2025 983 Porsche Boxster EV: Everything We Know So Far

Here’s What We Know So Far About The 2025 Porsche Boxster EV

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Apart from the obvious camouflage and heavy body cladding, Porsche did everything to disguise this as just another Boxster. Take, for instance, the central fake exhaust. Early prototypes even did test runs, alongside an ICE sports, so as to mask the Boxster EV’s lack of noise. But ironically, you have the EV charge port (functional, not fake), sitting right above that fake exhaust. Thankfully, Porsche has done away with this and the current round-up of test cars doesn’t have this. But sticking to the rear, I have noticed one change. The rear high-brake light on the trunk lid is now a tallervertical unit like on the latest 911 Carrera, instead of the horizontal units on earlier test cars. You also can’t miss the active rear wing in these latest closeup shots.

From the side, the most obvious giveaway that this is an EV is the absence of a gaping air intake behind the rear door, as you’d find on a gas-powered model. A peek through the side window shows a Taycan-style 16-inch curved instrument cluster and a Sport-chrono package on the dash. I can’t confirm if the wheel designs will be similar to what we see here, but what we can see are slotted discs, and expect to find some form of energy recovery and recuperation tech to trickle down from the Taycan. Moving up front, expect a squared-off four-point LED lighting cluster as we see in the Taycan facelift. Look closer and you’ll spot the radar sensor in the center of the bumper. Speaking of the front bumper, the sides show what look like active vertical aero vents, similar to what we’ve seen on the 992.2 generation 911 facelift.

On a closing note, I’m curious to see how Porsche will capture the mid-engine feel in the upcoming Boxster EV. Porsche after all is a sportscar company first, so the pressure is obviously there. To some, the idea of an all-electric Porsche sportscar may seem sacrilegious, and there’ll be no shortage of competition from gas-powered models to capitalize on this. It is equally important to get the formula right since Porsche has also confirmed that they won’t be adopting simulated gear shifts as seen in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 in order to offer more driver engagement. The E-Core layout seen with the 2021 Porsche Mission R concept, positions a part of the battery, behind the driver so as to achieve that rear-biased weight distribution. As for power, CarandDriver estimates an additional 200 horsepower over the current gas-powered 718s. Battery tech, overall weight, and driving range are other vital factors and challenges, that I hope Porsche can address before bringing the 718 Boxster EV to market. Watch this space.