The electric Macan improves on the gas models in pretty much every way. Porsche isn't just offering a Macan with a new powertrain; it has produced a better Macan with more performance and an interior with fewer compromises. Which vehicle are you excited to see get the EV treatment next? Let us know in the comments below.

Brian notes he is “very happy to drive an EV vehicle with real spirit and joy to it.” He calls it incredibly agile, comments on its great acceleration, steering and great brakes. This is what I am looking forward to.

@Rumblingbelly

Ай бұрын

Almost all reviews say its handles sporty and is fun to drive so the turbo version could be my next car from the used market.

Now I will watch Matt Watson version but I have to admit Edmund’s summary up is great to start my day

@lucassitanggang5154

Ай бұрын

Next we Will watch Throttle House And Straight Pipes

Sharp design, great engineering, build quality and the Porsche badge. Damn I would love to drive this car

I would buy this car today if I could even imagine affording it!

Hands down the best Porsche Macan EV review i seen so far:) Keep up the good work.

Bought a base Macan well equipped last summer. Thought about trading it in on an S model, dealer offered me $20,000 less than I paid for it on trade. Can only imagine how rapidly a Porsche EV will depreciate.

I have been a loyal Porsche owner and driver since purchasing my first 911 C2 in 1995. However, with Porsche's decision to transition to an all-electric lineup, I find myself reluctantly considering a move to another luxury brand that continues to offer gas-powered engines. I believe that going fully electric is a significant misstep for Porsche. A hybrid approach would be a more balanced and practical strategy, and I hope Porsche will reconsider this direction.

I love that you took a quick view on the PCM. When will you do a full review/walkthrough of the new PCM? I'm very curious because it's now Android based and it seems to be extremely responsive compared to the one in Taycan.

OMG I love it thank you. I had 3 gas macans and they are incredible!

Great job Brian. You bought the Macan to live (both versions). Clearly Porsche has done a superlative job in creating it. Love it that is “has spirit,” for while I love my EV now, and while it is super competent, it is far from being either inspiring or exciting - and why a Macan turbo is excitedly going to be our next lease.

I’ll help save the environment and drive one, now who will buy it for me? Another amazing car from Porsche. Let’s see the Turbo on U-Drags!

@daveseaver2998

18 күн бұрын

"Save the environment?" Except for the huge diesel earth moving machines needed to mine the minerals for the batteries.

$125,000 Canadian. Ya right I’ll take two.

@TxChristopher

Ай бұрын

LoL exactly, I was thinking 3 or 4 of them so one would always be charged up and ready to go!

@bobandrews1026

Ай бұрын

$133K USD for the no-options base model. If I bought one of these things, the only thing I'd be trying to do is to stroke my ego in front of everyone I knew because there'd be absolutely no reason to buy one otherwise.

@leok7193

Ай бұрын

@@bobandrews1026 huh? they listed the price at $106 for TURBO. what video are you watching?!

@edmondsmith4259

Ай бұрын

​@@leok7193He said in Canadian. The $105 for the Turbo is in $US.

@edmondsmith4259

Ай бұрын

Great idea! One to own and the other to rent out! Joyed for your abundance.

"these tiny towns have all these little streets that don't really kind of make sense"... I think that's the most Americanocentric phrase I've heard in the last 10 years, right after “oh, you guys in France make Champagne, too”, heard in California a long time ago.

At $100K for the cheapest version it'll make you forget about retirement too

Okay ladies I am fortunate enough to have an ICE vehicle in addition to my Model 3 Performance so there’s no range anxiety…road trips, ICE… in town, M3P and I never get tired of that awesome acceleration…and I just plug into a regular 120V outlet…the best of both worlds

@IMGONEIN60

Ай бұрын

Same here, best of both worlds. I have a Ford bronco and a lightning lariat.👍🏽👍🏽

@document6

Ай бұрын

If you actually had a M3P you wouldn’t be talking about range anxiety bc the Tesla Supercharger network could not be easier to use in America when Road Tripping, or are you in another country? Utterly confused by this comment

This video rocks!

👏 looks great

how often would you have to change the tires? assume regular driving in California, not on a track, etc

@brentpederson4942

Ай бұрын

As frequently as any heavyish SUV

To replace your big ICE seller with an only EV version takes a pair. There is little doubt that it is well executed. But given the choice between a used dated ICE MACAN and a new MACAN EV the ICE wins for me if I had the coin to drop. To each their own.

@Rumblingbelly

Ай бұрын

The situation is different in countries with co2 based car tax. For example the ICE macan has 51k euro of just tax in the price. So the system really pushes you to buy EV.

