Edmunds Takes Macan 4 EV to Their Test Track

[jkjjpc]

The testing Edmunds did is standard for all cars they review, not just sports cars. Things like 0-60 and skid pad are reported by all the car magazines for all cars.

While the tone of the review was negative, it was based on facts. You can buy a less expensive EV SUV that has better performance figures than a 4 for a lot less money. But, that is true in all segments and people get to choose what car best meets their needs and wallet.

I have a Taycan 4S and a Model Y AWD LR. They each have their pros and cons and I bought them for different reasons and uses. I am considering a Macan EV to replace the Taycan and there are pros and cons of that choice. I will continue to follow this forum to see how things shake out with the Macan EV and software issues. I bought a ‘21 Taycan and seem to have avoided many of the ‘20 Taycan issues. Based on this forum, early Macan EVs are also suffering from a range of software issues, from major to minor. One of the two Macan EVs I drove recently had a warning about assistance systems being inoperable but the car was still drivable. I don’t know if that error corrected when the car was restarted.

 

[daveo4EV]

One of the two Macan EVs I drove recently had a warning about assistance systems being inoperable but the car was still drivable. I don’t know if that error corrected when the car was restarted.

when I owned my 2020 Taycan Turbo - I would occasionally get warnings about the assistance systems being unusable - it normally cleared it self

same thing happens to this day in 2021 Cayenne TurboS eHybrid

same thing happens to this day in my 2022 911 TurboS

same thing happens to my 2024 Macan Turbo EV

this does _NOT_ happen in my 911 GT3 - but it lacks many of the assistance systems the other 4 cars have

it always clears itself in my experience - sometimes when stepping out of the vehicle and coming back (while running errands) - other times while still driving

sometimes these errors are "induced" by environmental factors (sun shining directly at certain sensors in the morning afternoon)

Porsche does a terrible job of indicating "why" the assistance systems are "offline" (sensor error vs. communication errors)…

the assistance system being temporarily unavailable seems to be a "glitch" in my experience with all the Porsche's I've owned - given my ownership this is part of the fabric of Porsche's software and unlikely to be resolved anytime soon

YMMV.