The Porsche Taycan The nameplate could be a wonder of a generation, with the German car brand reportedly considering a next-generation electric version Panamera to replace it.
Autocar Porsche is reportedly considering merging the Taycan and Panamera into a single model range offering a choice of petrol, plug-in hybrid and electric powertrains.
It’s unclear whether this model would carry the Taycan or the more established Panamera nameplate. The Taycan entered production in 2019, while the Panamera name dates back another decade.
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Porsche is reportedly looking to share more than just a name between these currently parallel model ranges, with greater parts sharing being discussed as a means of cutting costs.
The proposed move comes despite Kevin Giek, head of the Taycan product line, saying in the same 2024 release that Porsche has a “great interest in maintaining (the Taycan) as a long-lived vehicle line like the 911.”
Mr Giek argued the two vehicles were “obviously different”, with the Panamera being “more spacious and luxurious” compared to the Taycan, “which is more focused on sportiness and on the behavior of a real sports car”.
However, a lot has happened since 2024, including a slowdown in the luxury electric vehicle (EV) market and a 10 percent global sales decline for the German brand in 2025 – including a worrying 26 percent decline for the key Chinese market.
In September 2025, Porsche announced that it would face a 1.8 billion euro (3.2 billion Australian dollar) drop in operating profit as part of a shift in its electric car plans that would see the next-generation 718 sports car – previously confirmed as a pure electric vehicle – gaining the option of petrol powertrains.
Porsche’s upcoming seven-seat flagship SUV, codenamed K1, will no longer be an electric vehicle but will launch with gasoline and plug-in hybrid power, while the company’s SSP Sport EV platform is delayed.
Autocar Porsche could reportedly sell two different vehicles under the same nameplate – either Taycan or Panamera – as it currently does with the Cayenne and Cayenne Electric. What is noteworthy is that, despite their common name, these two SUV models ride on different platforms and have different designs.
The current Panamera is based on the MSB platform shared with the Bentley Continental GT, while the Taycan uses the J1 platform shared with the Audi e-tron GT. The latter should switch to the delayed SSP Sport platform.
The Taycan is currently offered as a four-door sedan or five-door station wagon, while the Panamera is a five-door liftback; An estate version of the latter nameplate disappeared with the introduction of the latest Panamera in 2024.
While the Panamera has petrol and plug-in hybrid powertrains and the Taycan is purely electric, there is a lot of overlap between the two model ranges in terms of both size and price.
The standard Panamera is 5052mm long, 1937mm wide and 1423mm high on a 2950mm wheelbase, while the Taycan sedan is 4963mm long, 1966mm wide and 1378mm high on a 2900mm wheelbase.
In some markets, however, the Panamera has an ace up its sleeve: a long-wheelbase Executive version that has a length of 5202 mm on a 3100 mm wheelbase. There is no such member of the Taycan family.
There is also a lot of price overlap between the Panamera and Taycan. In Australia, the Panamera currently costs between $246,700 and $499,900 (excluding on-road costs), while the Taycan costs between $181,200 and $419,000 plus on-road costs.
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