New Porsche Macan Review - has it lost appeal?

This is the new Porsche Macan and it's a bit like the location I chose to film the car, you see, it's a bit risky, it looks desirable, but there's a chance I'll fall into the water and drown, just like Porsche, their customers who love. The mother may reject this new one because it is electric, only now I will tell you if this car is good in this video, I will walk you through the exterior. Here's a baboon's butt. I'll show you the cabin. one of the most important. I'm going to tell you what's good about this car, does it run, what's not so good about this car, how much is its life charge worth.

Of course, I'll take it for a spin and start it up to see how fast it is from 0 to 60 MPH. I'm Mt Watson and you're watching carwow. Let's start this video by talking about the design of the new Maan, so from the back it is familiar to the previous car, but It looks quite new because of the new light designs, very slim, you have an F length light bar, you have the new 3D Porsche logo that is exposed and some more similar stripes and lines down here, this is the turbo model, it has a more aggressive rear bumper design that sticks out. a bit and it reminds me a bit of a baboon's butt, anyway this is also the turbo.

Look, you've got these extra vents here on top of the standard car. They're not actually vents, they're fake, they just serve to make it look like a sporty move. Down here the wheel sizes start at 20 and go up to 22 which is what this car has and there are several different designs, plus again being the turbo you get slightly different windows so they're like this kind of like a satin effect, whereas on the standard car you just get matte black, these panels here you can have them in the body color, like on this car, you can have them in black or you can have them in carbon fiber.

A similar story usually happens with exterior mirrors. They are split color, so body color on top and then black on the bottom, but you can have them in full color carbon fiber or matte black moving towards the front. This is the biggest differentiator compared to the old Maan. Actually, they are daytime. The running lights and then the actual headlights are down here, a trend that cite started. I think the old Picasso, one of the things I really like about the new Macan is that, being electric, it doesn't have to have a grill. To cool the engine, yes, there is an air vent down here, but this design makes it feel sportier and more 911 and in fact, in the past Porsche never had grills because the engine was always in the back, so which this is pretty much going back to your Now that Roots is the turbo, this part is more aggressive with this front splitter and it looks pretty cool, right?

I like the design of this car. This would be the color I would choose or something like metallic green. You could say there are a lot of other different, more interesting colors, but this is definitely my bag right now. Something else to note on the turbo is that there is now a new custom badge for the look of the turbo. Porsche Crest has a kind of monochrome sander with a smoky effect. The car is just the regular flagship, although you do have to pay a little extra for the turbo, so the Nan's range starts at just under £70,000, although the turbo costs £95,000, which is quite expensive here in inside.

The Nema car feels very very different and more modern than the previous generation version clearly inspired by the tyan and the new knen, so there are these straight lines here, a lot of screens, as you can see, so it has a screen of digital controller there, very high definition slightly curved D digital display by By pressing a button on the steering wheel I can toggle between the different views and settings for the three two, so we go to the next one as well, so there are a lot of options and functionality with that, Then there's a main infotainment screen very similar to that. on my 11 GT3 RS, but it seems a little more sensitive.

A little bit sharper graphics, being able to control all the different functions of the car, then there's this optional screen, it's about $000 extra and the passenger can play with this satav and all that kind of stuff. the entertainment system and watching videos on YouTube look there oh Car Alex and the German car wow I don't know where the British car is wow it's a bit sad isn't it? Anyway, the quality here does feel very good, this car has extended leather and feels premium and look, this is very Porsche, isn't it? Race Tex, which is basically Porsche's version of Alcantara, but they don't have to pay the Alcantara people for their Alcantara seats.

We have the turbo badge and the interesting thing about this car is that they have lowered the seating position by almost 3cm compared to the old Maan just makes me wonder why have an SUV raised only to then sit lower. I guess it gives you a slightly sportier driving experience, but if you prefer to sit down. Tall appearance, there are many adjustments on the seat and you can sit down. quite high, there are also plenty of adjustments on the steering wheel so you can move it however you want, plus there are a variety of different steering wheels to choose from, on this steering wheel we have the driving mode selector so you can quickly switch between your four different driving settings, although if you want, you can go into the menu here and just tweak some of the settings individually as you like.

