The Porsche Mission E Gets Closer To Reality — Coming By 2020 And The Stats Are Enticing

Thinking back to Frankfurt Motor Shows (IAA) that have passed, there's one that sticks in my mind. It was the year Porsche revealed the Mission E concept vehicle at the Volkswagen Auto Group pre-show...showcase. 

I remember Agent 001 telling me about the all-new Porsche the company debuted. He was gushing over its design — 001 doesn't get too worked up over vehicles unless there's something special. 

And, boy, did he have a good reason.

Looking at the first snaps 001 uploaded, it was sensational. It was the best design Porsche had turned out — dare I say — ever. It was a new direction for the legendary brand; however, it was instantly recognizable as a Porsche. While I had thought it was simply forecasting what the next-gen Panamera would look like, it turns out that the company had another plan in mind.

To actually produce the Mission E as a separate model. The point? To bridge the gap between the Panamera and the 911. 

At this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, the company's boss spoke to CAR and revealed what's to come. See the details below. Keep your browsers locked on AutoSpies.com for the latest spy shots.

...Chairman Oliver Blume updated CAR on many of the key details of the project, including plenty of new nuggets:

• On sale by end of 2019
• Designed to plug gap between Panamera and 911
• Electric-only powertrain, no combustion engines
• Different power output motors will be offered
• Badges 'likely' to follow conventional Porsche hierarchy (S, GTS etc)
• Porsche Mission E 'priced like entry-level Panamera'
• Different bodystyles possible in longer run

Speaking at the 2017 Frankfurt show, Blume said the project was on schedule and prototypes would be heading out on public tests soon. 'We are in series engineering phase,' he confirmed to CAR...

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carloslassiter - 9/17/2017 6:51:02 PM

-3 Boost

It'll never make it to production.

HenryN - 9/17/2017 7:28:20 PM

+1 Boost

Maybe not in this exact form but based on recent EV plans from VAG, the Mission E has a good chance to go to production. As a Porsche, price creep may not be a big concern for its clientele. 350KW fast charge is also under development so the future looks bright. The Mission E is not for the mass, but sure is an interesting direction for Porsche.

MDarringer - 9/17/2017 7:25:52 PM

-5 Boost

The Mission E should be BELOW the Panamera as a home-run Porsche EV in the accessible price realm of the Tesla S. This is just VWAG BSing.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 9/17/2017 7:54:09 PM

+2 Boost

Not quite sure what the rest of you think but it looks as big as a Panamera to me.

HenryN - 9/17/2017 9:23:37 PM

+1 Boost

According to prelim numbers, the Mission E is approximately 190" long - about 10" shorter than the Panamera, and slightly wider. It's even smaller than the Model S.

rockreid - 9/18/2017 7:05:42 AM

-1 Boost

Priced like an entry-level Panamera? Well right now the Panamera starts at $85,000 and the Panamera4 at $90,000. If you want even the basic set of options you are soaring to $100k easy. By the time 2020/2021 rolls around the base Panamera will likely start at around $95,000-$100,000. Note that the price of the Tesla Model X has been actually lowered recently - not up as technology advances allow margins to improve. If this car is smaller than the Model S and X I think Porsche will have a problem especially as Tesla working on an all- brand new Model S right now as they work on their 5 announced new vehicles.

zlives - 9/18/2017 3:41:33 PM

+7 Boost

build quality will probably be like a porsche and not like a tesla... people buy brands so... porsche people will probably buy porsche over a tesla.. but tesla people will probably stick with tesla. interesting times...

HenryN - 9/18/2017 8:34:05 PM

-3 Boost

As much as I like the Mission E concept, it will not survive the scalpel when/if it goes to production. Most obvious would be the front air intake (Porsche cars don't have grill), suicide doors and sloping roofline. Price will be over 100K for a reasonably spec'ed sample. Top line model will easily cross 150K. Weight may be a big issue unless Porsche can come up with new battery technology within the next two years. Sounds like a very tall order for the engineering even for Porsche. Maybe they should disect a few Model 3 sample to find out how Tesla managed to keep weight below 4000 lbs for the large battery model without using a lot of aluminum and exotic materials.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 9/20/2017 8:54:19 AM

+2 Boost

While these cars are all slated to come out everyone should look at the Mercedes GLC-FC Fuel Cell SUV. It uses a small lithium battery 1/10 the size of a car battery and a 4.4kg hydrogen tank and two electric motors. It is the giant battery pack that makes a Tesla so heavy. The range on this new GLC is said to be over 450km. Slated to be on sale in the USA in 2019.