DRIVEN: The All-Electric 2024 Porsche Macan Will Make You Forget About the Gas Version

In addition to an all-new design inside and out, the 2024 Porsche Macan (no, it’s technically not called Macan EV) loses its gas engine in favor of an all-electric powertrain. In this first drive video, Edmunds’ Brian Wong gets behind the wheel to find out if it maintains the fun, sporty spirit of its gas-powered predecessor.
00:00 Intro
00:34 Why It's Significant
01:44 Macan Turbo Specs
03:15 Macan Turbo Driving Impressions
05:20 New HUD
07:27 Navigation and Charging Routes
08:35 Improved Phone Integration & Charging
09:30 Macan 4 Impressions
11:45 Range & Charging
12:30 Edmunds' Take
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[@edmundscars]

The electric Macan improves on the gas models in pretty much every way. Porsche isn't just offering a Macan with a new powertrain; it has produced a better Macan with more performance and an interior with fewer compromises. Which vehicle are you excited to see get the EV treatment next? Let us know in the comments below.

[@johnelegant1727]

Brian notes he is “very happy to drive an EV vehicle with real spirit and joy to it.” He calls it incredibly agile, comments on its great acceleration, steering and great brakes. This is what I am looking forward to.

[@Rumblingbelly]

Almost all reviews say its handles sporty and is fun to drive so the turbo version could be my next car from the used market.

[@TheFunkyair]

Now I will watch Matt Watson version but I have to admit Edmund’s summary up is great to start my day

[@lucassitanggang5154]

Next we Will watch Throttle House And Straight Pipes

[@florianhaffner3910]

Sharp design, great engineering, build quality and the Porsche badge. Damn I would love to drive this car

[@middler5212]

I would buy this car today if I could even imagine affording it!

[@thegreeneyej]

I’ll help save the environment and drive one, now who will buy it for me? Another amazing car from Porsche. Let’s see the Turbo on U-Drags!

[@johnelegant1727]

Great job Brian. You bought the Macan to live (both versions). Clearly Porsche has done a superlative job in creating it. Love it that is “has spirit,” for while I love my EV now, and while it is super competent, it is far from being either inspiring or exciting - and why a Macan turbo is excitedly going to be our next lease.

[@jmuise2704]

$125,000 Canadian. Ya right I’ll take two.

[@TxChristopher]

LoL exactly, I was thinking 3 or 4 of them so one would always be charged up and ready to go!

[@bobandrews1026]

$133K USD for the no-options base model. If I bought one of these things, the only thing I'd be trying to do is to stroke my ego in front of everyone I knew because there'd be absolutely no reason to buy one otherwise.

[@leok7193]

@@bobandrews1026 huh? they listed the price at $106 for TURBO. what video are you watching?!

[@edmondsmith4259]

​@@leok7193He said in Canadian. The $105 for the Turbo is in $US.

[@edmondsmith4259]

Great idea! One to own and the other to rent out! Joyed for your abundance.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

At $100K for the cheapest version it'll make you forget about retirement too

[@rickbernhardt3912]

Okay ladies I am fortunate enough to have an ICE vehicle in addition to my Model 3 Performance so there’s no range anxiety…road trips, ICE… in town, M3P and I never get tired of that awesome acceleration…and I just plug into a regular 120V outlet…the best of both worlds

[@IMGONEIN60]

Same here, best of both worlds. I have a Ford bronco and a lightning lariat.👍🏽👍🏽

[@document6]

If you actually had a M3P you wouldn’t be talking about range anxiety bc the Tesla Supercharger network could not be easier to use in America when Road Tripping, or are you in another country? Utterly confused by this comment

[@MaestroWenarto]

OMG I love it thank you. I had 3 gas macans and they are incredible!

[@remiou]

"these tiny towns have all these little streets that don't really kind of make sense"... I think that's the most Americanocentric phrase I've heard in the last 10 years, right after “oh, you guys in France make Champagne, too”, heard in California a long time ago.

[@Kelpieautomotive]

I love that you took a quick view on the PCM. When will you do a full review/walkthrough of the new PCM? I'm very curious because it's now Android based and it seems to be extremely responsive compared to the one in Taycan.

[@ayushmalpeddi2793]

Leasing a base Macan 4 isn't a bad deal. Similar performance to a Macan S and even the price is pretty close. Aside from the weight gain, it is quite nice and a 95KWH usable battery pack should deliver a real world 275+ miles of highway range at 70-75mph which is excellent. Still the price is too high. I'd rather have a the Ioniq 5 N for this price. Offers a lot of tech/performance/convenience in this car minus the air suspension, and luxury materials/feel. On the other hand it is way more fun to drive and arguably looks more cool.

