Porsche Cayman and Boxster to go full electric by 2025

Two of the world’s premier performance cars are set to undergo a massive makeover soon that signals the end of an era.

The era petrol-powered performance cars is starting to dim as two of its brightest stars are set to be put out.

The next Porsche Cayman is et to be all-electric.

Porsche boss Oliver Blume announced the company would ditch petrol-power in favour of electric grunt in the Cayman and Boxster, two of its most popular and affordable sports cars.

“By the middle of the decade, we want to offer our mid-engine 718 sports car exclusively in all-electric form,” Blume said.

The Boxster is a convertible version of the Cayman.

The move is devastating for internal-combustion sports car fans as the two-seat, mid-engine Cayman is often thought of as one of the best driving sports cars on the market - particularly the track focused Cayman GT4 variant.

2021 Porsche Mission R Concept.

Porsche hinted at the Cayman/Boxster’s electric future with its Mission R electric sports car concept last year.

The German maker said the coupe can produce 800kW, allowing the car to reach 100km/h in 2.5 seconds before reaching a top speed of more than 300km/h.

2021 Porsche Mission R Concept.

Its 80kW battery can be recharged from 5 to 80 per cent capacity in 15 minutes.

The electric Cayman and Boxster are expected to hit showrooms by the middle of the decade and will correspond with the brand’s push to have electrified vehicles account for 50 per cent of global sales by 2025.

Porsche also revealed electrified vehicles now account for 40 per cent of its worldwide sales. This figure includes plug-in hybrid vehicles that still have a petrol engine but can drive for short stints on pure electric power.

The Cayman is one of best driving sports cars on sale.

The Porsche Taycan, the company’s first fully electric car, has been a wild success and outsold the legendary 911 in 2021.

Porsche believes 80 per cent of its sales will be pure electric vehicles by 2030.

The Cayman and Boxster are the latest in a line of performance cars going green.

Last week Subaru announced there would be no new WRX STI as it focuses on going electric.

Next-gen Lamborghinis and Ferraris are set to add hybrid power and Aston Martin waved goodbye to V12 power.