--- title: "Spied 2026 Porsche Cayenne Coupe EV Looks a Lot Like a Tesla Model Y" date: "2025-09-02" modified: "2025-09-02" authors: - name: "Andrew P. Collins" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-p-collins" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/2026-porsche-cayenne-coupe-ev-spy-shots" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Porsche News" - "Spy Photos" tags: - "Electric Vehicle" - "luxury" - "porsche" - "suv/crossover" --- # Spied 2026 Porsche Cayenne Coupe EV Looks a Lot Like a Tesla Model Y ![2026 Porsche Cayenne Coupe EV]() *\Baldauf\* Our car-spy contact in Germany snapped a barely camouflaged [2026 Porsche]() [Cayenne]() [Coupe]() [EV](), giving us a pretty definitive look at the car. I still think SUV "coupes" kind of look like Pixar caricature cars, but I'm warming up to this one. Though it does look quite a bit like a [Tesla Model Y]() from the rear quarter. The lower cladding and square section below the taillights help give this Porsche a little more of a defined shape than some other EVs we've seen. We're expecting these to be fully revealed next year, but the only details we can't see clearly in these spy shots are the taillights. Looks like Porsche's going to do long amber strips at the bottom of these blacked-out areas. ![Tesla Model Y from the right rear quarter.]() ![Porsche Cayenne Coupe EV spy shot.]() The wheel design is interesting, too. The huge lip on these 10-spoke wheels makes it look a bit like the tires have huge sidewalls. Our Editor-In-Chief, Kyle Cheromcha, took a ride in a [Cayenne EV prototype]() recently and really liked it. My last Porsche EV experience, with a [Taycan Cross Turismo](), was also exceptional. That makes me very optimistic about the upcoming electric Cayenne and this little brother slope-roof variant. Swipe through some more spy shots here and get a full sense of what the upcoming Cayenne Coupe EV will look like when it bows within the next 12 months or so: - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() [][][] *Got a tip? Send us a note at tips@thedrive.com.* ## Author As Executive Editor, Andrew touches everything on the site from daily news coverage to feature stories, sponsored content, product reviews, road testing vehicles, ecommerce, and more. He's held pretty much every role there is to have at an automotive news site and has been with The Drive's publisher Recurrent since 2020. Andrew's a lifetime gearhead and longtime writer with a particularly strong penchant for road trips, off-road adventures, and archaic vehicles. His passions outside of the automotive world include skiing, obsolete video games, and his dog Bramble who occationally helps review cars. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()