Porsche has revealed its second electrical automotive – the all-new electric Macan – which can launch within the UK later this 12 months.
A direct rival to the likes of the Jaguar I-Pace and Polestar 4, the brand new Porsche Macan will arrive with a selection of two four-wheel-drive variants: the £69,800, 402bhp Macan 4 and the £95,000, 630bhp Macan Turbo.
The electrical Macan might be offered alongside the petrol-powered model till the tip of 2025, when the line-up will turn out to be solely electrical.
The E-Macan nomenclature utilized by Porsche throughout growth has been dropped for the manufacturing mannequin, which might be identified merely as Macan.
Originally scheduled for launch in 2023 however delayed attributable to software program points, the electrical Macan is a central a part of Porsche’s plan to section out its petrol choices and make electrical fashions comprise 80% of its international gross sales by 2030.
“The new Macan lays the engineering foundations for other future electric models from Porsche,” mentioned Jörg Kerner, vice-president of the Macan product line.
The mannequin has been developed alongside the Audi Q6 E-tron, which shares its Premium Platform Electric (PPE) structure and key components of its chassis, batteries and energy electronics with the brand new Porsche.
The electrical Cayenne, which is now testing forward of a 2026 launch (see separate story, p7), may even use the PPE platform. The exterior styling strikes away from the acquainted look established by the unique Macan and attracts on design cues from the Taycan, most notably in its distinctive rectangular headlights and wraparound LED rear mild bar.
The roofline and total silhouette are considerably sleeker than the first-generation Macan, significantly within the rakish rear finish, which homes a retractable spoiler that deploys in numerous levels to extend downforce.
At 4784mm lengthy, 1938mm extensive and 1622mm tall, the brand new electrical Macan is 103mm longer, 15mm wider and a scant 2mm decrease than the present petrol mannequin. The wheelbase can be 86mm longer at 2893mm.