Let's look at some of the practicality because it does matter, under here there is some storage and it's quite deep and it's lined with I felt like if you put things in there they won't make noise. Here you have the cup holders and what I like about this is not only that you have ambient lighting around the cup holders, but they are nice and deep so that they don't come into the of any of the functions here and this is also key, whereas others Car manufacturers are incorporating more and more functions through the screen. Porche said that no climate control should be easily accessible and look, you have these switches that you can toggle and while these buttons are touch-sensitive.

Responsive, the actual panel moves so you know you're pressing something underneath. Here's your charging pad for your mobile phone and I'll turn it off again there like this and look M, everything feels quality, let's just check the glove. box, yes, look at that very well cushioned one, yes, and the size is reasonable, and once again it is lined with felt, let's take a look at the door compartments, oh yes, there is a lot of space in them. I could fit a large bottle without any problem and while you're there, honey, check out that 21-speaker sound system, obviously, that's an upgrade.

You can get a bow sound system as well as a mid-level that comes standard on the turbo and the base level cars have a slightly less punchy sound system. standard, but here we go, yes, it's very nice. I like the glass roof, obviously it's an optional extra, but one of the nice features is that it opens up on such a beautiful day. Another thing I like is this look, the frameless rear view mirror, it's a nice big size and you also get a decent sized vanity mirror so you can get a good look at yourself. Be very cocky about your new Porsche Macan and whether it's an electric vehicle and you don't like damaging the environment depends on who you are. talk to him, you know where the batteries come from, anyway, we should move on and I'll talk about that right now, here in the back of the new Macan, it's definitely more spacious than the previous version, which felt a little cramped while here look, this seat is in my driving position.

I'm 179cm tall knee room is good now on the porch of this thing with the battery packs where they don't actually have cells in this area so you have these foot garages however the seat seems Quite low, so yes, I would prefer to be in that position, but one of the things they have done once again with this car is try to make the seat a little lower so it feels sportier. So it is 15 cm lower. to the ground this seat this hit point that in the old Maan now in this car I really can't stretch under the front seat can you see that?

But that's because I have that seat pretty low if I move over here where this seat is a little bit raised there, that's a little bit better, but you might have noticed something there as I was moving, I dragged my feet over the control buttons. climate, there is a risk that when the kids jump in and out of the car, It can end up being a bit embarrassing because it is quite useful to have all this functionality here with dual zone climate available here in the heated rear seats, yes, it is quite nice and has a lot of technology.

What's not so good are these little sliders that are there for the air vents they feel so cheap, shame because the rest of the car feels quality now, if you have little kids look you have anchor points to fix ice, although they seem so anchored to the covers, here we go, I have them open, look, they are easy to access once you know how to work them and not be an idiot, that's where it will be easy to get to if I fall, you have the cup holders there, they are exposed, so if you don't have cups there, it's not as convenient. as it could be, although you have a full load by pulling that lever there and yes, we have some things in the trunk, other things to show you, this is one of the benefits of the lower seat.

The headroom is okay now that you have the panic roof, so it's not as good as in the car without it because you have the mechanism for the roof. I have so much room above my head, so people over 6 feet should be fine, but let's find out for ourselves, Adam, how tall are you? I'm 6 feet, sit down, isn't that cool, isn't that cool, here we go, that's proper journalism for the automotive consumer, let's move on to the door bins so they're a reasonable size, the quality back here feels great, look what we have. the ambient lighting extends here and you can mix and match different trims, this has the carbon fiber effect there so now let's check the windows, do they roll down all the way?

That's pretty rubbish, isn't it? However, this car is equipped with a sun visor, which is nice if you have small children, so throw it back, oh that's satisfactory, I like that kind of thing, so it's pretty decent here, however, if If you need an electric SUV with more space for the same money, you could get a BMW and if you want to see my full, in-depth video

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Now on the screen, the tank capacity of the new Porsche Macan is up to 540 L, which is larger than that of a BMW iix and the new Mercedes eqe SUV and as you can see, it has a nice square shape, there is not too much loading edge. To list Stu, you also have these scuff plates so you don't damage your bodywork, or while you're getting in and taking things out, we've got some nice features too, so netage here and there's more netage there too. We have a strap, we have tied the Downy point, there is a hook, everything is very good.

