Thoughts After a Month & 1500 Miles With My Macan Turbo EV, Coming From Tesla Model S

[Sideline]

How can you say Macan is far superior to Tesla? From technology stand point Tesla is far superior, try to get a message on your My Porsche app when your Macan finish to charge. Regenerative breaking on the Macan is a joke. The Macan is superior in confort period. Everything else is a joke. I drive a Macan 4S and Tesla M3P highland.

"Regenerative braking is a joke"??? Are you referring to the absence of one-pedal driving for the Macan (which as PanamarFrank noted is a selling point for many in favour of the Macan)? Or are you comparing the amount of Macan regenerative braking (when the brake is applied) compared to the Tesla?

 

[adamjay79]

How can you say Macan is far superior to Tesla? From technology stand point Tesla is far superior, try to get a message on your My Porsche app when your Macan finish to charge. Regenerative breaking on the Macan is a joke. The Macan is superior in confort period. Everything else is a joke. I drive a Macan 4S and Tesla M3P highland.

We have a 2024 M3P Highland (our 5th Tesla) and while the technology is certainly superior - everything else is subpar compared to Porsche. Build quality, drive quality, materials, service, etc... Cannot wait for our Turbo to be delivered. We charge at home so could care less about a charge complete notification. Regen was a huge thing for me at first, as I love Tesla's regen. Porsche has regen but not in the way you know and love as a Tesla user. Got used to using the brake in about 2 drives.

 

[jmiranda99]

I prefer Tesla which allow driver to decide if want regen breaking and for how much with a simple touch of a button. SInce you are a Macan lover can you please help me on how to avoid instant charging when battery is below 25%?

 

[shawn]

How can you say Macan is far superior to Tesla? From technology stand point Tesla is far superior, try to get a message on your My Porsche app when your Macan finish to charge. Regenerative breaking on the Macan is a joke. The Macan is superior in confort period. Everything else is a joke. I drive a Macan 4S and Tesla M3P highland.

If by regen braking you want one peddle driving then Porsche was clear up front you don’t get that. I owned a Tesla for 4 years and don’t miss that. In fact I much prefer the Macan handling and I use ACC for stop and go traffic much like I did with my Tesla anyway . My wife likes it better too because the ride experience is smoother in the Macan. Maybe the juniper will be better than my 2022 model Y but the Tesla I had was significantly louder and rougher by far than the Macan. I also love the air suspension and you will never get that on a model 3 or Y.

On the other hand If by regenerative braking you mean energy recouped then Tesla is not better. Just look at the efficiency numbers and they are comparable. In fact I am getting better range out of the Macan than my model Y on equivalent charging.

That is my 2cents as far as regen goes.

 

[Throb]

I prefer Tesla which allow driver to decide if want regen breaking and for how much with a simple touch of a button. SInce you are a Macan lover can you please help me on how to avoid instant charging when battery is below 25%?

Not in the Tesla M3 I've driven. That particular software version meant you couldn't configure it. One pedal driving is awful.

 

[Yves]

I prefer Tesla which allow driver to decide if want regen breaking and for how much with a simple touch of a button. SInce you are a Macan lover can you please help me on how to avoid instant charging when battery is below 25%?

You decide nothing with a Tesla, you always need to keep the foot on the accelerator, I hated that on the Tesla. Turning OPD off and pressing the brake pedal on the Tesla you have ZERO regen … It’s mind blowing how people prefer this while any other ICE car or EV from other manufacturers just coast (coasting is the most efficient way and it was bothering me a lot I needed to keep my foot on the pedal with a Tesla, why??). So with the Porsche I have infinite more control on the regen / coasting and it behaves exactly the same as all my other brand cars + I can relax my foot on long drives …
For that second part if I do understand correctly you just program a departure time … the car will start charging to be full at the specified time, it will start charging immediately to figure out what power it has but will then pause and start charging to reach the desired level at departure time.

 

[Awaz]

I agree with those who prefer not having one pedal drive (OPD).
I have OPD in my BMW i4, by shifting the lever to B mode, but prefer driving in D mode as it coasts in D mode which is more efficient.
And it gets confusing shifting from B to D mode.
Traditional way of shifting the foot from accelerator to brake is far more convenient and natural.

 

[shawn]

You decide nothing with a Tesla, you always need to keep the foot on the accelerator, I hated that on the Tesla. Turning OPD off and pressing the brake pedal on the Tesla you have ZERO regen … It’s mind blowing how people prefer this while any other ICE car or EV from other manufacturers just coast (coasting is the most efficient way and it was bothering me a lot I needed to keep my foot on the pedal with a Tesla, why??). So with the Porsche I have infinite more control on the regen / coasting and it behaves exactly the same as all my other brand cars + I can relax my foot on long drives …
For that second part if I do understand correctly you just program a departure time … the car will start charging to be full at the specified time, it will start charging immediately to figure out what power it has but will then pause and start charging to reach the desired level at departure time.

The key word you used here is “relax” I never felt relaxed driving my Tesla ..always playing with regen settings or foot tag between powering and brake to get a smooth acceleration/deceleration. When you think about it why should the driver need to deal with that at all? It’s distracting to a degree. Porsche lets the brakes take care of regeneration and I am fine with coasting with the amount of “drag” you get taking the foot of the accelerator. Feels more natural and well..relaxing. Admittedly having dedicated buttons contributes to more relaxed experience as I was never a fan of using a touch screen for basic functionality (like wiper speed, etc.)

 

[Dragon Tourniquet]

It’s mind blowing how people prefer this while any other ICE car or EV from other manufacturers just coast (coasting is the most efficient way and it was bothering me a lot I needed to keep my foot on the pedal with a Tesla, why??). So with the Porsche I have infinite more control on the regen / coasting and it behaves exactly the same as all my other brand cars + I can relax my foot on long drives …

I generally agree, but minor nit-pick:
Because the Macan uses 2 permanent-magnet synchronous motors instead of async motors (induction wound motors), it can't truly coast and loses a bit of efficiency. The feeling of coasting is software trickery. So long as the motor is spinning it, if you want it to feel like it is free-wheeling (coasting) you need to supply a charge to counteract the charge the motor would generate itself (the regenerative breaking). That's why some manufacturers have switched to async motors on at least one axel (so that axel can truly coast) or are looking at decoupling the motor from the wheels dynamically (search for DCU).

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