2025 Porsche Macan EV First Drive: Turning to a New Page

• Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Macan EV.

Cap d'Antibes, France - Porsche has been talking about it for almost two years, and now it's time to drive the Macan EV.

Porsche is proceeding cautiously with its popular SUV, maintaining production of the gasoline-powered model alongside this new battery-powered variant. The reason is simple: the Macan has sold for over 844,000 units since it launched in 2014. This great success is prompting the brand to continue offering the still-popular gasoline model, in the hope that the electric model will eventually reach the same heights.

2025 Porsche Macan EV - What's new?

Both the electric Macan Turbo and Macan 4 are built on Porsche's new Premium Platform Electric, a platform that will be shared with the Audi Q6.

Like the Taycan, the Macan EV is built on an 800-volt architecture. This means DC charging capacities of up to 270 kW, enough to charge the 100-kWh (95-usable) battery from 10 to 80 percent in just 21 minutes, under ideal conditions.

In 400-volt charging stations, the battery charges itself as two separate 400-volt batteries, and it can charge at a rate of 135 kW.

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