Now you might be thinking about storing the lower deck under the false floor on this particular car. You can't and I'll show you why in a moment, but That would normally mean the parcel shelf is going to fill up and today that would mean it's going to end up in the ocean. However, there is a workaround on this particular car because when you're not using it you can't do it very well. I work with this, but you can come save it there like this, so it's suspended execution now. I just want to show you this because I like this feature to lower the rear seats, you just pull the lever and they go down and you get a nice continuous flat floor, there's a lot of room here as I can illustrate.

Now childishly climbing into the boot you could sleep here if you need to, however there is a slight problem with the turbo and the cars you fit into with the more expensive sound. systems because it has a subw under the false floor and that reduces the luggage capacity by 60 L and that brings up five annoying things about the new Porsche Macan. Safety is paramount these days, but for some reason, the rear passenger side. The airbags in the new Maan are an option, they're not that expensive, three £5, but let's say you order this car and you forget to specify that or you think I'm going to spend on that and you end up cheapening and then like that. bad luck you have an accident in your car you have a child in the back and um yeah the worst happens imagine you didn't take that option you know how much your Char's life is worth I'm not saying it's going to happen and it's extremely unlikely, but not impossible, right?

Why not just include a safety kit like that as standard? Just add it to the cost of the car for everyone. It's best for everyone involved. Porsche as standard, there is no rear wiper, why not? I know it's red and water may leak out, but for a while when the window is dirty it will just pool there, so if you've been parked and it's been raining you'll need to get out andClean the window by hand. This black plastic trim scratches very easily and if you have a properly driven car like we do in the UK and you have a watch and you are operating it, you can scratch the buckle there and it will soon look total.

It's a mess, so you might want to protect ppf. You can get the car with an electrically operated cargo lid. Would you open it like this? It's kind of clever, isn't it? However, there is no way to lock it from here, you have to use the key. or when you leave it will close, it will close itself after about 2 minutes, but let's say you just showed it to your friend. Oh look at my clever loading mistake, by the way, you'll have to pay more because you'll be left with your fins open. for a while, which is a bit embarrassing, isn't it now?

Another thing that could be embarrassing is that if you completely drain the car battery and also the 12 volt battery, you won't be able to open it without breaking yourself. in the car somehow and then pulling the release lever that's somewhere inside so you can go, you know what I don't want, I'm just not going to pay more for it and I'll have a normal manual loading dock that you can I can get with this car, however, I have been told that there is a problem in certain countries: when you are loading the car, the children walk over and just open the flaps.

Finally, the towing capacity of the new Macan is 2 tons, which is actually 400 kg less than the old version with the OD internal combustion engine, dear, however, it is not all bad. You see, you can get this car with an electrically deployable trailer hitch. If I press this button, it will appear, let's go and then you just lock it. instead the same thing to put it away, you press the button, it will relax and you push it up, you might get your hands a little dirty, but no big deal, now you can get this car with air suspension and then there are these other buttons. in the trunk where you can raise and lower the car to make it easier to load or unload, in fact you can change the ride height on this cup by up to 70mm from its lowest position to its highest position for off-road use with this LED lighting. in the car it's not just for your ambience, it's also a communication light that you can turn on and off, it does a welcome animation when you enter the car and that's it, there's also a goodbye animation, there's the driving mode change which looks similar again then there's the launch control look at this ooh launch control then there's the charge bet it's green yeah it's green of course it is and then it will do this when you lock the car when You activate the voice controls, it does this kind of thing.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, exit warning, so if you get out of the car but there's someone passing by and then there's the lane change and the turn assist, all that stuff. It is very communicative, this is one of the largest display screens available. on any car, so it's optional on the Maan and it's so big it's a bit like watching an 87 on TV 10m away from you. It can also show real directions on the road, so it has an augmented reality sat nav and can show lots of other features such as driving assistant, they're great aren't they?

