We knew it would come. And we also knew some of its characteristics. But it was not until this Thursday that the German brand completely removed the veil from the expected electric Porsche Macan, revealing all its ins and outs and, of course, the commercial offer.
This vehicle joins the Porsche Taycan, the brand’s first and, so far, only electric car. The Macan also replaces the iconic combustion model, which will disappear from the market in the coming months to make room for this new proposal.
An important factor is that the electric Porsche Macan has been developed from scratch to embrace this type of motorization. That is to say: it is not a combustion vehicle adapted to electric. This approach denotes Porsche’s confidence in electrical solutions and also allows optimization of both production and the design of the vehicle itself to obtain better results, both economically and on the road.
An electric vehicle designed from scratch
The vehicle is based on the Volkswagen group’s PPE platform (Premium Platform Electric), designed for high-end electric cars, and different from the J1 used in the Taycan. This same platform will also be used in the Audi A6 e-tron and the Audi Q6 e-tron, which will hit the market in the coming months.
The electric Porsche Macan can be configured with a 100 kWh gross battery that promises more than 500 km of autonomy and four-wheel drive. It also comes with an 800-volt architecture and a fast charging system (direct current) of up to 270 kW of power. In alternating current, the figure drops to 11 kW.
The electric Porsche Macan is full of screens
The interior of the electric Porsche Macan is dominated by screens. The only exception is the climate control, for which a special button panel has been reserved at the bottom. Everything else, however, is digital: from the instrument panel to the central screen.
The brand also mounts a third panel on the co-pilot seat, from which various actions can be performed such as controlling navigation or music. And, if this proposal were not enough, a heads-up display in front of the driver.
On the outside, the electric Porsche Macan has a familiar design but, at the same time, different from other generations. Above all, the front and rear optics stand out, which inherit part of their personality from the Taycan. The differences in the air intakes are also obvious, whose position and design varies as they do not have to cool a combustion engine.
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