Porsche has said that the same criteria will kill off the current 718 pair, the Boxster and the Cayman. This comes just a few months after the German automaker announced that its small SUV, the Macan, would no longer be sold in Europe because of cybersecurity laws there. Yes, Porsche’s most approachable gas-powered sports cars will no longer be made two years before their electric versions come out. Oliver Hilger, a spokesman for Porsche’s 718 line, just told Motor1 about the news, which was first reported in German media last week. The Cayman GT4 RS and Boxster Spyder RS will not be affected by the rule because they are not mass-produced. This means that mid-engined sports cars will not die. It is depressing that these symbols of Porsche’s recent past will not be for sale in the company’s home market. The 718 was canceled because of UN Regulation No. 155 (UN R155), which went into force on July 1. This is similar to what happened with the Macan. To follow UN R155, companies must completely change how they make cars. They can only get type approval once they’ve fixed security issues at different stages of the development process. They also have to show proof of their work in case they are audited. To meet the requirements, Porsche would have to completely change the way the two-door model’s power system works. The latest Macan and 718 were released in 2014 and 2016, respectively. These two models will be the next ones from Stuttgart to only use battery-electric drivetrains, so the project would be expensive and take a long time. In other words, this is fine with the goods but with the system as a whole. “With this regulation, the industry often pays more attention to the in-vehicle implications,” David Mor-Ofek of the software company C2A Security wrote in a blog post after hearing that the Macan was being canceled. However, organizational effort is harder to do and costs more. In an industry with over 100 suppliers and a complicated supply chain, it may take a lot of work for some manufacturers to come up with good risk management processes and standards that will last the life of the vehicle. Customers in this country will be glad to hear that the situation has nothing to do with the rules that forced Porsche to stop making some of its last models with internal combustion engines. In fact, Porsche North America had planned to stop making the current Macan in 2026 or the following year, the same year that the EV replacement came out in other parts of the world. Automotive News says the company may have changed the schedule so that Macans will be available with both powertrains at the same time. This is because sales of electric vehicles aren’t exactly booming right now. Porsche’s entry-level racing cars may get a similar break, but if you want one, it looks like you only have a short time left to act.
