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Further praise should be heaped on the brakes. They deliver lots of feel by EV standards, blending in the recuperation functions well without resorting to a decoupling of drive to the front axle, as some do.
“We don’t talk about one-pedal driving at Porsche; we talk about one-pedal braking instead,” says Meier, in reference to many EVs’ heavy use of regenerative braking.
What becomes really noticeable the more we drive the Macan is that it provides a different driving experience to its Audi sibling. It’s more sporting in character, if perhaps a little less cosseting, too.
We will, of course, need time in production examples and pricing details before we can truly judge, but our impressions so far are very favourable – as Porsche believes they will be among customers, predicting that the Macan will take the majority of the firm’s EV sales during the second half of the decade.
Porsche Macan turbo Prototype
Price: £90,000 (est), Motors: Two permanent magnet synchronous motors, Power: More than 603bhp, Torque: More than 738lb ft, Gearbox: 1-spd reduction gear, 4WD, Kerbweight: 2200kg (est), 0-62mph: 4.4sec, Top speed: 155mph, Battery: lithium-ion,100kWh (total), Economy, Range: 3.2mpkWh (est), 311 miles, Rivals: Audi SQ6 E-tron, BMW iX3
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