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I prefer all-metal roofs first, and glass roofs that can't open second. I've never felt the need to open my glass in cars that have that, partly because I don't want crap coming into the cabin and partly because it just adds noise and no real benefit. But moving glass is just something more...

One of the biggest complaints about the Ioniq 5 is the lack of a rear wiper. My sister owns one, and I've been monitoring Ioniq 5 forums for a couple of years. It makes the rear window very difficult to see out of in rain or snow, or due to crap on dirty roads that hits your back windshield...

I want the best range, so smallest wheels possible (I wish they'd offer 18- or 19-inch wheels). The faster acceleration of the Turbo just doesn't matter to me. The accleration of the Macan 4 (and CT4) are just fine, thank you. I'd rather save the money than make Porsche happier.

Like with the first-gen Taycan, I think there will be some options that come out later that aren't there initially. One is the electrochromic glass in the roof. I wish that Americans could get the Macan Electric with an all-metal roof (as Europeans apparently can). If I'm getting a glass...

I have long wondered why everybody else in the world pays higher prices for Porsches than Americans do. Part of it may be that you have VAT added in to the price, and we Americans have to pay sales tax on top of the MSRP (in my state, we pay 6.25% sales tax on top of MSRP, for example).

I don't know about all/most Macan ICEV buyers (though I'm one of those, too), but I'll wager that most Macan Electric buyers will be getting them for the all-around value (performance/driving dynamics; range; charging speed; fit-and-finish; comfort; driving aids in the screens; well-thought-out...

Wow... I'm thinking the opposite: that the Macan 4 has *too many* standard features! I'd like to see a bunch removed and made optional, and then bring the base MSRP down by 10k euros/dollars. I'd prefer that Porsche offer the Macan 4 like they do the base Macan ICEV: no air suspension, no...

depends on how many miles you put on it... I'm currently putting 20k miles/yr on my car. That makesa huge difference in depreciation vs. a car that's only driven 3k-5k miles. The average BEV is only driven 8k-9k miles/yr, much less than the average miles driven in an ICEV. The other big...

I love seeing some of these colors, like the two Greens and the Provence, the Papaya, the Frozen Blue, and especially the Copper Ruby Metallic. But to love seeing them and to get them on my car are two different things. Not sure if I want to stand out so loudly with some of these colors on...

Good points! Especially on the software. Porsche is saying that they won't be able to keep up with orders for the Macan Electric this next year. That's fine with me; I'll wait a full year, like you seem wanting to do, to see how it all plays out. :)

Regarding price, it is indeed steep. My 2019 base Macan listed for $50k USD MSRP before options. These things were not standard then (but are standard on the 2024 base Macan, which starts at $10k higher MSRP): heated seats, PDLS lighting, ACC, smartphone wireless charging, comfort access...

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air suspension is notoriously prone to failure across all car brands, and it's well known as a failure point in Porsche four-door vehicles. The only problem I ever have had with two Panameras is the air suspension. Here in the US, we're being forced to take (and pay for) air suspension in the...

I just checked the US configurator to see all the extra standard features in the Macan 4 vs. the base Macan ICEV. It comes to $7000-$8500 of extra features. The range of $1500 comes from the fact that I don't know what the real extra cost is of the basic, standard 20-inch wheels/tires on the...

I don't know about recall rates, but air suspension is known in Panamera world to be a huge problem. It's just a question of "when"; I had an air suspension failure happen within three years of new, under warranty. Just go to Rennlist forums and search for "air suspension" problems/issues...

The US configurator is glitchy. But I have the following comments: Disappointments: (1) air suspension is standard, meaning lower standard ground clearance (a little over 7 inches, vs. 8 inches on the ICE Macan). I prefer the higher standard ground clearance; if I want lower ground...

That's a new purple color for Macan. I wonder if they'll introduce any other new colors for the Macan BEV. Kyle Conner says that he was told that US cars will get glass roof and air suspension standard, even in the Macan 4 (unless I misunderstood what he said). For me, that's unfortunate...

I don't understand the point of these sketches, because there have been lots of YouTube videos showing the near-final Macan BEV that have posted in recent weeks and months.

Depends on what you want. I find the Cayenne to be too large and bulky. I imagine that the weight of the Cayenne EV will be huge. What I wish Porsche would do is put out a Macan E-Hybrid (PHEV) like their new 2024 Cayenne E-Hybrid. I'm debating buying the 2024/2025 Cayenne E-Hybrid vs. the...

I suspect that Kyle is correct, for American-delivered Macan BEVs. European customers tend to "luck out" in getting more options (like the option in Taycan Cross Turismo to have an all-metal roof or not). For some reason, Porsche decides that Americans will not have that choice.