[@BHBeckenbauer]

👏 looks great

[@brandononbrand]

how often would you have to change the tires? assume regular driving in California, not on a track, etc

[@brentpederson4942]

As frequently as any heavyish SUV

[@charlescho6959]

This video rocks!

[@yzoooon]

Love the color. Hate that it’s an EV.

[@aebk8439]

If I wanted to lose $50k in a year it would be more fun to go to Vegas a few times.😂 Ask Taycan buyers what they would do.

[@edmondsmith4259]

...if you had 50K to enjoy... I imagine someone who had more than enough money to buy the car they wanted rather than a car they could afford wouldn't care. It's the car they want. End of story.

[@aebk8439]

@@edmondsmith4259 People who could care less about losing $50k are not Macan buyers. That’s another price bracket. End of story 😆

[@WRXMAN-ms2mm]

To replace your big ICE seller with an only EV version takes a pair. There is little doubt that it is well executed. But given the choice between a used dated ICE MACAN and a new MACAN EV the ICE wins for me if I had the coin to drop. To each their own.

[@Rumblingbelly]

The situation is different in countries with co2 based car tax. For example the ICE macan has 51k euro of just tax in the price. So the system really pushes you to buy EV.

[@leok7193]

PASM Air Ride standard on an EV? I'm a bit scared about maintenance costs with all that weight. I think I'd actually prefer normal PASM standard.

[@xx133]

18 wheelers use air suspension, what are you talking about?

[@leok7193]

@@xx133 that's beyond dumb. Ferrari and F150 both have V8 engines, so obviously both require the same maintenance at the same cost and can do 300,000 miles 🤦‍♂️

[@xx133]

@@leok7193huh? You made the claim that weight would make the air suspension more expensive to maintain. *the macan ev is the same weight as the ICE cayenne.* The ICE cayenne has one of the most reliable air suspension on the consumer market (~100k miles). It costs $3k to replace the air suspension, if it came to that. It’s also covered under Porsche extended warranty ($4k for 100k miles/10 years)🤦‍♂️

[@protovack]

looks great, although check the porsche forums, their build quality isn't what it once was. Taycans have persistent interior fit and finish issues, rattles, etc. That's acceptable in a cheap car, but not in a porsche. I have no problem with the EV aspect and I love driving EVs. But Porsche just isn't building great vehicles lately. Tons of reports of electrical failures, HVAC issues, all kinds of things...it's all on the forums. Do your research before buying, not just a random youtube video.

[@lottiban377]

Do you know all the vids of people who had so many issus with their model S?Of only 1% is disappointed with the Taycan we count 1000 drivers. Das

[@Rissybear]

I would take this but with my Macan GTS engine in it 😂. Love the styling, but I want ICE!

[@jimpeyton8592]

Sorry, get in the present.

[@Rissybear]

@@jimpeyton8592 we all have our opinions. While gas cars do depreciate, I would rather pay for gas the take a 50% plus depreciation on an electric car.. so that is pretty current. Check out any KZbin video, posts, news on the current values. Check Porsche Irvine the have a Taycan Turbo S that was originally $215k and keeps dropping now at $160k and I guarantee original owner did not get that for trade. Kia EV6 $50-60k new now worth $23k….I will pay for gas instead of losing all my money as soon as I drive it of the lot.

[@Rumblingbelly]

@@Rissybear The situation is different in countries with co2 based car tax. For example the ICE macan has 51k euro of just tax in the price in Finland. So the government really pushes you to buy EV.

[@zzhughesd]

Lilac time

[@dima8608]

Nice informercial. It is sad to see how auto journalism has been corrupted.

[@windowman9665]

Just an observation. You look really cramped in the drivers seat wow. You have no leg room. Your knee is rubbing on the centre console area at all times. That’s really bad.

[@tcaudiobooks737]

It won't though, will it?

[@SrikanthPRABHA7]

I am not and will not be buying an all electric Vehicle for another 5 years. However, Hybrid is probably the best. But they are insanely expensive. So I’ll buy a car with combustion engine ( and I hate that). Car manufacturers should bring down the hybrid prices drastically unless they want to keep staying in the line of extinction

[@jtherealtor]

Imagine the depreciation....

[@Rumblingbelly]

This is the biggest downfall in all EVs. I bet you lose 10k a year minimum when you buy it new.

[@kennedyracing7527]

Nailed it for 100K plus????

[@MadMonkMan]

He got the gold plated nails of course .

