Read more: https://www.whatcar.com/news/porsche-ma ... suv/n26387We’ve ridden as a passenger in the new Macan at Porsche’s development track in Leipzig, Germany.
The track simulates many of the most famous corners from race tracks around the world, so should push the Macan further than most owners will reasonably ask of it.
Sure enough, the new Macan is grin-inducingly fast if you want it to be, especially when our driver engaged the launch control mode, and sent us hurtling from standstill to 125mph in less time than it’s taken you to read this sentence. Indeed, despite its hefty weight and batteries, this Macan feels more agile than the previous car.
That agility is helped by the Macan’s new rear-wheel steering feature. At low speeds, the rear wheels turn at opposite angles to the fronts, shortening the car’s turning circle by more than a metre and making it easy to manoeuvre around car parks and city streets.
Auto Express:
Read more: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsche/m ... ype-reviewWe had the chance to drive a couple of prototype cars earlier this year, and as well as coming away impressed by both the base model and top-spec Macan Turbo dynamically, we found the driving position to be excellent, with good adjustment and visibility.
Our final verdict will have to wait until we drive a full-production model, but on first impressions, the all-electric Porsche Macan will appeal just as much as the petrol-powered model that came before. It drives extremely well, is superbly built, and has all the ingredients to be another smash hit.
