the three retired ICE models all have EV replacements that were either already revealed or will be revealed before end of year
the ICE cars are only discontinued in EU, not in US, still the news is HUGE i can’t believe i missed it …
of course in Europe EVs were clobbering ICE for a while now due to tax structure there … in Europe now it’s EVs for the rich and bicycles for the poor … the ICE is basically out …
also Porsche being essentially the R&D branch of VW it makes sense for them to switch to EVs now when Porsche customers can already afford it but lower-end customers cannot yet … but in 2 or 3 years that Porsche tech will trickle down first to Audi then VW …
the 911 is of course keeping the ICE because the 911 wasn’t supposed to make any sense for a while now - it exists for people who just want a 911 and don’t know why they want it …
and car reviewers simply tell these people what they want to hear - that 911 is the best …
reality is McLaren wouldn’t even exist if Porsche dumped 911 and put 911 tech into the Cayman … but VW knows the customer is not rational … plus they already have Lambo to fight McLarens …