New Porsche Macan DRIVEN. The EV even EV haters will love | Electrifying

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The new Porsche Macan has gone all-electric. Which is big news. Some are going to love the idea, some are going to hate it - you can probably guess which side of the fence Electrifying sits.

The basics are that there will be two models; the £69,800 Macan 4 and a £95,000 grand Macan Turbo. And yes, it is weird calling a car with no engine a turbo. Both are dual-motor and four-wheel drive, both get the same usable 95kWh battery.

The Turbo is the really quick one with 635bhp and 0-62mph in 3.3 seconds, a 162-mph top speed and 367 miles of range. The 4 gets a ‘measly’ 400bhp, hits 62 in 5.1 seconds, but a touch more range at 380 miles. So overall that’s a bit more sensible.

In terms of design, the Turbo doesn’t look a lot different to the 4. There are different wheels and a few trim pieces, and there are a couple of vents on the back bumper, but it's not night and day.

Inside, there’s a 12.6-inch curved driver’s info screen plus a massive head-up display projected onto the view, then a 10.9-inch touchscreen. There’s also an optional passenger screen, so that your passenger can play at being a DJ, watch tv or change the sat-nav. It’s directional so you won’t be tempted to take a peek while driving. But that’s still a lot of screen.

Passengers sit a little lower than in the Macan with an engine, which makes a change for an EV as you usually sit higher because there’s a battery stuffed under your feet. The rear bench is lower, too. Plus, there’s more legroom back there, and a bigger boot, plus a frunk. It’s not the biggest ever, but it’s enough to get by for most people.

The big news is that the New Macan is now a bespoke electric car, with a whole new skeleton of tech which will also sit under things like Audi’s Q6 e-Tron and the new A6 e-Tron, and it’s full of good news, especially around charging. The 800-volt architecture will allow for a maximum charge rate of 270kW, giving 10-80% charge in just over 20 minutes on a big enough charger. Porsche reckons 60 miles of range every four minutes.

The Macan can also bank charge - essentially splitting the battery into two parts for 400-volt charging stations - which means more efficient charging and better heat management. And don’t forget, that time spent at the charger is actually putting in decent range because it’s efficient - the official figures are 380 miles for the Macan 4 and 367 for the Turbo. That’s 4.2miles per kWh for the Macan 4 - and anything over 4 is pretty good for this class of car.

Join Nicki as she takes the new Macan on the road for the first time. Are you a fan? Will it be on your shortlist for 2024? Let us know in the comments below.

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[Bradford]

Ordered myself the new Turbo. Delivery not until March 25 but can wait, what a car!!!

[TrevorLeggo]

I’m not their market but can’t help but comment. They’ve nailed it, subtle aggression styling & crazy performance, what more could you want? Engineering ? Tick. Hats off to them.

[bryanduncan]

Who watches a video on a Porsche and then complains about the price in the comments?! 🤦‍♂️

[sirgardensalot]

Porsche says the new Macan EV can tow up to 2, 000 kg (4, 400 lbs) 10 to 80 percent top-up in 21 minutes, 👍👍👍

[Real-IMS]

Looks amazing much better than current Macan.

[TLBJ]

I own a 2018, love it. I wont jump straight to the EV, will one more round (22-24) used CPO model. That should give them enough time to fix the v1 bug issues with the new EV.

[alexmiller]

I love the look but haven 't seen it in the metal yet. I have been driving Porsches since 1987 (944 Turbo, 964 (2)) plus VW Golf GTI before that and Golf R now. My 964 is now to valuable to be a regular driver so I plan replace the Gof R with the Macan EV for most of my driving.

[rlsedition]

What's to like about an increase of some $25k in base price. Sorry, I'm not feeling it.

[tonychan]

Thanks for the honest review. A car that can give travel sickness and needs to compensate it by switching to sports plus then there is too much vertical movement from the suspension dampers. Sideways movement or Oversteer will not cause travel sickness. Porsche needs to work hard before releasing the vehicle to the public.

[rubiooibur]

what a lovely presenter. really great voice and top video quality as always

[DR-zkdo]

I agree with you on one pedal driving. I’d like a Macan to replace my Tesla Model Y Performance but now that I have experienced aggressive one pedal driving I’ll wait for the next Model Y Performance.

[JasonMilner]

This is one of the first EVs I've seen that doesn't shout "I'm an EV" (which is a plus for me). Feels like it's comfortable enough in its own skin not to need any exaggerated EV styling cues.

[jomo]

Curing EV anxiety one video at a time. I like it when an EV doesn't feel like an EV. It's why I don't rate Teslas very higly. The Volve EX40 does a brilliant job at this as well. Personally, looking forward to the Renault 5. It will be a best seller. Sad there's no EV car called Zeus.

[keyserxx]

Does it have over the air updates? Can you coast in it (level 0 regen)? What sort of range were you getting while driving? Gonna be interesting to see where the second hand prices sit in a few years with these :) Nice car and review though thanks.

[Gracjan]

Now way I'm going to change my petrol macan to electric macan. I think panamera e-hybrid it's better choice. ❤

[StoicLiberty]

It would have been funny if at 9:16, the frunk opened just as Nicki raised her arms.

[neoanderson]

In truth, I was here just to see Nikki.. 🙂
It's literally the same as all the other Macans (which is now the only model going full electric from it's ICE counterpart). Still has silly "drive modes" and "sport sounds".. full of gimmicks. On top of that, it's got no 1 pedal driving??? Which means you'll be using up the brakes since this thing weighs as much as large boat...
A legacy car maker still trying to transition over to an EV future...

[SandisGrantins]

The number ONE thing I like in EVs is one pedal driving… Why not give it as an optional setting?

[ROBERTSMITH-iotb]

As a company director with a family to cart around the £300 BIC tax makes this very appealing

[musicchap]

Absolutely love it - just wish those fake vents at the back weren’t there