A Heavyweight Electric Titan With The Soul of a Proper Porsche by Yves de Contades
Across the Sussex Downs, Surrey Hills and London streets, Porsche’s electric Macan reveals itself as a serious performance machine with sports car instincts and continental touring manners.
This all-electric Macan carries a considerable burden. Its job is to convince committed Porsche loyalists, many of whom still worship at the altar of combustion, that electricity can deliver genuine driving pleasure. That is not a small task. Yes, the Macan EV shares its underlying architecture with Audi’s latest electric efforts, which are excellent in their own right, but Porsche has gone much further. This does not feel like a shared platform car with a different badge. It feels like a Porsche that has simply moved on. Bon courage to anyone still clinging to nostalgia.
SPECS, WHEN THE NUMBERS START SMILING BACK
The Porsche Macan 4S Electric approaches performance with the calm confidence of something that knows it is faster than you expect. Two electric motors, one front and one rear, establish all-wheel drive without any mechanical theatrics, delivering 448 horsepower as standard. Engage launch control and Porsche briefly lifts the veil, releasing 516 horsepower and a frankly antisocial 820 Nm of torque. Acceleration is instant, clean and relentless, like being pushed by an invisible hand that has no intention of letting go.
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