As with many other vehicles, you can open the trunk hands-free. It's useful if you have your arms full of purchases and you can also close it to make it that way. You must walk away to close it for safety, it is still closed. I'm safe, but do you have this anti-pinch safety feature? Please, I used her, let's see if I can fool her. Works. I really did anyway. I want to show you. This is because it has a particularly unique look, you have your hands free for the front trunk and there is 85 L of space there.

Is it big enough to sit and enjoy the scenery? Yes, because I have narrow hips, you might think it's a bit dangerous to have a passenger screen where they can watch YouTube channels, like the German car ones, it's not a problem, because when I put this car in drive, The driver will no longer be able to see anything. Look, I can still see. but the driver can't. This is a special filter. It's very strange. The Maan shares a lot of its components with the Audi QC, like the battery system, the inverter, all that kind of stuff.

However, the Porsche's rear engine is behind. the rear axle instead of the front like in the Audi for Porsche Driving Experience yes I have some Germans looking at me like yes now one of the benefits along with that kind of classic Porsche feel is that you can get rear axle steering on this car and can turn the rear wheels up to 5°. The benefit is that it reduces the turning circle by 1M compared to the car without it and compared to the old Maan, so it drops from 12.1M. to 11.1M with rear axle steering, this is the rear axle engine of the Porsche Macan turbo.

Now it will not be shared with the Audi q6. It is exclusive to Porsche. Even though you look at its size, it makes up to 640 horsepower, which is pretty much the same horsepower you get from the 3.8L twin-turbo engine in the current 911 Turbo S. This is less than half the size. It weighs less than half the size. that engine is crazy that it can deliver so much power that's not all although it is more efficient So, 97% of the energy you put into this will go to the wheels, whereas with the internal combustion engine only about 30% of the energy you burn will go to the wheels.

One thing I can't say is that this will sound as good as the motor, but it's a pretty high price to pay for noise. Porsche has teamed up with boat manufacturer ustan frer to create this, it's called the E Phantom, it uses the batteries, the motor from the Maan turbo. It has 550hp, will run over 50m per hour which is quite a bit on the water, is apparently a Cher game in the boating and leisure industry and will set you back around £700,000 now. I wonder if I can get an assignment for this Sebastian. decided to foolishly let me drive this boat oh, he's very sensitive.

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With the video, I started driving the Maan and went to drive through a cordoned off barrier, but luckily there is a man who helped us and just cleared it. It's like playing limbo in the car. Now what I did was reset the trick computer there, so let's measure the efficiency of this car that we have. the range of a 95 kwh battery in the standard car is up to 380 Mi on the turbo, approximately 360. Let's calculate what the range is in the real world, so I have the car running in normal mode and we will see how. It does it in the city, so first test let's see how good the suspension is.

This turbo is in the air as standard, so yes, about speed, HPS is nice and relaxing. I could just raise my seat because I like an SUV to sit high, that's what you expect from an electric car, it's very, very quiet, very, very relaxing, it has good sound insulation, so I can't really hear nothing outside, there's not much suspension noise, this road surface is pretty bad at the moment and it's handling very well, the steering is reasonably light but not too light, it has that kind of chunky feel that you get of Porsches. You know, I can tell this is a Porsche just by the way the steering wheel feels, which is what you want if you're paying this kind of money now.

It's going to cost £10,000 more than the equivalent Audi q6, so you want that pory feeling, right? One thing I'm missing is one-pedal driving. You have a regeneration effect, but it is not as aggressive. I would like to. To be more aggressive, I think Porsche's philosophy is that actually always using regen is not as efficient as coasting because you're recovering energy and putting it back into the battery, blah blah blah blah blah, there's all those kinds of losses, whereas just continuing to roll is better, but from a control point of view, driving with one pedal is quite useful visibility in this car, so these pillars are very thick and the dashboard is quite long, but I can see the corners of the car because of the hood design.

