Porsche Brings Back Four-Cylinder With New Gas Macan

Porsche is bringing back a four-cylinder engine with a new gasoline-powered Macan successor due in 2028, MotorTrend reports. The sports car brand eliminated its last four-cylinder models—the Boxster and Cayman—at the end of 2025, and the current Macan is electric only.

According to MotorTrend, the new gas Macan is code-named “M1” and will ride on Audi’s Premium Platform Combustion architecture. It will be offered as a pure gas model or as a plug-in hybrid and will share assembly in Leipzig with the Macan EV.

“We need to bring the Macan with a combustion engine back to life,” said Michael Leiters, the former McLaren CEO who became chairman of Porsche AG in January.

MotorTrend reports that the Macan is Porsche’s bestseller, especially in North America. The decision reverses a 2019 plan for an all-electric next-generation Macan; the Macan EV launched in 2024. As part of a broader turnaround, Porsche now aims to sell two combustion-engine models (including hybrids) for every electric vehicle in its lineup.

The automaker says its future powertrain lineup will include four-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines, naturally aspirated and turbocharged units, eTurbo engines, plug-in hybrids, performance hybrids, and EVs. Transmission choices will include manual, automatic, and PDK.

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