EV Macan vs Taycan ll (UK)

[f1eng]

Macan has always been the least expensive and entry level Porsche and the biggest seller.
The lower pric e doesn’t surprise me they will sell more.

It is yet another electric SUV though so of genuinely zero interest

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[Ross]

The 6K thing is the replacement for PDCC - all sorts of active ride adjustment wizardry and a feature which operates when you open a door to instantly jack the height of the car up (SUV height) and then drops down when you close the door. Great idea and should be part of standard air suspension to aid entry and exit. There is a video of it somewhere.

Sounds both clever AND frightfully expensive. I consider myself very fit (for 58!) but I have injured my back/shoulder. I really would appreciate getting in a Macan instead of a Taycan at the moment.

 

[Fish Fingers]

I am in Bolton and there are Taycans everywhere. I do live next to a private school and I live on the posh side of town (if there is such a thing in Bolton) but I reckon there are perhaps as many as 20 Taycans on the school run and I see up to 30 regularly including outside gyms and stuff. (Lovely Speed Yellow one)

In Cheshire it must be just Taycans and Range Rovers with the odd Urus?
There are 3 Urus's on my local school run.

There is a much bigger market for 2nd hand Macans so it will be smaller % depreciation on a smaller amount. Just lost £35k in two years on Taycan. Be more like £20k on a Macan. Also the EV Macan will be a much more exclusive sight on our roads than a Taycan for a year or two.

There sure are lots of Taycans about here.

And a definite trend on the school run is BMW iX starting to replace Range Rovers.

I recognise some of the same plates have moved across.

 

[W1NGE]

There sure are lots of Taycans about here.

And a definite trend on the school run is BMW iX starting to replace Range Rovers.

I recognise some of the same plates have moved across.

That'll change when the Rangie EV goes on sale this year.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Macan has always been the least expensive and entry level Porsche and the biggest seller.
The lower pric e doesn’t surprise me they will sell more.

Presumably helped by the shared development costs of the VAG PPE platform, in contrast with the Taycan's platform only being shared with the even lower volume Audi e-tron GT.

 

[korsikoff]

I ordered a Macan 4 as it was much better value than the Taycan l - (closest comparison, a CT4 Taycan)
The Taycan ll makes the Mac4 look even better value.

I do love the new leather free trim in the T2 with retro fabric but it is still a £1,121 upgrade
and leather free is free in the Mac4 (I am not veggie I just don't like leather) as is 4+1 seats AND decent 20' wheels.
I am having a heated Race Tex sports S wheel too on the Mac4 and which you can get without Sports Chrono.

For my specification the Mac4 is £76,000, the CT4 has jumped from £101,000 from £109,000
£33,000 difference is massive. To me at least.
The power of CT has increased from just less than the Mac4 to just more but the range
is still showing as better on the website for the Mac4. Performance is very similar.

The price differences are mad.... Even the paint, luggage partition net and 18 way seats are cheaper in Mac4.

The only goodies you get on a T2 over the MY23 T are foldy mirrors and auto dimming mirrors (which I want)
and electric charger ports (which I don't). The new electric ports on the Macan are loads better. No silly little black fin.

You get foldy mirrors on a Mac 4 and free Lane Change Assist but have to pay £278 for Auto Dim
Lane Change Assist is £639 in a T2

Matrix LED lights are £852 in Mac4 - £1755 in (CT4) T2

To fit roof bars to a T2 you need glass roof and rails for £1749
Just need the rails on a Mac4 for £269

Inno drive is £1000 more in a T2 than a Mac4 and you have to have Sports Chrono which I DONT want. For another £1000.

I have loved (both) my Taycan(s). It's much prettier but the Macan is a better fit for the family and I save £££££££s.
And a bit less flash which I don't mind.

I won't miss Air Suspension. You need it in a Taycan to stop your bum scraping the ground.
I scrape my spoiler every few weeks in my GTS. I forget I am low or the bump is just too high. Very irritating.
Worst of all Smart Lift occasionally and randomly doesn't work and I scrape - INFURIATING.
The ground clearance in a steel suspension Mac4 is 184mm, 8mm more than a CT4 in max-height off-road mode.
I trust Porsche has made the steel suspension excellent.
Plenty of people here seem happy with Taycan 2wd steel suspension.

Don't disagree with much of what you have said here. Just be careful on the 'family' credentials of the Macan. The ICE version has less legroom in the back than a CT or ST Taycan and I'm not sure the Macan EV addresses that issue. Just something worth checking out when you go to the dealer.

 

[Dilpo]

Don't disagree with much of what you have said here. Just be careful on the 'family' credentials of the Macan. The ICE version has less legroom in the back than a CT or ST Taycan and I'm not sure the Macan EV addresses that issue. Just something worth checking out when you go to the dealer.

New Macan has 86mm longer wheelbase which brings it almost to same total as Taycan, only 0,7cm shorter. Depending on the setup we might see similar legroom as currently with Taycan. I expect headroom to be more than CT/ST, and boot size is confirmed to be larger than CT/ST has.

The new air suspension in TaycanII requires hydraulics, air suspension is not suitable for fast adjustments like the entery would require.

 

[Greendoor]

The 6K thing is the replacement for PDCC - all sorts of active ride adjustment wizardry and a feature which operates when you open a door to instantly jack the height of the car up (SUV height) and then drops down when you close the door. Great idea and should be part of standard air suspension to aid entry and exit. There is a video of it somewhere.

Have a look at this, at about 7.30min in....

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Have a look at this, at about 7.30min in....

Wow- that should just about finish off any passengers thought they'd won their battle to keep down their last meal after a series of high-G manouevres.

 

[W1NGE]

Have a look at this, at about 7.30min in....

Yeah - I saw that last week - great idea but shame about the price!

 

[Deleted member 7514]

My problem is that at the moment I’m restricted to one car, which has to be able to take a lot of stuff in it due to me managing a football team. I am just not a fan of the way SUVs/Cross-overs drive, any of them.

Pep is that you ?

 

[kempez]

Pep is that you ?

Pep drives SUV’s, not a man of taste ?

U11 Girls football team I should say, hence the need for a large boot and carrying capacity!

 

[Deleted member 7514]

Pep drives SUV’s, not a man of taste ?

U11 Girls football team I should say, hence the need for a large boot and carrying capacity!

I imagine Pep has more than one car in his garage!!

 

[kempez]

I imagine Pep has more than one car in his garage!!

Let’s hope so, he’s crashed 4 of them according to Google ?

 

[Ross]

Pep drives SUV’s, not a man of taste ?

U11 Girls football team I should say, hence the need for a large boot and carrying capacity!

Taycan ST perfect for U11s
Macan needed for U15s Water Polo boys team
U18s and I will probably need to lose any last vestige of self respect and get a Cayenne

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