[@kennedyracing7527]

Now the 911 will sell more than this Macon

[@danibj]

It won’t when we get the insurance quotes, when we replace the tires every 10k miles, when the range drops depending on the weather and so forth.

[@tsmatthx2]

Yup, my EV loses 40% range in freezing temps lol

[@tmh44]

Just a fantastic product all around, really excited to drive one!

[@stevek9854]

I have tesla and porsch Mecan EV will be my next car to drive. Tesla riding quality is very very low and it is very uncomfortable and inconvenient. I guess it will take another 30 years for Trsla to understand that the speed is not eceryrhing

[@hamburger7478]

tesla has bad build quality too

[@TheRacingShawn]

Buy a used one in 3 years for 35% of its MSRP🤣Seriously, it's too late and too expensive. As a Macan GTS and Model Y owner, I have a hard time loving this Macan EV.

[@Shotter]

Porsche build amazing, desirable cars, but they are really smoking crack with these prices. Eighty thousand United States Dollars for a car that requires you to pay another $4,000 to get: Premium Package Includes: Power Seats (14-way) with Comfort Memory BOSE® Surround Sound System LED-Matrix Design Headlights Ventilated Seats (Front) Heated Seats (Rear) Advanced 4-Zone Climate Control

[@WayApp]

Unmatched driving experience

[@mohammadsattar5488]

They only build these EV's bethe depreciation on them is insane. People lose thousands on them every week and the resale value is pointless but the car companies make their dollar straight up so.they don't give a ....

[@letsgomarq]

Too small

[@sarabeth8050]

That is so much better than any Tesla, which are so stale and yesterday. It's easy to add raw power to EVs, the Chinese are doing it every day to their crappy cars. It's another thing to have great handling/ride and to create an awesome HUD.

[@TennesseeFanatic1]

Except the new Model 3 Performance is 1/2 the cost of this and still gets a tax incentive.

[@garyclark6747]

It’s in a class by itself.💯 If Lucid nails Gravity’s infotainment and driver assist gear I would lean that way if I wanted the perfection of efficiency over the perfection of performance. Only because, honestly, I have a copilot that reminds me of US speed limitations so range would be used 100% of the time over performance for those low percentage solo runs. 😉 13:26

[@cecilia_mackie]

OMG that’s awesome! Let’s connect?

[@jbluexmash]

1

[@theHoolser]

is this guy a Porsche salesman?

[@hawkeyes4768]

nahhhhhhhhh the gas one is slower yes, but way more fun that ev face lift in the front make it look stupid too

[@KyleHubb]

5,300 lbs. curb weight. That's too overweight for a Porsche.

[@Rumblingbelly]

All electrics are heavy, theres no way around it

[@KyleHubb]

@@Rumblingbelly Not even true. The Roadster 2008 was lighter than Ferrari Enzo and the Porsche Carrera GT. The Model 3 RWD weighs 3,800 lbs. Model Y RWD weighs 4,100 lbs. Model S Dual Motor weighs 4,500+ lbs. The Macan EV is a whale. Porsche is a sports car maker, not a luxo-barge manufacturer.

[@philipduncan9337]

Looks like great car for women. Not fast as you have to charge it

[@stephengneri2136]

every old saying from my parents always rings true: all the glitters isnt gold. anyone insured one? please let us know. and please dont sell in cold climates.

[@guy420man]

Why shouldn’t they sell in cold climates exactly?

[@xxxpensive1415]

Shhh don't say that 😂

[@middler5212]

I have a 200 miles range Nissan Leaf in rural Midwest USA and have had a great experience! Almost no city miles most weeks. People saying that you can’t live with an ev in the US are gaslighting people.

[@middler5212]

Insurance is marginally more than my 10 year old Prius.

[@mohammadsattar5488]

​@@guy420manbecause they lose roughly 30 to 40 % of their usual range plus the charge times would be a lot slower in cold weather

[@ernestomorales2487]

You have been bought for sure.

[@SchemeTeamSix]

Doubt

[@antster7]

Sign me up for 2

[@SSS-mp8th]

No, no it won't. The only thing an electric can make you forget is a city commuter.

[@Mr11ESSE111]

stupidest move ever to goes all EV with Macan which was best selling Porsche vehicle last year as ICE car!! number of 88000+ Macans and as EV it will be much less but they hope of tax payers money to save porsche and VW from such a stupid moves

[@gregoryw3311]

Nope. Prefer ICE for a five minute fuel up, instead of a hour charge.

[@guy420man]

I can charge at work or home genius, clearly ignorant of how evs work.

