Porsche Macan Electric Review 2025 | The ultimate electric sports SUV

What is the Porsche Macan EV?

This particular Porsche Macan is a mid-sized, electric SUV that’s available in a variety of rear- and four-wheel-drive forms. It sits on the same ‘Premium Platform Electric’ (PPE) architecture as its key rival, the Audi Q6 e-tron, while other alternatives include the BMW iX3 and iX, Mercedes EQE SUV, Polestar 3, Polestar 4, Maserati Grecale Folgore, Lotus Eletre, Genesis GV70, Tesla Model Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.

The PPE underpinnings give the electric Porsche Macan ultra-rapid 800V fast charging of up to 270kW, which makes it one of the fastest charging electric vehicles on sale. On-road performance is as rapid as the charging stats, with the fastest – the Porsche Macan Turbo model – getting 631bhp and a 0-62mph time of 3.3 sec. If you’re keen on the bigger Porsche Cayenne, it’s interesting to know that these same PPE underpinnings will feature there, too, when the electric Porsche Cayenne arrives in 2026.

We favour the more modest versions of the electric Porsche Macan, which start with the rear-wheel-drive, single-motor Macan, and the four-wheel-drive Macan 4, with 356bhp and 403bhp, respectively. The 510bhp, mid-range Macan 4S usefully undercuts the Turbo on price, yet still offers mildly ludicrous performance. However, if you're a wee bit flusher and you want to go a wee bit faster, but without extending to the lunacy of the Turbo, there's the 563bhp GTS.

The electric Porsche Macan will be sold alongside the existing, petrol Macan for a while yet, before eventually succeeding its still-popular fossil-fueled predecessor.

How practical is it?

The electric Macan is over 4.7-metres long, with a generous wheelbase, so the fact that a couple of adults will be very comfortable in the back is hardly a surprise. The only thing that might annoy you as a rear passenger is that the floor can feel high, especially if you’re very long-legged: there’s no doubting that you get more rear passenger space in a Polestar 3. But for the majority of adults or children, there’s plenty of headroom and legroom, and it’ll be very comfy back there, especially if the optional panoramic roof and rear climate control have been added, among the myriad extras that are available. There are also electric sunblinds for the rear windows on offer, which could be worth the hundreds they cost if you’ve got young kids to ferry about.

Up front, the Macan’s interior is really lovely. In fact, the fit and finish in here is one of the chief reasons that the Porsche justifies its price. From the frameless driver’s readout to the general sense of solidity and quality, it’s a smartly designed and beautifully put-together interior. We’ve no complaints with the driving position, either; you can have it set really low, or higher for a more SUV-appropriate position. Eight-way electrically adjustable seats are standard, but you can pay extra for more adjustability, even better support, cooling, and also a massage function.

Boot space is good, too. At 540 litres, it’s bigger than the boot in the Q6 e-tron, Polestar 3 and BMW iX, while the rear seats fold in a 40/20/40 split, so that you can thread your skis through the middle of two back-seat passengers. There’s a small frunk, too, and the Macan will tow up to 2,000kg.

What’s it like to drive?

We’ve driven the Porsche Macan 4 and the Macan Turbo, and both manage a really excellent balance of fun, precision and comfort, which is what you want from a family sports SUV, isn’t it?!

The Macan 4 is our pick of the lot, actually. With 403bhp and the capability of covering 0-62mph in 5.2 seconds, it’s got really gutsy performance that suits the taut, responsive handling and feels fun but not frightening on the UK’s twisty roads.

The Macan Turbo is as impressive as you’d expect of a car with dual electric motors streaming over 600bhp to all four wheels (and the powertrain also shuffles the mountain of torque from side-to-side, as well as between the front and back wheels). But ultimately, it feels unnecessarily rapid to the point of it being difficult to find a road where you can make the most of that performance.

Which is why the Macan 4 is our pick for its balance of a fun driving experience and justifiable cost. With all-weather peace-of-mind, confident and lively handling, and a happy amount of performance, it’s a great all-rounder. Avoid the optional rear-wheel steer, though, as that can make the Macan feel a touch nervous in its responses at higher speeds, even if the flipside is that it has a better turning circle that’s useful in tight parking spots.

