[Trip Report] - I'm peddling as fast as I can to generate electrons… PEC ATL to Santa Cruz in a Macan EV Turbo?

[daveo4EV]

scenario:

you're driving along 30-40 mph - you're a car person - so you love acceleration - you nail the throttle in sports plus mode - how does it "feel" in terms of getting you into the triple digits

fast car listed first - these are my personal "feelings/rankings" - YMMV - non scientific test

• 2025 Taycan GT
• 2025 Taycan TurboS
• 2020 Taycan Turbo
• 2018 Model 3 Performance
• 2021 911 TurboS
• 20xx Tayan GTS
• 2024 Macan Turbo
• 2022 Model Y Long Range
• 2021 Cayenne TurboS eHybrid
• 2023 911 GT3
• 2018 911 GT3
• Mazda Miata
• 2020 Audi eTron SUV

the Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Saphire is some where in the top 5…

NOTE: this is a "rolling accelerator test" - not a from stop drag race - the Model 3 Peformance 40-90 mph number is faster than 911 TurboS according to car&driver…yes OMG.

again this is my feel …

the Macan is a let down from a Taycan Turbo anything - but that's a very very high bar - it's way way way way better than virutally _ANY_ gas SUV…

 

[daveo4EV]

I'm not convinced the backup camera is better than the Taycan - if it is better it's not dramatically better so it's not better enough - even if I"m wrong I'm right. But it's good enough.

 

[daveo4EV]

Plug & charge has now worked twice in a row - so this is good - but so far I've not gotten more than 157 kW charge rate, but I've also never been below 30% SOC so we'll see…

had a great charging session with ChargePoint - Plugshare lists them as 62 kW chargers - but they were 4 stalls but no one else - plugged in and we got 105 kW right away and over time crept up to 112 kW and then almost at exactly 80% SOC dropped back below 100 kW - but great charging session - 100 kW when you're expecting 62 is a treat!!

 

[CandianPorsche83]

Forgive me if you have already answered this but did you spec innodrive on yours? And if so are you going to test it?

Thanks again for posting all of this

 

[daveo4EV]

innodrive yes!

400’iah miles so far - big improvement vs My other Porsche’s

recommend it!

 

[daveo4EV]

charging curve for a 125kw shared ChargePoint CCS1 charger - peak rate just shy of 114 kw at 80% soc then the drop!