FIRST DRIVE: Porsche Macan Turbo - As Fast As A 911 GT3!
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Two models are available: the Macan 4 and the Macan Turbo; both are dual motor and four-wheel drive.
They each have a 100-kilowatt-hour battery, with 95-kilowatt-hours being usable.
A cheaper, rear-wheel-drive car and an "S" version are likely coming, along with a GTS.
Range is up to 380 miles for the "4" and 367 for the Turbo.
It has 800-volt architecture, allowing for very fast charging.
It's on a new platform called Premium Platform Electric, also used by the Audi Q6 e-tron and the forthcoming A6 e-tron.
No part is carried over from the previous Macan, not even the badge.
The Macan 4 starts at £69,800, while the Turbo begins at £95,000.
The Macan Turbo has 635 brake horsepower and 833 pound-feet of torque, enabling it to reach 62 mph in 3.3 seconds and achieve a top speed of 162 mph.
That acceleration is as fast as a 911 GT3.
The new Macan looks like a slightly swoopier version of the old Macan.
The running lights at the top are styled like the Taycan.
The bonnet is low and has buttresses, and there's a frunk.
The car has aerodynamic side mirrors, and it also includes flaps and air curtains that give the car a drag coefficient of 0.25.
Wheel options go up to 22 inches.
It has vegan leather seats, with either a comfort or sports seat.
There's a big 12.6-inch curved display and a touchscreen in the middle, along with haptic switches for climate control.
An optional passenger screen allows passengers to do navigation or watch Netflix.
Android is baked into the infotainment system, so everything is faster.
The wireless charging pad is cooled.
Steering has a different physical property than the Audi version of the platform. There’s no regen braking; it all comes off the brake pedal. The torque-vectoring through braking helps as well.
Its smaller size paired with all of the above make it handle very precisely.
While it only has two motors, not four, they enable it to handle nimbly.
It could convince someone of EVs.
It “bang” charges and gives you at least 60 miles in less than 4 minutes.
It's shorter than the ice version and it has more room than before because of the wheelbase increased by 86mm.
There are two charging ports, one for AC charging and one that’s both AC and DC.
There’s no active-ride control; for what it costs, it will be a new EV benchmark.
A Frasucher x Porsche phantom 850 air (boat) comes with Porsche steering wheel, various mode such as range, sport, sport +, has a battery 100kwh and has motor like the Macan turbo, so its 600+hp electric.
Feels a lot like driving a 911. The Fauscher seats 9 and has a top speed of 46 knots (53mph.)
It's all improvements and good news as a practical daily car.