Test drive review of Macan EV @ PEC ATL Experience w/ comparison vs. ICE Macan

[mikelin7]

Panel discussion with Tanner Foust

 

[mikelin7]

mikelin7, you have exceeded our request to provide us really good analysis. GREAT job in helping us experience a small part of your joy driving the Macan turbo EV.

Thank you for allowing me to express my joy driving the new Macan EV at PEC-Atlanta. I do have a twist at my next follow up....

Thank you.

 

[mikelin7]

Pushing EV turbo to the limit

 

[tmrqs]

Pushing EV turbo to the limit

Looks like a pretty static limit.

 

[Fun TC Driving]

Looking amazingly flat at the limit.

 

[mikelin7]

44mph.

 

[tmrqs]

44mph.

I bet it can be pushed a little more than that.
Would like to see how fast the PCE driver takes that same turn in the Turbo - tires screeching and all!

 

[Fun TC Driving]

I never liked the license plate location on the European ones and I too dislike it on our U.S. ones. I/many will find a far better aesthetic location. Will initially investigate Sto-n-Sho but afraid that due to the center main sensor, it is going to have to off the centerline (which I dislike). There WILL be a centerline solution to mine somehow, e.g., some way that doesn’t look bad and doesn’t mess with any of the sensors.

https://stonsho.com/

Here’s there solution on my iX. This plate will transfer over to our Macan.

 

[mikelin7]

60mph on the same corner in 911GTS driven by professional…..

 

[Fun TC Driving]

We all know that as good as we expect and hope the Macan spiciest version will be, it will not be in the same ballpark as the 911 GT…

 

[mikelin7]

We all know that as good as we expect and hope the Macan spiciest version will be, it will not be in the same ballpark as the 911 GT…

I think the professional can push Macan about 50~55mph on the same corner

 

[Mike in CA]

Thanks for your review!

I'm wondering if you happened to notice what drive modes are available with Sport Chrono. For example, in the Taycan in addition to Normal, Sport and Sport Plus there are also Range and Individual settings. I particularly like and use Individual because you can customize settings to your own preference. Does the Macan E Turbo Sport Chrono have an Individual setting?

 

[Diego]

There's no range mode on Macan. You got Normal, Sport, and Offroad and if you had Sport Chrono you add also Sport Plus. The two times I add the pleasure to sit inside the car (static) I saw anly this 4 driving mode on the display so I don't know if there's an "individual" option or you can simply change one of these with your own settings

 

[Mike in CA]

There's no range mode on Macan. You got Normal, Sport, and Offroad and if you had Sport Chrono you add also Sport Plus. The two times I add the pleasure to sit inside the car (static) I saw anly this 4 driving mode on the display so I don't know if there's an "individual" option or you can simply change one of these with your own settings

Thanks. In the Taycan it's possible to change the settings for each of the available modes via the PCM while driving but they revert to the default when the ignition is turned off. The nice thing about Individual mode is it retains the modified settings for next time.

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