I love my model X but definitely like the specs of the Mecan EV. I would consider trading in my X for this if I was in the market for a replacement.

Leasing a base Macan 4 isn't a bad deal. Similar performance to a Macan S and even the price is pretty close. Aside from the weight gain, it is quite nice and a 95KWH usable battery pack should deliver a real world 275+ miles of highway range at 70-75mph which is excellent. Still the price is too high. I'd rather have a the Ioniq 5 N for this price. Offers a lot of tech/performance/convenience in this car minus the air suspension, and luxury materials/feel. On the other hand it is way more fun to drive and arguably looks more cool.

@daveseaver2998

18 күн бұрын

"Real world?" Show me an EV that is actually getting the "stated mileage" vs real world. PS Ford losing $130,000 on every EV sold.

@ayushmalpeddi2793

18 күн бұрын

@@daveseaver2998 Porsche consistently underrates their range. The following link shows a Taycan rated at 225 combined achieving a magical 280 miles at 75mph according to caranddriver's test. Most EVs can achieve their rated combined range if you drive it 50 city 50 highway. But on the highway most EVs do poorly. German ones tend to do pretty good because their rating is more conservative.

Just a fantastic product all around, really excited to drive one!

PASM Air Ride standard on an EV? I'm a bit scared about maintenance costs with all that weight. I think I'd actually prefer normal PASM standard.

@xx133

Ай бұрын

18 wheelers use air suspension, what are you talking about?

@leok7193

Ай бұрын

@@xx133 that's beyond dumb. Ferrari and F150 both have V8 engines, so obviously both require the same maintenance at the same cost and can do 300,000 miles 🤦‍♂️

@xx133

Ай бұрын

@@leok7193huh? You made the claim that weight would make the air suspension more expensive to maintain. *the macan ev is the same weight as the ICE cayenne.* The ICE cayenne has one of the most reliable air suspension on the consumer market (~100k miles). It costs $3k to replace the air suspension, if it came to that. It’s also covered under Porsche extended warranty ($4k for 100k miles/10 years)🤦‍♂️

If I wanted to lose $50k in a year it would be more fun to go to Vegas a few times.😂 Ask Taycan buyers what they would do.

@edmondsmith4259

Ай бұрын

...if you had 50K to enjoy... I imagine someone who had more than enough money to buy the car they wanted rather than a car they could afford wouldn't care. It's the car they want. End of story.

@aebk8439

Ай бұрын

@@edmondsmith4259 People who could care less about losing $50k are not Macan buyers. That’s another price bracket. End of story 😆

Nice informercial. It is sad to see how auto journalism has been corrupted.

Lilac time

I would take this but with my Macan GTS engine in it 😂. Love the styling, but I want ICE!

@jimpeyton8592

Ай бұрын

Sorry, get in the present.

@Rissybear

Ай бұрын

@@jimpeyton8592 we all have our opinions. While gas cars do depreciate, I would rather pay for gas the take a 50% plus depreciation on an electric car.. so that is pretty current. Check out any KZread video, posts, news on the current values. Check Porsche Irvine the have a Taycan Turbo S that was originally $215k and keeps dropping now at $160k and I guarantee original owner did not get that for trade. Kia EV6 $50-60k new now worth $23k….I will pay for gas instead of losing all my money as soon as I drive it of the lot.

@Rumblingbelly

Ай бұрын

@@Rissybear The situation is different in countries with co2 based car tax. For example the ICE macan has 51k euro of just tax in the price in Finland. So the government really pushes you to buy EV.

Love the color. Hate that it’s an EV.

Imagine the depreciation....

@Rumblingbelly

Ай бұрын

This is the biggest downfall in all EVs. I bet you lose 10k a year minimum when you buy it new.

looks great, although check the porsche forums, their build quality isn't what it once was. Taycans have persistent interior fit and finish issues, rattles, etc. That's acceptable in a cheap car, but not in a porsche. I have no problem with the EV aspect and I love driving EVs. But Porsche just isn't building great vehicles lately. Tons of reports of electrical failures, HVAC issues, all kinds of things...it's all on the forums. Do your research before buying, not just a random youtube video.

@lottiban377

Ай бұрын

Do you know all the vids of people who had so many issus with their model S?Of only 1% is disappointed with the Taycan we count 1000 drivers. Das

It won't though, will it?

I am not and will not be buying an all electric Vehicle for another 5 years. However, Hybrid is probably the best. But they are insanely expensive. So I’ll buy a car with combustion engine ( and I hate that). Car manufacturers should bring down the hybrid prices drastically unless they want to keep staying in the line of extinction

Nailed it for 100K plus????