The car rides nicely, too. The base, rear-wheel-drive Macan rides on passive coil springs, while the mid-range cars have adaptive dampers, and the Turbo rides on air suspension, but the Macan 4 that we spent most of our time in had great body control and nicely controlled ride comfort.

Having said all of that, the steering could be a bit more feelsome and tactile. The Macan doesn’t have quite the fizz and feedback of the Porsche Taycan, for instance, but then the Taycan is a lower-set, more expensive proposition, so we’re finding niggles, here.

We’d also prefer to have brake regeneration controlled via paddles behind the steering wheel, for better control over the various modes, but at least the regen’ does bleed in predictably and is easy to get used to. It is always quite mild, though, and certainly nothing like the one-pedal action you get it some rivals. And the brake pedal feel is extremely good, and really helps to enhance the sense that the Macan is a proper driver’s car despite its SUV stance.

Of all the other electric sports SUVs out there, the Porsche Macan is the best for balance of usability, pace and fun. Peculiarly, it’s vastly better to drive than the Audi Q6 e-tron, which feels like a bit of a pudding next to a lot of alternatives, never mind the much nimbler Macan.

Technology, equipment & infotainment

The Porsche Macan Electric has all the tech you’d expect of a cutting-edge sports SUV from one of the world’s finest automotive manufacturers, but a lot of it might be optional.

Every Macan gets heated seats, automatic LED headlights, leatherette interior, electrically adjusted front seats, cruise control, reversing camera and two-zone climate control. However, you’ll pay extra for keyless entry, climate control in the back seats, a head-up display and adaptive cruise control (and that’s before you’ve even looked at the kaleidoscope of style and personalisation options), all of which you might reasonably assume would be standard on a car that costs anywhere between £70,000 and £100,000.

You’ll want the upgrade to the Bose sound system, too, as the standard sound system is surprisingly disappointing. It’s worth adding that the top-spec, electric Macan Turbo gets a much more generous standard equipment list, but it’s also a huge jump in price, so we’d stick with a more modest model and try to keep the options to a sensible level.

The 10.9-inch central touchscreen infotainment is neatly integrated into the centre console, has great graphics and all the features you could ever need including wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Avoid the optional passenger touchscreen readout, though, as it’s pricey and there are enough screens already.

Porsche Macan EV running costs

The Porsche Macan Electric is hardly cheap in any form, but the cost is justifiable given how good it is, and it’s also likely to hold its value very well, especially compared to some of its less desirable rivals. Not only that, but for this level of performance, the fuel costs will be very low; provided you charge at home you’ll see the cost of electricity per mile come down to as little as 4p per mile if you have access to a cheap overnight tariff. A standard domestic tariff will increase that to more like 10-12p per mile (still usefully cheaper than an equivalent petrol- or diesel car for fuel). Try to stay away from public rapid chargers, which can be extremely expensive (more than petrol, in some cases).

Having said that, the petrol-powered Porsche Macan is some £4,000 to £7,000 cheaper depending on how you compare the equipment levels, and the electric version will take a while to make that back in fuel savings.

Do note that although it is electric, the Porsche Macan is going to be more expensive to run than many family SUVs that aren’t from such an aspirational brand; servicing and tyres won’t be cheap, despite this being an EV. What's more, EVs are no longer exempt from paying VED road tax, so you'll be stung for that as well, and at the highest rate due to the Macan's lofty price.

Porsche Macan EV reliability

It’s too early to draw any conclusions on the Porsche Macan Electric’s reliability, as this is a new platform and new tech, and any prevailing patterns in this area haven't yet had a chance to make themselves known.

It might not fill you with confidence, though, that Porsche came a disappointing 19th place out of 30 brands surveyed in the latest What Car? Reliability Survey, which factors in used cars up to five years old. The Macan Electric didn't contribute to that result itself, though.

Porsche's standard new car warranty is a three-year, unlimited-mileage arrangement, but you can pay extra (quite a lot extra, naturally) to cover your car for up to 15 years.