Porsche promises electric cars with the feel of a gasoline engine.

Car manufacturer Porsche had planned to sell almost exclusively electric and plug-in hybrid cars by the end of the decade, but now the company is returning to its roots as a manufacturer of gasoline-powered cars. This year, the sports car brand is investing another three billion euros to expand its range of internal combustion engine models, while at the same time wanting to give its electric cars the characteristics typical of gasoline cars.

Gasoline engines roar, vibrate, and cause slight fluctuations during gear changes when accelerating — Porsche engineers want to transfer these nuances to future electric models.

“We will make our electric cars even more attractive by giving them the haptic and acoustic characteristics familiar from the world of internal combustion engines,” explains Porsche’s head of development, Michael Steiner.

This would make electric cars more emotional. According to the company, Porsche has received customer feedback that electric cars seem too artificial and that the quiet ride does not evoke genuine feelings. Steiner is convinced that the characteristics of internal combustion engines can also be successfully transferred to electric cars:

“It will develop similarly to hybrids. At first, many doubted whether hybrid drive was compatible with Porsche’s sporty character, but today that question no longer exists.”

The next significant electric vehicle will be the all-new electric SUV Cayenne, which, according to the company, will outperform any comparable internal combustion SUV model in 2026. What’s more, its driving performance will be comparable to that of the Porsche 911 Turbo S, as Steiner points out.

(Source: WirtschaftsWoche 40/2025)