@MadMonkMan

Ай бұрын

He got the gold plated nails of course .

@kennedyracing7527

Ай бұрын

Now the 911 will sell more than this Macon

Ohhhh :(((( tomorrow people will order hundreds of thousands if there is 2.0 or 3.0 ‘ petrol/diesel version. If not, unfortunately this beautiful dool is just a shadow

It won’t when we get the insurance quotes, when we replace the tires every 10k miles, when the range drops depending on the weather and so forth.

@tsmatthx2

Ай бұрын

Yup, my EV loses 40% range in freezing temps lol

It’s in a class by itself.💯 If Lucid nails Gravity’s infotainment and driver assist gear I would lean that way if I wanted the perfection of efficiency over the perfection of performance. Only because, honestly, I have a copilot that reminds me of US speed limitations so range would be used 100% of the time over performance for those low percentage solo runs. 😉 13:26

Just an observation. You look really cramped in the drivers seat wow. You have no leg room. Your knee is rubbing on the centre console area at all times. That’s really bad.

Unmatched driving experience

I have tesla and porsch Mecan EV will be my next car to drive. Tesla riding quality is very very low and it is very uncomfortable and inconvenient. I guess it will take another 30 years for Trsla to understand that the speed is not eceryrhing

@hamburger7478

Ай бұрын

tesla has bad build quality too

Buy a used one in 3 years for 35% of its MSRP🤣Seriously, it's too late and too expensive. As a Macan GTS and Model Y owner, I have a hard time loving this Macan EV.

That is so much better than any Tesla, which are so stale and yesterday. It's easy to add raw power to EVs, the Chinese are doing it every day to their crappy cars. It's another thing to have great handling/ride and to create an awesome HUD.

@TennesseeFanatic1

Ай бұрын

Except the new Model 3 Performance is 1/2 the cost of this and still gets a tax incentive.

Why would they add 3” to the EV version only just to favor the EV version instead of both. Stupid. I haven’t driven an EV that’ll make me forget about the ICE.

OMG that’s awesome! Let’s connect?

Too small

They only build these EV's bethe depreciation on them is insane. People lose thousands on them every week and the resale value is pointless but the car companies make their dollar straight up so.they don't give a ....

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nahhhhhhhhh the gas one is slower yes, but way more fun that ev face lift in the front make it look stupid too

5,300 lbs. curb weight. That's too overweight for a Porsche.

@Rumblingbelly

Ай бұрын

All electrics are heavy, theres no way around it

@KyleHubb

Ай бұрын

@@Rumblingbelly Not even true. The Roadster 2008 was lighter than Ferrari Enzo and the Porsche Carrera GT. The Model 3 RWD weighs 3,800 lbs. Model Y RWD weighs 4,100 lbs. Model S Dual Motor weighs 4,500+ lbs. The Macan EV is a whale. Porsche is a sports car maker, not a luxo-barge manufacturer.

is this guy a Porsche salesman?

every old saying from my parents always rings true: all the glitters isnt gold. anyone insured one? please let us know. and please dont sell in cold climates.

@guy420man

Ай бұрын

Why shouldn’t they sell in cold climates exactly?

@xxxpensive1415

Ай бұрын

Shhh don't say that 😂

@middler5212

Ай бұрын

I have a 200 miles range Nissan Leaf in rural Midwest USA and have had a great experience! Almost no city miles most weeks. People saying that you can’t live with an ev in the US are gaslighting people.

@middler5212

Ай бұрын

Insurance is marginally more than my 10 year old Prius.

@mohammadsattar5488

Ай бұрын

​@@guy420manbecause they lose roughly 30 to 40 % of their usual range plus the charge times would be a lot slower in cold weather

You have been bought for sure.

Looks like great car for women. Not fast as you have to charge it

Doubt

Sign me up for 2

No, no it won't. The only thing an electric can make you forget is a city commuter.

Porsche build amazing, desirable cars, but they are really smoking crack with these prices. Eighty thousand United States Dollars for a car that requires you to pay another $4,000 to get: Premium Package Includes: Power Seats (14-way) with Comfort Memory BOSE® Surround Sound System LED-Matrix Design Headlights Ventilated Seats (Front) Heated Seats (Rear) Advanced 4-Zone Climate Control

stupidest move ever to goes all EV with Macan which was best selling Porsche vehicle last year as ICE car!! number of 88000+ Macans and as EV it will be much less but they hope of tax payers money to save porsche and VW from such a stupid moves

Can we get a gas electric? All electric sucks

@steven.events

Ай бұрын

Which electric have you owned?

