Porsche is getting ready to launch its next pivotal new model: the next generation, all-electric Porsche Macan, and new spy shots give a better look at its design - along with a first glimpse of the Porsche 's new cabin.
The manufacturer officially previewed the Porsche Macan EV in a series of testing images last month, but now with development work well underway, a pre-production prototype provides clues as to what to expect of the final car.
A raft of design tweaks mark the EV out from today's Macan; slimmed-down headlights are visible, alongside the lack of any physical grille, bar a lower air intake. The roofline also appears to be lower and more coupé-like than that of today’s Macan, while the rear end appears to have been subtly reconfigured.
Inside, the transformation is more readily apparent. With the arrival of all-electric power comes the removal of the conventional gearshifter, making way for a smoother, less cluttered centre console featuring a small rotary knob - presumably for controlling the large central infotainment screen - and a climate control touchscreen. Porsche's new-generation PCM 6.0 communications system will also feature, as, it appears, will a fully digital, curved gauge cluster.
Speaking to Autocar at the 2019 Frankfurt motor show, Porsche’s director of SUVs, Julian Baumann, confirmed that the existing petrol-engined Porsche Macan will remain on sale alongside the new Macan during a transitional phase. The offering will broadly mirror that offered by the Porsche Taycan/Porsche Panamera duo.
The electric Macan will arrive in 2022 and initially be a high-performance model in the mould of the Taycan, carrying the same Turbo badging to identify it as the top-of-the-range version. The current Macan will be offered alongside it partly because “some customers are not ready for EVs,” said Baumann. “So there will be two different cars.”
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Turbo badging on an EV....time for Porsche to show a little more imagination me thinks!!!
It is getting increasingly difficult to find anything worth reading in Auto publications, motoring TV channels etc for individuals like myself who have absolutely no interest in electric vehicles...or any intention to ever purchase one. Its only going to get worse of course.
Fifth gear has even been renamed....you can see Plato is struggling to find anything positive to say when testing the EV's....other than the usual ridiculous levels of acceleration.
Pretty much just left with classic car magazines and YT channels.
Hey ho...thank god for Readly!
I hope the styling guesses are not accurate as it seems to have the Platypus Duck look that afflicts most EV's so far. Yes it is disguised but it does look a bit tall, the rear side window is awkward and the front as projected in the white car is terrible. We need EV's to look futuristic and not like existing cars with the grille covered over and a few goes at making them look different. The Taycan Cross is vastly better but also huge...we need inspiration not a bulgy makeover with a cheap interior.