[@Protocol_10]

Us EV owners prefer to charge at home, which is more convenient

[@middler5212]

I have a 200 miles range Nissan Leaf in rural Midwest USA and have had a great experience! Almost no city miles most weeks. I drive 50-100 miles most days. I’ve only had it use public charging twice in 9 months. And both times were quick and manageable. People saying that you can’t live with an ev in the US are gaslighting people.

[@pjsmith6954]

it’s rare to charge anywhere but home, which is much more convenient than 10 minute fill up at a gas station.

[@JonathanTacoman]

Why r u watching a electric car video?

[@anchoragealaska3104]

Nope - an EV Porsche is not a Porsche. The soul of the brand is gone.

[@abdulquadriolawin6585]

It's a better vehicle than the ICE version, you may not like that

[@Dark_Vader888]

Porsche copied the Model Y Performance 🤣

[@cwhiting]

Can we get a gas electric? All electric sucks

[@steven.events]

Which electric have you owned?

[@stephengneri2136]

isnt that a hybrid? gas and electricity: ie, The first mass-produced hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, was released in Japan in 1997

[@cwhiting]

@@steven.events Im not into mapping out places to stop and charge for 20 mins

[@cwhiting]

@@stephengneri2136 Yea thats a hybrid. Check out chinese car company BYD. THey have a hybrid pushing 600 mpg

[@TennesseeFanatic1]

@@cwhiting Then you shouldn't get one. Problem solved.

[@dash-ryan]

Why are journalists always so excited about vehicles that hardly get a rise out of actual buyers? EVs are decades away from being true all-rounders and are nothing more than ultra-expensive commuter cars. Dude, you drive this car like a Porsche on a remote mountain pass in Canada, good luck finding a charger that will take you back. A total waste of money. Buy the cheaper ICE version. It sounds better and will always get you home. Journalists are out of touch with the reality the rest of us live.

[@TennesseeFanatic1]

You can get new Model 3 Performance for 1/2 this and it has a tax incentive on top of that. NOT a commuter car. If you hate EVs that's cool. I'm sure the folks in their horse buggys hated the car too.

[@dash-ryan]

@@TennesseeFanatic1 Don't hate them. As mentioned, no wide-spread charging network in Canada. Distances are very great here. I only see EVs, mostly Tesla's, in and around town. Very few when I'm on road trips. The tech and infrastructure is still too immature for EV to be a practical choice here. This is why I say journalists are out of touch with the reality the whole world lives in, as opposed to the privileged few. They try to appease the manufacturers to stay in their good books, but that does an actual consumer a disservice.

[@TennesseeFanatic1]

@@dash-ryan Fair enough... Although my wife just came back from visiting her mother in the Surrey/Vancouver area and she said the number of Teslas reminded her of when we lived in San Diego.

[@dash-ryan]

@@TennesseeFanatic1 Yes, Vancouver for sure because they like to copy the California lifestyle and have a similar government that promotes green living. You'll see quite a few in Toronto and Montreal. The major population centers. However, the rest of Canada is sparely populated and massive in geography. You'll see a far different story in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or the far north like the Yukon or North West Territories. In those northern regions, an EV would be a total fail, if you're not laughed out of the town first. Just saw an article that Canadians have reduced their buying of EVs in the past year, mainly because the reality of owning one is not as straight-forward as the media would like us to believe. Add to that, India, Africa, parts of eastern Europe, Russia and MIddle East, with a large and poor population, the infrastructure to support EV's is decades behind. Electricity is a luxury in many places, yet access to fossil fuel is in abundance. I've spent years researching this because I'm a technical person. It probably has something to do with the fact that gasoline contains 47MJ/kg of energy compared to a measly 0.3MJ/kg in a battery pack. So, something revolutionary has to occur with EV tech for the world to adopt it as the primary mode of transportation. Not to dissimilar to the accessibility and capability that smartphones had on the world. So, I'd love to own an EV, but in the world I live, it's simply not a practical choice and, quite frankly, I'm quite tired of EV owners looking down on the rest of us because of it, especially from the rich who think they are doing the world some good. So I bought a Red Mist Metallic C8 Corvette Stingray Convertible and rev the engine when I pass our local Tesla dealership. Needless to say, I always get noticed. 😄

[@bigr3805]

sweet

[@Mr11ESSE111]

i think that Porsche will be step closer to bancrot with idiotic decision to made best selling own model only EV one now!1 you really think they will sell 88000+ Macans now this year as EVs!? if half will be of that number it will be miracle and EVs now go downhill with everywhere

[@cecilia_mackie]

Incredible! Let's be friends :)

[@cecilia_mackie]

OMG Haha! Let's be friends?:)