Porsche was caught testing a new all-electric SUV early Tuesday, with multiple spies reaching out to offer us early samples of a new model clearly intended to slot in above the Macan EV. Just how far above is a matter of some debate, our spies and other outlets are suggesting that this is the new three-row Porsche K1 — but from eyeballing it, we're more inclined to believe this is an electrified two-row.
The EV part is pretty much a lock; we have earwitness accounts from our spies attesting to the prototype's silence. Plus, one look at the nose will tell you all you need to know. If this car has an internal combustion engine, it can really hold its breath. As to which EV is lurking beneath the camo, well, that's where things get a little weird. Our doubts stem mostly from the visible space behind the back door — or more accurately, the lack thereof.
Below is a side-by-side comparison of the prototype to the current 2024 Porsche Cayenne. Take a look at where the door meets the rear wheel arch. If this were a three-row SUV, we'd expect that point to be farther forward . If there is a third row lurking back there, as West Coast Editor James Riswick so succinctly put it, humans would likely be unhappy to inhabit it.
Note also that Porsche appears to have paid close attention to the camo for the rear window on this prototype. The"chrome" around that portion of the greenhouse was added deliberately, and there's clearly something else entirely going on underneath that vinyl.
We don't know much about the Cayenne EV apart from the fact that Porsche says it's coming . Like its smaller four-door cousin, the Panamera, its all-electric and hybridized variants will likely coexist under the same nameplate for a time; from this point forward, don't expect any more Taycans or K1s unless Porsche is expanding into a space one of its existing vehicles doesn't already serve.