If you've been wondering why Porsche has two sedans that are almost the same size, you're not alone. The company's new CEO is said to be looking at the Panamera and Taycan models with that same question. The new boss at Porsche is on a mission to cut costs, and combining two similar sedans into one could be one way for him to do it. New CEO Is Here To Cut Costs CarBuzz/Valnet Porsche got a new CEO late last year. Michael Leiters came in from McLaren to take the hot seat at the German car company just as it was reaching the end of a gravy train. After a decade of big profits, sales at Porsche – and the company's stock – were down, and Leiters was the guy to turn it around.According to Autocar, part of turning the company around could include cutting its two sedans into one. It's about cutting development spending. The Panamera and Taycan both share chassis with other vehicles in the larger VW Group, but Porsche is still developing two cars that are very nearly the same size. The Panamera, of course, is gas-powered, while the Taycan is an EV.Per the report, sources have said that Porsche is looking at more parts sharing and a "common identity." That could mean two very similar vehicles, one gas and one electric, that use the same name. The current plan, where the two cars are entirely separate engineering programs, might no longer be an option. Or at least not the preferred option.This new combined model could follow the same path Porsche's three-row SUV seems to be on. That model was expected to go on sale later this decade as a fully electric vehicle, on a new dedicated platform. Now, as EV sales have not grown as anticipated, Porsche is said to be completely reworking the SUV. Porsche Already Changing Its SUV Expansion Plans CarBuzz Earlier reports said Porsche was looking at adding gas power to the K1's platform. More recent accounts claim that Porsche is ditching its EV architecture entirely and that it will instead share its underpinnings with Audi's upcoming Q9 full-size SUV. That measure would help Porsche save costs on a vehicle already likely to be its most profitable.A future Porsche sedan could use that same platform. The Q9 and Porsche SUV are said to get a stretched version of the VW Group's Premium Platform Combustion (PPC). The standard-length version of those bones is used under multiple sedans and crossovers from Audi. The platform is also expected to be the basis for Porsche's new compact crossover that will replace the gas-powered Macan.The current Porsche Panamera uses the company's MSB platform. The same platform is used for the Bentley Continental GT, and the Panamera is already expected to move to PPC later this decade with its third generation. The Taycan uses the J1 platform shared with Audi's E-tron GT.Though the Taycan and Panamera are slightly different sizes, it's not much of a stretch from one to the other. Their wheelbases are just two inches apart. Plus, Porsche already offers an LWB Panamera in some markets, showing it already has the ability and know-how to make small changes for more space in the markets that demand it.