Porsche will stick to its plan to sell the Macan purely as an electric SUV. But that leaves a gap in the brand’s line-up for a mid-sized SUV running combustion engines, and today Porsche CEO Oliver Blume announced a new model to fill that hole.

Namely, the long-rumored electric Cayenne will arrive this year, according to a statement made by Porsche's CEO Oliver Blume. Like the Macan Electric, battery-powered versions of the Cayenne will be built on a completely new platform, manufactured and assembled in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Porsche AG plans to unveil the electric version of its popular Cayenne luxury sport utility vehicle in the US at the end of this year.

The new standalone Porsche SUV model will benefit from "synergies," suggesting a possible collaboration with Audi

Porsche tells us there's been a change of plans. The SUV will arrive before the sports car. I t's been two years since Porsche announced an electric Cayenne. In the meantime, the