PORSCHE HAS DOUBLED THE SIZE of the model range for its first all-electric SUV. While the focus for the rear-wheel-drive Macan was primarily on high efficiency and range, the new Macan 4S will fill the gap between the Macan 4 and the Macan Turbo. Like the models introduced at the start of 2024, the 4S is equipped with the electronically controlled Porsche Traction Management (ePTM) system, which distributes the drive power between the front and rear axles around five times faster than a conventional all-wheel-drive system.
Macan: 100kWh battery and highly efficient power electronics
The new Macan entry model to the all-electric SUV world of Porsche also gets its energy from a high-voltage battery with a gross energy content of 100kWh. Propulsion is provided exclusively by the rear-axle motor that is used in the Macan 4, with a diameter of 210mm, an active length of 200mm and output of 250kW.
The electric motor has a 480-amp pulse inverter (PWR) in which the highly efficient semiconductor material silicon carbide (SiC) is used to provide higher efficiency. It significantly reduces switching losses in the PWR and enables higher switching frequencies.
In combination with Launch Control, the Macan produces up to 265 kW of overboost power, and the maximum torque is 563Nm. From a standing start, the car reaches the 100 km/h mark in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of 220km/h for the track. By foregoing all-wheel drive, the Macan is 110kg lighter than the Macan 4 and therefore requires less electricity for propulsion. This results in a combined range of up to 654km.
Macan 4S: powerful electric motors and PASM as standard
The Macan 4S has a new rear-axle motor and a powerful 600-amp SiC pulse inverter. The electric motor has a diameter of 230mm and an active length of 150mm. Together with the front-axle motor also used in the Macan 4 and the Turbo, this results in a system output of 330kW with a short power overboost of up to 380kW. With Launch Control, the maximum torque is 820Nm.
The performance figures are correspondingly impressive: with Launch Control, the Macan 4S accelerates from zero to 100km/h in 4.1 seconds and has a top speed of 240km/h for the track. It has a combined range of up to 619km. The Macan 4S is equipped with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) electronic damping control as standard. Optional equipment such as the adaptive air suspension with levelling system and height adjustment, the Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus) and the rear-axle steering allow the chassis to be further optimised for increased performance and comfort.
The two new models have all the qualities of the second generation of the Macan, including the progressive, timeless design with range-optimised aerodynamics (Cd 0.25). The 800-volt architecture of the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) enables a DC charging capacity of up to 270kW. The high-voltage battery can be charged from 10 to 80 percent within around 21 minutes at a suitable fast-charging station.
New colour, new wheels, new off-road design package
A new exterior colour, Slate Grey Neo, is now available for all Macan models. A 20-inch Macan S wheel has been added to the wheel portfolio. The off-road design package is also optionally available for all models, further improving the everyday usability of the Macan. Rough dirt roads and particularly steep climbs and descents can be mastered even more easily than before. The altered geometry of the front bumper has increased the approach angle to up to 17.4 degrees, depending on the model (with the air suspension at a specifically raised level). In combination with the adaptive air suspension, the off-road design package also increases the ground clearance by 10mm to 195mm at the normal setting.
Porsche offers the package in two colours: in Vesuvius Grey and in the exterior colour. The front bumper, side skirts, diffuser panels and roof railings are then painted accordingly. Matching 21-inch off-road design wheels in Vesuvius Grey are also offered. For customers who pick the off-road design package variant in the car’s exterior colour, the side blades are also painted in the same colour. The roof railings can be ordered in Black, Silver or Turbonite (Turbo only).
For the Macan, Macan 4 and Macan 4S, the off-road front bumper with an inlay in Vesuvius Grey is also available separately. The approach angle increases as with the off-road design package.
Porsche Driver Experience with new design and new function
With the electrification of the Macan, Porsche has introduced a completely new display and control system into its successful SUV model. The Porsche Driver Experience offers a mix of digital and analogue elements. These include an instrument cluster with a 12.6-inch curved display, a 10.9-inch passenger display, ambient lighting with a communication light, and an optional head-up display with augmented reality technology. Porsche has once again completely upgraded the design of the screens for all Macan models. It now comprises an emotional welcoming animation, an updated state-of-the-art look, and the new Themes app which can be used to adjust the background colour of the displays and the ambient lighting to match the exterior colour, with twelve colours to choose from.
In Australia, the updated Macan range will be additionally fitted with the following features as standard:
All models
• Tyre fit set
• Privacy glass
• Porsche Entry (comfort access)
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Lane Change Assist
• Surround View with Active Parking Support
• Side airbags in rear compartment
• Digital radio
• Electric charging cover
• Rear wiper (no-cost option)
Select models
• Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) (Base and 4 only, already standard on 4S and Turbo)
• Automatically dimming interior and exterior mirrors (Base, 4 and 4S only, already standard on Turbo)
• Power steering Plus (Base, 4 and 4S only, already standard on Turbo)
• 14-way Comfort seats including memory package (Base, 4 and 4S only, No-Cost Option on Turbo)
• LED matrix main headlights (4S only, already standard on Turbo)
• BOSE Surround Sound System (4S only, already standard on Turbo)
• Exterior colour inclusive up to the Dreams range (4S only, already standard on Turbo)
• Panoramic roof system (4S and Turbo only)
• 4-zone Advanced climate control (4S and Turbo only)
• Porsche Electric Sport Sound (Turbo only)
• Sport Chrono Package (Turbo only)
• 21-inch Macan Turbo wheels painted in Black (high-gloss) (No-Cost Option on Turbo only)
The two new Macan models are available to order now and are expected to be delivered to customers from the first half of 2025. The Macan model range pricing appears below:
• Macan: $128,400
• Macan 4: $134,400
• Macan 4S: $149,300
• Macan Turbo: $184,400
All prices plus on road costs