Yahoo Autos Gas-Powered Porsche Macan Dying In Europe Sooner Than Expected Due To Cybersecurity Rules
The fully electric next-generation Porsche Macan will finally go on sale in 2024 after multiple delays, and Porsche’s original plan was for the current gas-powered Macan to soldier on alongside the new Macan EV for at least a couple of model years. According to a report from Automotive News, in most of Europe that will no longer be the case, as the existing Macan will be pulled from sale in the spring due to new cybersecurity rules.
Starting on July 1, the European Union is enacting new regulations to prevent cars from being hacked, with all new vehicle architectures required to have a specific cybersecurity certificate and electronics setup to protect against 70 different vulnerabilities, including during development and production of the vehicles.
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Luckily, the gas Macan will continue to be sold in other markets like the U.S. and U.K. that aren’t beholden to these new cybersecurity rules, as Autocar reports. Through Q3 2023 in the U.S. Porsche sold 20,841 Macans, nearly 6,000 more units than the Cayenne and vastly more than any other model.
The gas-powered Macan will continue to be built in Leipzig, Germany alongside the new Macan EV at least through the end of 2025. The Macan EV should be unveiled within the next few months and go on sale in the U.S. later in 2024.
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