@stephengneri2136

Ай бұрын

isnt that a hybrid? gas and electricity: ie, The first mass-produced hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, was released in Japan in 1997

@cwhiting

Ай бұрын

@@steven.events Im not into mapping out places to stop and charge for 20 mins

@cwhiting

Ай бұрын

@@stephengneri2136 Yea thats a hybrid. Check out chinese car company BYD. THey have a hybrid pushing 600 mpg

@TennesseeFanatic1

Ай бұрын

@@cwhiting Then you shouldn't get one. Problem solved.

Porsche copied the Model Y Performance 🤣

Nope. Prefer ICE for a five minute fuel up, instead of a hour charge.

@guy420man

Ай бұрын

I can charge at work or home genius, clearly ignorant of how evs work.

@Protocol_10

Ай бұрын

Us EV owners prefer to charge at home, which is more convenient

@middler5212

Ай бұрын

I have a 200 miles range Nissan Leaf in rural Midwest USA and have had a great experience! Almost no city miles most weeks. I drive 50-100 miles most days. I’ve only had it use public charging twice in 9 months. And both times were quick and manageable. People saying that you can’t live with an ev in the US are gaslighting people.

@pjsmith6954

Ай бұрын

it’s rare to charge anywhere but home, which is much more convenient than 10 minute fill up at a gas station.

@JonathanTacoman

Ай бұрын

Why r u watching a electric car video?

Nope - an EV Porsche is not a Porsche. The soul of the brand is gone.

@abdulquadriolawin6585

Ай бұрын

It's a better vehicle than the ICE version, you may not like that

Why are journalists always so excited about vehicles that hardly get a rise out of actual buyers? EVs are decades away from being true all-rounders and are nothing more than ultra-expensive commuter cars. Dude, you drive this car like a Porsche on a remote mountain pass in Canada, good luck finding a charger that will take you back. A total waste of money. Buy the cheaper ICE version. It sounds better and will always get you home. Journalists are out of touch with the reality the rest of us live.

@TennesseeFanatic1

Ай бұрын

You can get new Model 3 Performance for 1/2 this and it has a tax incentive on top of that. NOT a commuter car. If you hate EVs that's cool. I'm sure the folks in their horse buggys hated the car too.

@dash-ryan

Ай бұрын

@@TennesseeFanatic1 Don't hate them. As mentioned, no wide-spread charging network in Canada. Distances are very great here. I only see EVs, mostly Tesla's, in and around town. Very few when I'm on road trips. The tech and infrastructure is still too immature for EV to be a practical choice here. This is why I say journalists are out of touch with the reality the whole world lives in, as opposed to the privileged few. They try to appease the manufacturers to stay in their good books, but that does an actual consumer a disservice.

@TennesseeFanatic1

Ай бұрын

@@dash-ryan Fair enough... Although my wife just came back from visiting her mother in the Surrey/Vancouver area and she said the number of Teslas reminded her of when we lived in San Diego.

@dash-ryan

Ай бұрын

@@TennesseeFanatic1 Yes, Vancouver for sure because they like to copy the California lifestyle and have a similar government that promotes green living. You'll see quite a few in Toronto and Montreal. The major population centers. However, the rest of Canada is sparely populated and massive in geography. You'll see a far different story in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or the far north like the Yukon or North West Territories. In those northern regions, an EV would be a total fail, if you're not laughed out of the town first. Just saw an article that Canadians have reduced their buying of EVs in the past year, mainly because the reality of owning one is not as straight-forward as the media would like us to believe. Add to that, India, Africa, parts of eastern Europe, Russia and MIddle East, with a large and poor population, the infrastructure to support EV's is decades behind. Electricity is a luxury in many places, yet access to fossil fuel is in abundance. I've spent years researching this because I'm a technical person. It probably has something to do with the fact that gasoline contains 47MJ/kg of energy compared to a measly 0.3MJ/kg in a battery pack. So, something revolutionary has to occur with EV tech for the world to adopt it as the primary mode of transportation. Not to dissimilar to the accessibility and capability that smartphones had on the world. So, I'd love to own an EV, but in the world I live, it's simply not a practical choice and, quite frankly, I'm quite tired of EV owners looking down on the rest of us because of it, especially from the rich who think they are doing the world some good. So I bought a Red Mist Metallic C8 Corvette Stingray Convertible and rev the engine when I pass our local Tesla dealership. Needless to say, I always get noticed. 😄

sweet

i think that Porsche will be step closer to bancrot with idiotic decision to made best selling own model only EV one now!1 you really think they will sell 88000+ Macans now this year as EVs!? if half will be of that number it will be miracle and EVs now go downhill with everywhere

Incredible! Let's be friends :)

OMG Haha! Let's be friends?:)