Porsche Macan

Representing around 50 per cent of Porsche sales in Australia, it’s not hard to see why fundamentally changing your best seller from internal combustion to all-electric could be one of the riskiest moves in the carmaker’s history.

Nonetheless, Porsche has opened orders for the new base Macan and the mid-range Macan 4S, with customer deliveries set to begin in the first half of 2025. The Macan is priced at $128,400 before on-road costs, making it $6,000 cheaper than the all-wheel drive Macan 4. Positioned between the 4 and the Turbo variants, the 4S is priced at $149,300 before on-road costs—$35,100 less than the flagship Turbo model.

The entry-level Macan marks the first time the nameplate has been offered with rear-wheel drive. Like other Macan models, it features a 100kWh (gross) battery, though it is 110kg lighter than the Macan 4 due to the absence of a second electric motor. The claimed range is 654km, according to ADR 81/02 testing. It utilises a single rear-mounted electric motor, shared with the Macan 4, which produces 250kW of power or 265kW on overboost, delivering a maximum torque of 563Nm. This allows for a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.7 seconds, 0.5 seconds slower than the Macan 4.

The Macan 4S is equipped with the electronically controlled Porsche Traction Management (ePTM) system, which Porsche states distributes power between the front and rear axles five times faster than a conventional all-wheel drive system. It features a new rear-axle motor with a 600-amp silicon carbide pulse inverter, an upgrade from the 480 amps found in the base and 4 models. The total system output is 330kW (or 380kW on overboost), with a maximum torque of 820Nm, enabling a 0-100km/h time of 4.1 seconds. The ADR 81/02 range for the 4S is 619km.

Standard on the 4S is the Porsche Active Suspension Management electronic damping control, with options for adaptive air suspension, Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus, and rear-axle steering. The 4S, like the Turbo variant, comes with a panoramic glass roof, Bose surround sound system, matrix LED main headlights, and four-zone climate control as standard.

All Macan models feature an 800-volt architecture and a DC charging capacity of up to 270kW, with Porsche claiming the 100kWh battery can be charged from 10 to 80 per cent in approximately 21 minutes using a compatible fast-charging station.