Model Porsche Macan E Turbo
Motor Dual permanent synchronous
Battery 100kWh
Max Power 470kW
Max Torque 1000Nm-plus
Transmission single speed
Weight 1510kg
0-100km/h 3.3sec (claimed)
Max speed 274km/h
Price $TBC
On sale Q3 2024
Although now in its ninth year, the Macan – having undergone an extensive facelift in 2021 – is still Porsche’s second best selling model, trailing the number one Cayenne by only 8580 units in 2022.
Yet petrol-engined Macans must soldier on for at least 12 more months as the launch of the new Macan E-Performance – which is almost two years behind schedule due to persistent software issues – has been delayed repeatedly to the first quarter of 2024.
We drove two mildly camouflaged pre-production cars – the entry-level 280kW version and the top-of-the-line 456kW Turbo. But since type approval is still three months away, some data reported in this story is to be taken with a pinch of salt.
While the original Macan is a proper SUV, the new E-Performance version
