Macan 4 and others: bad range for the Macan when it’s cold

[Diego]

After 10000 km

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[Diego]

I’ll be leaving for California in a couple days but unfortunately I wasn’t able to rent a Macan there… otherwise it would have been interesting to see what I can get on a different “terrain”

 

[Yves]

 

[Awaz]

@Diego bribed Porsche to get a special battery for himself

 

[Fly4ever]

@Diego bribed Porsche to get a special battery for himself

...it seems like there's also here something as in computer world called "silicon lottery"...Like not all CPUs, maybe also not all EV batteries are created equal and a small percentage are better than the rest with a handful of them being kings.Most likely @Diego has hit the jack-pot of EV battery lottery!

 

[Yves]

...it seems like there's also here something as in computer world called "silicon lottery"...Like not all CPUs, maybe also not all EV batteries are created equal and a small percentage are better than the rest with a handful of them being kings.Most likely @Diego has hit the jack-pot of EV battery lottery!

No it’s not that, it seems the 4 is pretty close to WLTP consumption and the Turbo is not … shame on Porsche … I’m certain some Turbo users would have gone for the 4 is they would have known upfront … or they could have just given the turbo a larger battery …
On the other hand the Turbo spins and slides like crazy … I just did a slide turning into a street and needed to be quick to beat the oncoming traffic, it spins the back wheels immediately and drifted in a like super controlled way the turn of 90 degrees, back wheel steering is amazing it corrects the drift and so the experience is magical …

 

[tmrqs]

!!!——BREAKING NEWS——!!!

!!!——EXCLUSIVE SHOT OF @Diego DRIVING HIS MACAN——!!!

!!!——THE TRUTH BEHIND HIS SHOCKING NUMBERS FINALLY REVEALED——!!!

Jokes aside, several factors to keep in mind:

1. Diego drives a Macan 4, his results shouldn’t (in theory) be compared with the efficiency of a Turbo
2. He drives long-ish distances and the car performs much better on longer trips than on short ones, and better at higher speeds (35-60) than slower ones (0-35)
3. Driving style and conditions obviously play a big role

Now to illustrate this, below are some of my own results on a Turbo, with temperatures right around 0 C / 32 F.

Look at distance vs speed and you’ll see what affects the efficiency.

3.1 mi/kWh is right around 20 kWh/100km / so very close to what Diego achieves.

At the other end of the range, 1.6 mi/kWh is 39 kWh/100km.

Same driver, same car… but distance and speed (and some pedal mashing) make a world of a difference.

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