Porsche Has Confirmed a Gas-Powered Replacement for the Macan Set for 2028, According to TDS.
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🚘 What I’m driving: This weekend, I'm behind the wheel of the updated 2025.5 Volvo XC90 T8 plug-in hybrid SUV and plan to try out its fuel economy once the electric power runs out during a weekend road trip up north.
⛽️ In the H1 2025 earnings call, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume confirmed that a gasoline-powered Macan replacement will be launched in 2028, featuring a new model name.
🐎 Ferrari's CEO Benedetto Vigna stated during the company's Q2 2025 earnings call that they have never claimed to be developing a second or third electric vehicle, thus dispelling any rumors of delays on EVs.
🔋 Subaru is exploring the possibility of an electric BRZ sports car.
👨💼 Jaguar Land Rover CEO Adrian Mardell is resigning and retiring after three years in the role, though a replacement has yet to be announced.
🌲 Mitsubishi has unveiled the 2025 Outlander Trail Edition, which offers “off-highway styling and equipment” for the model, though it seems somewhat ironic for a company that has won the Paris-to-Dakar race 12 times along with four driver championships in the World Rally Championship.
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