The Porsche Macan Electric is The Car Expert’s Best Premium Medium Car 2025!
Summary
The Porsche Macan Electric is a battery-powered SUV which became available to order in the UK in the early months of 2024.
Designed as the eventual replacement for the original petrol-powered Porsche Macan – which is still on sale – the Macan Electric is built on the same foundations as the electric Audi Q6 e-tron, but as What Car?’s Neil Winn explains, “Porsche has put a lot of time and effort into making sure that, the Macan feels very different.”
“It feels like a Porsche in all the right ways”, says the Auto Express team, “cutting-edge technology, a carefully crafted cabin, and sharp, approachable driving dynamics” which combine to make the Macan Electric “one of the best all-round electric cars on the market.”
Tim Pitt of Motoring Research agrees, adding that the electric SUV “delivers sports car performance”, but that it is also “expensive” to buy outright, and the car’s extensive options list can quickly raise the already steep pricing.
As of December 2024, the Porsche Macan Electric holds a New Car Expert Rating of B with a score of 70%. Beyond the car’s impressive collection of UK review scores, this overall score is hindered by high-than-average running costs.
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Macan Electric highlights
- Competitive battery range
- Superb steering and impressive performance
- High-quality tech-laden interior
Macan Electric lowlights
- Expensive, base price and up
- ‘Sports Plus’ driving mode is too stiff
- Visibility could be better
Key specifications
Body style: Medium SUV
Engines: electric, battery-powered
Price: From £68,500 on-road
Launched: Spring 2024
Last updated: N/A
Replacement due: TBA
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Media reviews
Reviews, road tests and comparisons from across the UK automotive media. Click any of the boxes to view.
Auto Express
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Porsche Macan Electric feels like a Porsche in all the right ways: cutting-edge technology, a carefully crafted cabin, and sharp, approachable driving dynamics. It all adds up to make this one of the best all-round electric cars on the market. The Turbo is faster, but the more sensible Macan 4 Electric is our pick of the range. Just be careful with the options list; you can make this a six-figure SUV without too much effort.”
Author: Steve Sutcliffe, Richard Ingram
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Autocar
Model reviewed: Range overview
“The Porsche Macan Electric jacks up and expands the cabin ambience of a Taycan rather well, and has more driver appeal than most electric SUVs – though it’s no dynamic phenomenon.”
Author: Richard Lane, Matt Saunders
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Car
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The new Porsche Macan Electric should be a recipe for huge success. With the sort of performance the four-wheel drive models offer, no-one who bought the last Macan will be disappointed with this one. But we still can’t help but think the four-wheel drive, air-sprung cars aren’t worth the extra money over the most basic rear-wheel drive model. It’s a purer, simpler experience that feels more authentic. Plus, the base model is still anything but slow.”
Author: Luke Wilkinson
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Carbuyer
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.6 / 10
“It may have ditched its combustion engine for electric power, but the Porsche Macan Electric feels as dynamic and special as a Porsche should.”
Author: Charlie Harvey
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Carwow
Model reviewed: Range overview
“The Porsche Macan Electric is a handsome SUV inside and out, and it’s great fun to drive, but some missing safety kit is disappointing.”
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Driving Electric
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The new Macan has all the technology, quality and driver engagement needed to place it up with the best in its class.”
Author: Shane Wilkinson
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Electrifying.com
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“It drives like a Porsche, feels like a Porsche, smells like a Porsche and, well, it’s a Porsche. And everything that you expect of that – and probably more thanks to the electric power, rather than less. Plus, it’s usefully comfy and roomy.”
Author: Nicki Shields
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Evo
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Macan’s strengths go beyond its raw speed, and while the Turbo gives back more to the driver, the 4 still gets the same excellent refinement, tech and high-quality interior.”
Author: Yousuf Ashraf
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Motoring Research
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The electric Porsche Macan is a practical premium SUV that delivers sports car performance and drives with typical Porsche agility. However, it is also expensive and quite spec-dependent, so our advice is to keep it simple.”
Author: Tim Pitt
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Parkers
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s a well-equipped, practical and fast electric SUV that, apart from the four-wheel drive models’ average battery efficiency, makes very few compromises. If you have the means to buy one, we’re sure you’ll enjoy owning it.”
Author: Luke Wilkinson
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The Sunday Times
Model reviewed: Macan (entry-level)
Score: 9 / 10
“Award-winning electric SUV gains greater bandwidth.”
