Macan EV Presentation in PEC Franciacorta (ITALY) -- Turbo and Macan EV 4 (Aventurine Green + Provence)

[Diego]

HI all, yesterday I was at Porsche Experience Center Franciacorta here in Italy, invited by my dealer (Centro Porsche Como) to see the Macan 4 and Turbo.
Two cars were there (a Provence 4 and a Aventurine Turbo), the same that were in Rome and were reported in another thread.
First time seeing both in person and I have to say that they were amazing (even if they were not brand new - the 4 had more than 5700 kms and the Turbo more than 3500).
About the range: since the cars weren't new it was possible to check the range on the onboard computer. The 4 show a "theoretical" range of around 578 and the Turbo around 550 km. Not bad at all.
I had the chance to sit on and study both cars in the two hours they gave me (external specs were almost the same with panoramic roof, 22" rims, Burmester High-End Surround Sound System, Passenger Display, Augmented Reality Head-Up Display & roof rails).
Confirmations:

• the car: both looks amazing in their own specific way, absolutely satisfied with the choice (can't wait for September to come....)
• love the sport seat (perfect sit)
• heated GT Sport Steering Wheel in Leather (I was afraid it was too small and would cover part of the main cockpit)
• panoramic roof (way bigger that the one I had on my Alfa Romeo Stelvio)
• side Blades in Exterior Color (the car looks amazing with)

I can live without:

• 22" rims (love the Turbo black one but 22" is to avoid absolutely on the bad Italian road...)
• Burmester High-End Surround Sound System (I'm an audio engineer and I can not find the reason the spend so much in a car audio system)
• under Door Puddle Light Projectors (a very thin and thin light)
• passenger Display (I'm 90% of the time alone so...)
• augmented Reality Head-Up Display (I can get used to it, but it was a demo so...)

Unfortunately none of the colors I'm undecided between were available...

Some pics:

 

[Diego]

Deleted some double pics (sorry for that...)

 

[Diego]

Here's some pics of the Franciacorta PEC

 

[Sideline]

off road pack (not in love with the roof rails)

Hi Diego, did you actually see the off road design package (lower fascia, side skirts, etc. in Vesuvius Grey) or just the roof rails?

 

[Diego]

Just roof rails on both cars.

 

[shawn]

Do you know if the turbo in the picture had the chalk-beige full leather pack or just the basic chalk-beige option? I like the chalk-beige but not sure about the quality difference between the two is big enough to justify 4K (cnd) extra for the leather.

 

[Diego]

@shawn Basic leather pack.

 

[tmrqs]

Great post and pictures, thanks a lot for sharing - as well as your impressions, seems it's a win all around!

Confirming there is no off road package on any of these 2 cars, just the roof rails (which are a separate option). Maybe worth updating the first post?

And thanks again @Diego, seeing new pictures always gets me excited, I'm pumped now!

 

[Bennie]

@shawn Basic leather pack.

Are you sure Diego? The stitching on the dashboard and the doors is in chalk-beige. I may be wrong, because you were there, but this stitching is the reason why I chose the expensive leather.

 

[Diego]

You can be right. I asked to the guys who was there to describe the car but I have to admit that, since I’m not interested in the full leather pack, I can got it wrong.

 

[Sideline]

Hi Diego, did you actually see the off road design package (lower fascia, side skirts, etc. in Vesuvius Grey) or just the roof rails?

Hi Diego, picking up on your roof rail comment, was there something in particular about them that you didn't like? I generally select roof rails so I can have the flexibility to use crossbars for bikes, but if the rails really detract from the overall look of the car, I may go for a tow-hitch mounted bike rack for the Macan (especially since the trailer hitch is a reasonable factory option). The tow-hitch bike rack will also likely have a lower aero impact on driving range compared to a roof carrier.

Also, are the roof rails gloss black or more of a satin finish? In some photos they appear gloss but others less so (especially early photos from Portugal).

 

[Diego]

Hi @Sideline I don't like anything on the roof except the open top ;-)
I won't use them but if you plan to use for your bike or other they can be usefull (even if the car is not very high it could be difficult to put a bike - or worse an ebike - maybe the tow hitch can be a better solution IMHO).
The rood rails on the Turbo were gloss black while on the Provence 4 they were silver. But you have to consider that they told me that these two cars were pre-series unit

 

[ThomasDK]

Roof rails in black. Very nice finish without air underneath

Hi Diego, picking up on your roof rail comment, was there something in particular about them that you didn't like? I generally select roof rails so I can have the flexibility to use crossbars for bikes, but if the rails really detract from the overall look of the car, I may go for a tow-hitch mounted bike rack for the Macan (especially since the trailer hitch is a reasonable factory option). The tow-hitch bike rack will also likely have a lower aero impact on driving range compared to a roof carrier.

Also, are the roof rails gloss black or more of a satin finish? In some photos they appear gloss but others less so (especially early photos from Portugal).

 

[PAB]

On ‘Wednesday I attended the Geneva Switzerland unveiling of the Macan EV. Three comments: (I) « guaranteed » range of over 500 km even when driving as a Porsche should be driven, (II) nice to see handles in center console (see photo 2) for front seat passenger to grab on when the driver is taking corners at high speed, and (iii) strange (to me) rear bottom look on Turbo due to black air outlets — see photo 3.