Foreign media Carscoops recently released a set of road test spy photos of Porsche’s first three-row pure electric SUV. The new car will be positioned higher than the Cayenne. It is internally codenamed K1 and is expected to be launched in 2027. .
K1 is built on the new SSP Sport platform. It has a large and low body, and its length and width look quite impressive. The front face adopts a closed grille, and the shape and size of the headlights tend to be “conservative”. At present, the outline of the new car can be roughly recognized. It adopts a very smooth streamlined design with high front and low rear. Some areas such as the rear window are still covered with camouflage stickers.
▲ Picture source Carscoops, the same below
As early as 2022, Porsche CEO Obermaugh had already announced the existence of this new car: “We plan to add a new luxury pure electric SUV model to Porsche’s product line. The car will be manufactured at the factory in Leipzig, Germany, which will Further improving our position in the luxury car segment. And we are targeting higher-margin market segments, which will lead to new sales opportunities.”
According to the 2022 plan, this new car was originally planned to be launched in 2025 and equipped with some technologies of the Mission R concept car, such as a direct oil-cooled electric motor.
It was reported last year that Porsche said this new high-end pure electric SUV will be a larger and more luxurious product than the Cayenne, and is expected to compete with Land Rover electric cars, Cadillac electric Escalade or other large three-row Electric SUV competition. Similar to the Cayenne, it’s aimed at those who like ultra-luxury, high-tech crossovers and is expected to go on sale in 2027, aiming to “deliver powerful performance and autonomous driving” capabilities.
▲The picture shows Escalade IQ, the pure electric Escalade
A source familiar with the early design plans said that it has been conceived and planned for three years and will be unlike any previous Porsche production car, with a length of more than 5 meters and an appearance that is “part sedan, part crossover”. Boundary car”.
Obermuzen said: “We have emphasized and strengthened our sports luxury positioning. We have observed a growing profit pool in this area, especially in China and the United States.” Porsche Vice Chairman Lutz Meschke said that K1 is ” A perfect match for the Chinese market.”
