Germans Do you have an impressively long word for something that’s completely new, but comfortingly familiar? If so, this is how we would like to describe the new all-electric Porsche Macan.
It looks like the old Macan on the outside, looks a lot like the new Cayenne on the inside, and drives with the same measures of refinement and verve that give Porsche SUVs their signature feel. Sporty soundtrack aside, the fact that it’s electric is neither here nor there.
It is not called “e-Macan” or “Macan EV”. It won’t be sold alongside an identical petrol version designed to appease drivers too scared by range anxiety to commit to electric (although the old model is available until the end of 2025 in some markets, including the UK). .
It’s simply the new Macan. An electric Macan that does not attract any attention due to the fact that it runs on batteries. There are no green badges, no cheesy wheels designed to look like plugs, and no lightning bolt icons. Not even a radically redesigned interior to make the driver feel that purchasing it is like opening a path to a brave new world. It’s just a mid-size Porsche SUV that happens to be electric. This may not be an exciting move, but it exudes confidence.
Revealed in January, priced from $78,800 (£69,800 in the UK) and available to order now, the new Macan takes on the upcoming Polestar 4 and the aging Jaguar I-Pace. For context, the electric macan 4 It’s $16,000 more than the previous base model, or just $4,300 more expensive than the outgoing Macan S, while offering similar straight-line performance.
the electric Macan Turbo It takes Porsche’s smallest SUV into six-figure territory for the first time, but at $105,300 it costs slightly less than the $109,000 Maserati Grecale Folgore despite being faster, more powerful and with longer range and faster charging.
It will also fight against Audi Q6 e-tron, with which it shares its foundations. Both cars are built on the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, jointly developed by Porsche and Audi. It’s an 800-volt system that allows the Macan’s 100 kWh battery (95 kWh usable) to be charged up to 270 kW. That’s a bit behind the recently refreshed Taycan’s extraordinary 320 kW maximum charging rate, but it still means the Macan can be filled from 10 to 80 percent in just 21 minutes, Porsche claims.
Split Trick Charge
Porsche knows that such powerful public chargers are not always available, so PPE has a trick up its sleeve. Plug the Macan into a charger smaller than 400 volts and a high-voltage switch activates, effectively splitting the 800-volt battery into two 400-volt packs, allowing the car to charge up to 135 kW without a high-voltage boost.
Plug it in at home and the Macan will recharge at up to 11 kW and, while driving, its regenerative braking system can return electricity to the battery at up to 270 kW.
There are currently two versions of the EV Macan, called the 4 and Turbo, with more to come. If you’re familiar with electric cars then you’ll already know that the 4 is the one to buy as it’s cheaper, goes further and is still more powerful than anyone needs a family SUV to be, even one with a badge from Porsche. his nose.