Porsche Taycan EV outsells flagship 911 sports car

The Porsche Cayenne continues to be the brand's most successful model worldwide with 62,451 units of sales.

Porsche has announced the sales results of the first three quarters of this year (Jan - Sept 2021). The German carmaker recorded a 13 per cent increase in sales, with 217,198 units sold worldwide.

However, the highlight of the results were the sales figures of the brand's first fully-electric offering, the Taycan which for the first time outsold Porsche's iconic 911 sports car. Porsche sold 28,640 units of the Taycan EV while sales of the 911 sports car stood at 27,972 units.

The Porsche Cayenne continues to be the brand's most successful model worldwide with 62,451 units of sales, followed by the Macan with 61,944. The Porsche Panamera registered a 1 per cent growth with 20,275 units of sales, while the 718 Cayman and Boxster models registered nearly 16,000 units.

With the success of the Porsche Taycan EV, the German carmaker is now said to be working on a fully electric version of the Macan SUV as well. Porsche has confirmed that the electric Macan will debut in 2023 and will be the first model to be underpinned by the brand's new PPE electric platform.