Listen, I know what you're thinking. But it's true; you really can buy a brand new 2025 model year Porsche for under US $20,000! As a matter of fact, you can actually choose from one of seven entire models in the brand's current lineup for that amount of cold, hard cash. It's shocking, I know!
Except, well, current lineup of what, you may ask? Or you may not, since you've probably already looked at the image up at the top of this piece. It's ebikes; yes, Porsche's been offering e-bikes for a few years now. Four models were already in the lineup, and the German performance automotive firm has just added three more new models to the range for 2025.
Lest you think it's merely a case of badge engineering, it isn't. Porsche designers had a hand in the design of these bikes, but they also collaborated with fellow German high-end e-bike firm Rotwild for the actual speccing and manufacturing of these machines.
Which, honestly, is probably the smart way to approach dipping a toe into the high-end ebike world. Think about it: If you get upset when your $1,000 e-bike doesn't work properly, how much madder will you get if you spend 10 times as much and you ever have a problem? You'd probably leave the engineering part in the hands of the experienced high-end e-bike firm, too, I'm guessing.
And also, I know that I can sometimes use a bit of hyperbole when describing things. However, in this case, I'd like to inform you that I'm absolutely not doing that here. The least expensive of the three new 2025 Porsche e-bike models (the 2025 Porsche eBike Cross) starts at a US MSRP of $6,565. The mid-priced one (the 2025 Porsche eBike Cross Performance) is $9,819. And the most expensive of the trio (the 2025 Porsche eBike Cross) carries an MSRP of $10,920.
Gallery: 2025 Porsche eBike Sport
Now, to be completely clear, all of these Porsche e-bikes carry some pretty nice componentry onboard. As you'd expect (and hope), they're not filled with a bunch of no-name, sketchy parts that may or may not light your house on fire. Depending on which model you choose, we could be talking about carbon fiber frames, Crankbrothers carbon fiber wheels, Fox suspensions, Shimano motors/batteries/derailleurs, Magura brakes, and more.
If you price out the components used in these bikes individually, it's not hard to see where the money is going. And if you're the type of rider to whom e-bikes like these would appeal, you'll probably see the value. Let's be honest; that's how and why a lot of people buy anything (not just ebikes), anyway. We talk ourselves into it based on our particular passions and pain points, whether we have the money (or almost have the money) or not.
Gallery: 2025 Porsche eBike Cross Performance
Gallery: 2025 Porsche eBike Cross
But equally, since this is a website that talks a lot about motorcycles: There are a decent number of new motorcycles you could buy for the same money that each of these Porsche e-bikes will set you back. Sure, it's not BMW M 1000 RR money, but you could very nearly get two Royal Enfield Himalayan 450s (or one outfitted with a raft of the accessories you want on it) for the cost of a single 2025 Porsche eBike Sport.
You're probably never going to cross-shop those two things, though. Different spokes for different folks, right? Or something like that.
