"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?
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.
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.
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 …
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 off 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.)
I generally agree, but minor nit-pick:
So you don’t feel a difference in steering handling or maneuvering?? You don’t feel a difference in luxury quality of materials and the build?? You don’t feel that rear based propulsion in the Macan compared to what I like to call block acceleration in the Tesla?? The steering feeling and feed back from the road is by itself enough to not only set both cars in completely different levels!!! I would say planets.
