Porsche Macan
Porsche’s sports SUV powers into the electric age, and we’ve been for a ride On sale Summer Price from £69,800
George Hill george.hill@haymarket.com
IT’S NO SECRET that Porsche prefers evolution rather than revolution when it comes to launching new models. Just take a look at its 911 sports car; it has built up an extremely strong following, having remained very true to its original 1964 form over the decades.
At first glance, the new Porsche Macan seems to follow a similar path, bearing a close resemblance to the original. Beneath the sur face, though, it couldn’t be more different, having swapped petrol power for a pair of electric motors and a battery.
Indeed, the all-new Macan takes Porsche into the ever-growing electric SUV segment, with rivals including the BMW iX3, Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV and upcoming Polestar 3. More significantly, it will also be going up against the new Audi Q6 e-tron, with which it shares its underpinnings. However, the Macan will be aimed towards sports SUV buyers, whereas the Q6 e-tron will be more comfort orientated.
Helping to define the Macan as a sports SUV is the fact that the dual motors of the top model – named Macan Turbo – produce up to 630bhp and 833lb ft of torque. That’s 196bhp and 428lb ft more than the most power ful version of the current petrol-powered Macan can muster, and 120bhp more than the range-topping version of the Q6.