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BENCHMARK DRIVER’S SUV GOES… ELECTRIC

Model Porsche Macan 4 Electric

Motor Two permanent magnet synchronous

Battery 100kWh (net)

Max power 285kW

Max torque 650Nm

Transmission 1-speed reduction

Weight 2330kg

0-100km/h 5.2sec (claimed)

Range 516km (WLTP)

Price $133,700

On sale Q4 2024

THE NEW PORSCHE Macan Electric has an unambiguous but also potentially thankless assignment ahead of it. It needs to be The Porsche Macan, just powered by electricity.

If only this was as simple as it sounds. For many, the existing combustion version of Porsche’s junior SUV represents a class-dominating spider chart of performance, space for the family, long-distance road manners and just enough fun to ensure you don’t regret passing up that Cayman build slot – not to mention residuals of a strength that makes King Kong look like the Sugar Plum Fairy. The Macan is a rare thing in

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