At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, Porsche brought its first pure electric SUV, the Porsche Macan EV, with a price of 728,000-968,000 yuan. Just looking at the price, it is true that many people have been dissuaded, but after all, the Porsche Macan EV is a model under the ultra-luxury brand, so the high price is expected, and the Porsche Macan EV is also Porsche's first product based on the PPE platform, equipped with an 800V system.
Although the Porsche Macan EV also uses the name of the Porsche Macan, which looks like an all-electric version of the Macan, the Porsche Macan EV still applies a lot of the latest design language, such as the bulging parts on both sides of the front bonnet, LED daytime running lights, etc., which are somewhat similar to the Porsche Taycan, and the upper part of the front face is the iconic closed shape of the pure electric model, and the front bumper retains the large air intake intake, and adds the function of an active grille.
The Porsche Macan EV also has air vents under the headlight clusters, which can greatly optimize the aerodynamics from the front of the car, according to official data, the Porsche Macan EV has a drag coefficient of 0.25Cd, which is really good for an SUV. In addition, the Porsche Macan EV uses dual-motor all-wheel drive, and the front trunk is empty with an 84-liter front trunk under the front bonnet. Similarly, the rear of the Porsche Macan EV has a cleaner styling with continuous taillights and a concealed electric rear wing, while the rear also has some aerodynamic design.
In terms of dimensions, the length, width and height of the Porsche Macan EV are 4784/1938/1622 mm, and the wheelbase is 2893 mm, which is really okay for a mid-size SUV, especially with a wheelbase of nearly 2.9 meters.
Inside, the Porsche Macan EV adopts the same design language as the all-new Cayenne, with a 12.6-inch curved full LCD instrument cluster and a 10.9-inch central display, and a 10.9-inch passenger screen as an option. The gear lever of the Porsche Macan EV is retained on the center console on the right side of the steering wheel, which is not a pocket but has a similar feeling to the pocket gear, and the air conditioning control area of the sub-instrument panel retains a mechanical paddle to retain a certain degree of blind operation. Of course, the Porsche Macan EV also supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and more third-party apps will be introduced in the future, which can be equipped with an optional HUD head-up display, but Porsche's optional cost is not cheap.
It is worth mentioning that the Porsche Macan EV is equipped with an 800V powertrain, which uses a permanent magnet synchronous motor with hairpin windings, while the Macan 4 and Macan Turbo both use a dual-motor four-wheel drive system, but the power is different. The Macan 4 has a maximum system power of 300 kW and a maximum system torque of 650 Nm and an official acceleration time of 5.2 seconds to 100 km/h, while the Macan Turbo has a maximum system power of 470 kW and a peak system torque of 1130 Nm and an official acceleration time of 3.3 seconds. For a mid-size pure electric SUV, the power of the Porsche Macan EV has indeed reached the current first echelon, of course, the price of the Porsche Macan EV is also very high, at least compared to most other models of the same level, which is mainly because the Porsche Macan EV is an ultra-luxury brand model.
In terms of range, the Porsche Macan EV uses CATL's 100 kWh battery pack, and the Macan 4 and Macan Turbo can provide an all-electric range of 613 km and 591 km respectively in WLTP mode. The Porsche Macan EV, on the other hand, has a peak charging power of 270 kW at 800 volts and a maximum charging power of 135 kW at 400 volts. It is worth mentioning that the Porsche Macan EV also adopts the Porsche Active Suspension Management System (PASM) and air suspension, which not only supports soft and hard adjustment, but also automatically adjusts the vehicle height according to different driving modes and vehicle speeds. In these aspects, the performance of the Porsche Macan EV is also at the mainstream level of the same class, but the Porsche Macan EV itself is powerful enough, so even if the 100 kWh battery pack is used, its range is relatively not particularly high, but here I am still looking forward to the actual driving experience of the Porsche Macan EV.
From the perspective of competing products, the direct competitor of the Porsche Macan EV is not a domestic pure electric mid-size SUV, but a Maserati Grecale EV. In general, the Porsche Macan EV product is indeed okay, and the price is indeed high if you don't rely on the brand and just look at the product.