Porsche 718 Cayman EV takes to the Nordschleife

Imminent new sports car looks right at home on the Nurburgring

By Matt Bird / Tuesday, 6 May 2025 / Loading comments

In the three and a bit years since March 2022, plenty has changed. It’s a significant date because on the 17th March, 2022, Porsche confirmed - amid much speculation - that its next Boxster and Cayman would be electric. A bold strategy back then, if not an entirely unexpected one, given the Taycan’s popularity and what many believed would be a continued EV uptake. Only it hasn’t quite panned out that way, with everything from geopolitical crises to poor residuals continuing to affect sales of electric vehicles. Whatever crystal ball you peered into back then, it probably didn’t make the future look this gloomy.

Nevertheless, the 718 EV remains on track (no pun intended), because product planning decisions can’t change on the whim of one man. Or one market. As far as we’re aware, the slated 2025 debut date for Boxster and Cayman suggested back in ‘22 still stands. And we’re almost half way through the year, so the battery powered pair isn't far away. What a nice, quiet day on the internet that’ll be.

These pics show the Cayman on the Nurburgring for the first time, where it looks as flat and composed as any new Porsche tends to on track. It perhaps seems a little larger than expected, but it’s hard to think of when that’s not the case for replacement models right now. Especially given the existing 718 architecture has basically been around since 2012. There are Taycan and 911 cues aplenty, a little pop spoiler like there’s always been, and seemingly a variety of wheel options coming - there are three seen in these images. The upcoming 718s may represent a very different kind of two-door Porsche sports car from a powertrain perspective, but you can expect plentiful personalisation possibilities to be cut from very familiar cloth. Race Tex, most likely.

Image credit | Baldauf