It's a bit 911 the way you squat over the lights, the view out the back window isn't the best because it's quite narrow, but I have big mirrors in the doors that help, there's another Maan, oh look , no I don't see many of these in the UK, but I have seen a few here in France, a citroni. I want to test the turning circle on this car. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to do this, but oh yeah. That super tight look made it no problem for a reasonably sized family SUV, pretty slim and easy to drive around town, so it's a win in that department, now we got a bit more speed at 80km per hour or 50 mph.

The road is very quiet here, just a little bit of tire noise, but wow, just put it in Sport Plus mode, let's see if it responds a little better. a little bit with the car in normal mode so I'm just hitting the accelerator. I'm going to do the same with him in Sport Plus, you're already preparing me, oh my God, right, let's get back to normal, until we get out of town? Porsche warns me about that because sometimes electric cars, as they take off completely, that first throttle response can be a bit of a delay, it's like it's on right away, finally we're out of town and we're in a corner.

Mountain roads, you know what? I'm going to lower my seat position. Let's go all the way in sports and here we go with the suspension in its sport setting. This car stays pretty flat through the BS. That is interesting. It seems to gain speed. a car with an internal combustion engine instead of being in the initial press, who also feels quite happy, you see, the interesting thing is that this turbo has a total power of 640 horsepower and, as I have already explained, you can get that From just the rear motor, the front motor can produce 230 horsepower, so you might be thinking why not combine them.

I have over 800 horsepower. Well, the reason you don't have them is because the battery can only provide enough electricity for 640 horsepower at a time, but what can? What I do is make all that horsepower come from the rear axle if you want and that just H makes the car fun. Now I'm not going to waste time turning off the stability control or anything silly like that because I just don't like it. doing that kind of thing on the road, but oh my goodness you really get the feeling that this is sporty rear wheel drive and it has that element of Porsche fun, now I understand the point of having the lower seating position because when you're driving De This way, you want to be lower, more connected to the car.

I'm amazed at the brakes, in fact, how natural they feel because sometimes the brakes on electric cars don't have the feeling of blending into the brake when you step in. in a corner, while this works like a normal friction brake, it is very, very, very good now, a lot of people who buy this car probably don't care about that, but those who do care and who maybe also have a 911 in the garage they will appreciate it. that this car's braking system still has that Porsche vibe, ample Tesla model performance that can give you straight-line thrills like this, in fact, you can watch my full, in-depth video

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Our banner up there or follow the QR code should appear on the screen right now, but Tesla can'tcome close to this in terms of fun factor for people who enjoy not only going fast in a straight line but also fast and with a lot of control in the corners and that's what this car does, which is pretty amazing considering how heavy which is 2.4 tons for this turbo. I mean, eventually the weight will get the better of you. Normal highway speeds, it doesn't have The impact that this thing can handle properly now it will be quite interesting to test the normal Maan 4 which has a maximum minia power of 408 horsepower.

I'm sure it still feels pretty fast, whether it's as dynamic as this, although probably not, now let's look at the performance. n 60 of this turbo is supposed to take 3.3 seconds, what is the actual launch time? It's fast, 3.2 seconds, of course, wow it's fast, the last thing you need to do is check the efficiency. Join my test drive. I have averaged 21.5.5 kWh per 100 km. and that converts to approximately 2.9 m per Kow hour which, when multiplied by the battery capacity of 95 KW, gives an actual range in the driving conditions I just experienced of approximately 276 miles, which is approximately 76% of what the manufacturer claims. although to be fair to this car, I've been enjoying some spirited driving and of course launched a car that won't have helped efficiency and probably isn't the amount most people will drive this car most of the time , but yes it does.

It means if you want to drive it in a way that you can have fun, you will still get around 270 Mi, so what is my final verdict on the new Porsche McAn? If you avoid it, consider it a short list or just go ahead and buy it. To say that this is the best handling and most desirable electric SUV, however, because it is only available as an electric car and there is no internal combustion engine version, the Maan's actual

appeal

is probably not as broad as it used to be. and that's why I think you should put it on a short list.

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