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- 2023 Palisade, 2015 Murano, 2024 Macan 4
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My 2024 Macan arrived two weeks ago and I've put about 400 miles on it (got it with a little over 10k on it). I'm a first time Porsche owner and first time EV owner, so thought I'd share a few observations for considering taking the leap.
The biggest learning curve has been finding and experimenting with all the settings and seeing what works for me. I haven't even gotten into setting up my wife's profile in the car yet and I suspect that will be a whole new set of learnings. This site has been great (I have lurked a lot) and ChatGPT has also been wonderful for figuring things out. I just feel like I still have a lot to figure out despite everything I've learned thus far.
The next biggest curve is all the things that come with an EV. I live in Minnesota, so we've had one day around 70F (21C) and the rest of the time has been under 50F (10C), so I don't know how range will change when the weather finally gets nice. According to the MyPorsche, I've mostly been in the 3.0 to 3.2 miles per kWh. I expect that will get better as I actually learn how to drive the car in a more efficient manner. I don't feel much range anxiety (my wife has it all I guess
) and I am more comfortable than I thought I'd be leaving the car with 25% SoC and charging it a night later.
After 2 weeks I absolutely love the car and it drives and rides like a dream, even with the 22" tires. Since it was from an out of town dealer I didn't get to drive it beforehand and the only comparison I had was a 2026 Turbo that I could drive locally. That was a leap of faith but thus far I don't regret it at all. I am looking forward to getting it out for an extended trip or two later this year.
There are only a couple things I haven't liked thus far
1. I had to turn off the Steering Assist part of the adaptive cruise system because it will jerk the wheel pretty hard when I get to places where 1 lane splits into two (for example freeway lane splits) or there's a turn lane right around a bend.
2. The voice control through the car doesn't always recognize what I'm telling it. This is really more of an annoyance since it's easy to just say again with voice.
The biggest learning curve has been finding and experimenting with all the settings and seeing what works for me. I haven't even gotten into setting up my wife's profile in the car yet and I suspect that will be a whole new set of learnings. This site has been great (I have lurked a lot) and ChatGPT has also been wonderful for figuring things out. I just feel like I still have a lot to figure out despite everything I've learned thus far.
The next biggest curve is all the things that come with an EV. I live in Minnesota, so we've had one day around 70F (21C) and the rest of the time has been under 50F (10C), so I don't know how range will change when the weather finally gets nice. According to the MyPorsche, I've mostly been in the 3.0 to 3.2 miles per kWh. I expect that will get better as I actually learn how to drive the car in a more efficient manner. I don't feel much range anxiety (my wife has it all I guess
) and I am more comfortable than I thought I'd be leaving the car with 25% SoC and charging it a night later.After 2 weeks I absolutely love the car and it drives and rides like a dream, even with the 22" tires. Since it was from an out of town dealer I didn't get to drive it beforehand and the only comparison I had was a 2026 Turbo that I could drive locally. That was a leap of faith but thus far I don't regret it at all. I am looking forward to getting it out for an extended trip or two later this year.
There are only a couple things I haven't liked thus far
1. I had to turn off the Steering Assist part of the adaptive cruise system because it will jerk the wheel pretty hard when I get to places where 1 lane splits into two (for example freeway lane splits) or there's a turn lane right around a bend.
2. The voice control through the car doesn't always recognize what I'm telling it. This is really more of an annoyance since it's easy to just say again with voice.
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