Author: Matt Robinson
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Model reviewed: Macan 4
Score: 9 / 10
“A typically polished Porsche performance.”
Author: Shane O’Donoghue
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The Telegraph
Model reviewed: Macan 4
Score: 8 / 10
“If you want a Macan, Porsche produces a perfectly adequate one with a piston engine. For some folk lucky enough to run a car through a business, or with a choice of company car, the battery Macan makes sound financial sense and drives supremely well. But for the rest of us who actually buy our cars, the choice is a lot less clear cut.”
Author: Andrew English
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Top Gear
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“Porsche nails the mid-sized electric SUV. No huge technological leaps, but absolutely solid in all areas. Best-in-class.”
Author: Tom Ford
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What Car?
Score: 10 / 10
“In Turbo guise the Porsche Macan Electric is the best-handling electric SUV we’ve ever tested – but it’s not the only model in the range that’s great to drive. The entry-level Macan has a simple and appealing rear-wheel-drive fun factor, the 4 will keep most buyers entertained and the 4S begins to get into the Turbo’s territory for outright pace, grip and agility. All that’s available with one of the longest official ranges you can get.”
Author: Neil Winn
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Safety rating
Independent crash test and safety ratings from Euro NCAP
No safety rating
As of December 2024, the Porsche Macan Electric has not been tested by Euro NCAP.
Eco rating
Independent economy and emissions ratings from Green NCAP
No eco rating
As of December 2024, the Porsche Macan Electric has not been lab tested by Green NCAP.
The Green NCAP programme measures exhaust pollution (which is zero for an electric car) and energy efficiency. Electric cars are much more energy-efficient than combustion cars, so the Macan Electric is likely to score very highly in Green NCAP testing whenever it ever takes place. Check back again soon.
Running cost rating
Monthly cost of ownership data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by Clear Vehicle Data
| Battery range | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
| EV models | 378 miles | A | 367 – 398 miles | A – A |
| Electrical efficiency | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
| EV models | 3.8 m/KWh | C | 3.7 – 4 m/KWh | C – D |
| Insurance group | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
| All models | 50 | F | 50 – 50 | F – F |
As you might expect, the Porsche Macan Electric is a rather expensive car to own and run, according to whole-life cost numbers provided exclusively to The Car Expert by our data partner, Clear Vehicle Data.
Starting with the good news, the SUV’s average battery range of 378 miles (ranging from 367 miles to 398 miles depending on the model you choose) is excellent when compared to the average electric car. Its electrical efficiency (the EV equivalent of miles per gallon for a petrol or diesel car) however, is not as high as much cheaper electric SUVs like the Skoda Enyaq.
The car’s insurance premiums are also in the most expensive bracket.
Reliability rating
Reliability data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by MotorEasy
No reliability rating
As of December 2024, we don’t have enough reliability data on the Porsche Macan Electric to generate a reliability rating.
The Car Expert’s reliability information is provided exclusively to us using workshop and extended warranty data from our partner, MotorEasy, sourced from both official dealerships and independent workshops.
As soon as MotorEasy has sufficient data on the Macan Electric, we’ll publish the results here.
Recalls
Official DVSA safety recalls that have been issued for the Porsche Macan Electric
As of October 2024, we are not aware of any DVSA vehicle safety recalls affecting the Porsche Macan Electric. However, this information is updated very regularly so this may have changed.
You can check to see if your car has any outstanding recalls by visiting the DVLA website or contacting your local Porsche dealer.
Awards
Trophies, prizes and awards that the Porsche Macan Electric has received.
2024
- The Sunday Times Motor Awards – Car of the Year
- The Car Expert Awards – Best Premium Medium Car
- Top Gear Awards – Best Electric Car + Best Electric Sports SUV
Similar cars
If you’re looking at the Porsche Macan Electric, you might also be interested in these alternatives.
Audi Q6 e-tron | BMW iX3 | Citroën ë-C4 | Ford Mustang Mach-E | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | Hyundai Kona Electric | Kia EV6 | Mercedes-Benz EQA | Mini Countryman Electric | Nissan Ariya | Polestar 2 | Skoda Enyaq iV | Subaru Solterra | Tesla Model Y | Toyota bZ4X | Volkswagen ID.4 | Volvo XC40 Recharge
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