NEW Porsche Macan S 2022 UK review: should you wait for the electric SUV?

EV's the world's biggest con

Gas motors sound better. Why would anyone want to give up that exhaust note

I have a 2018 turbo with the 3.6 … silky smooth. I felt the spec was more luxury cruiser than a GTS. I wouldn’t trade in for any of the new models.

Well, I've just recently come to learn that EVs, and all the fuss behind the switch to them, is a BIG con!

Why the car looks like breathing???? Is that editing issue??

So in a tiny little country like the UK you don’t have any range to travel
EVs. Are only for inner city use
Yawn Porsche

why is the car bouncy? O_o

You're going to be waiting till '24-'25

so a macan porsche with no engine a better car? haha

I bought a 2022 macan GTS and I can tell you gts doesn’t feel fast either. can’t really tell the difference between the two other than the harsher ride in sport plus mode with gts.

Seem to Forget the Cayenne is also available as coupe design. much nicer looking in my opinion.

Is 2022 absolutely the last year for petrol? Only EV in 23?

I must be going color-blind. Is this Macan white or silver?

You clearly don’t know the brand very well. If you love the steering so much now, imagine how much more you’d love it if you kept your hands on the steering wheel. The EV motor will still be a decent lump under the bonnet and where do you think the batteries are going to sit? This could compromise interior space still further like it does in many cars now. We are a good few years away from the industrialisation of solid state batteries.

But the EV isn’t due until 2025. Get the ICE Macan and trade it in on the e-Macan in 3yrs time👍🏻

Wait until you try and use broken chargers, queue up for hours while you wait to use one that isn’t then get shafted off the energy companies and government if ever they become the only option. No thanks.

I have ordered a new Porsche in April 2022… and Porsche cannot give a delivery date and I wont be surprised if Porsche cancel the order. Other manufacturers are cancelling orders and returning deposits.

What kind of edit is that !!

Wait for the electric? Hell no....

I dont understand why no android auto while 2022 Taycan has it?

i would have made my order if they had included the pcm 6.0 with android auto, that was the only thing that stopped me from my order...though im not waiting for an electric, i wish they made a hybrid version.

Hard pass on the Ev! petrol for life!

Nice review, thanks. Couldn’t agree with you more the Macan looks way better than the Cayenne. The lines and the proportions are so much nicer.

Cayenne Coupe vs Macan S ??? Any opinion on this?

poor video stabilization on your editor's part, gets annoying after awhile...

Loving our Miami Blue 2022 Macan....here in the states, gas is way cheaper so I'm fine with it for the next few years. Next one we'll happily get the EV

I would pass on this. That interior is going to feel very dated the moment the EV version drops. It already looks dated compared to the Taycan.

The new Macan doesn't have an engine? Now I understand.

Can't imagine a single reason to wait for a shit EV!
... more over in current situation that would mean charging the shit with coal plant electricity (at least for EU).
No thanks, that is for the politically correct idiots, I'll stick to the ICE!

Hi. I enjoyed the review and am considering a Macan S. But as mentioned below, please sort out your video stabilisation issues. Car looks like jelly wobbling when you move the camera !

Imagine if they made this in a V8 twin turbo. Electric sucks. That is THE WORST advice I’ve ever hear from a driving enthusiast. If you want incredible power and range they’d be making this in a diesel. Electric sucks because battery tech just isn’t there yet and won’t be anytime soon.

It will be interesting how Porsche will price all electric Macan….lowest price Taycan is £95k so how will they sell a car for even £65k that the Macan GTS is now. There is talk of a Macan GT this will be the one to order!

Wait for the electric one but save your money because it most likely cost $80,000.

Which color white is that? I will be ordering an S soon, but I do wish it had a Porsche engine instead of an Audi engine.

Great idea to wait for the EV provided you have somewhere to charge it at home and don't mind the greatly reduced range in the winter. Bring on global warming to extend the range but just not too hot or the batteries will stage a slow death.

I am waiting for the Macan EV.

Electric is a natural shoe-in for luxury cars & SUV’s- quieter, torquier, safer, more space, less pollution. The Macan isn’t a sports car but a sporty SUV. I have a deposit waiting on the new EV Macan…if the range is 300+. In the case of a proper sports car then it has to be petrol, manual, rear wheel drive & a NA V8.

Please stop using software stabilization. Watching the Macan bounce up and down while you waved your hands around gave me a headache

I just put in my order for my second Macan S, currently driving a 2017. I found this review incredibly helpful and not slow at all, but then I’m a ‘ladee’ who apparently only needs to know that this vehicle needs petrol, and doesn’t have the attention span of a gnat.

Is that a 3D model in the beginning of the video? Why is it bouncing like a toy?

My Wife has a Macan S already. Our OPC has said that the Electric version has been delayed by about a year to include new emerging battery technology. Plus there is already a waiting list. So expect 2024 to 2025 before stock is generally available imho

It’s so far behind it’s rival, don’t buy this. M40i or GLC43 will blow this to the moon

Thought the Macan ICE was going to run in tandem with the EV for a couple of years?

Overpriced AF

Frankly, schleping around town, picking up the kids and weekending with the family are all these things do.

Owners don’t give a monkeys what’s under the bonnet. The ‘ladeez’ who drive them just about remember they take petrol….let alone know their under- from their oversteer.

Air suspension doesn’t change the ride quality at all in the S model bc of PASM. If you are familiar with Porsche you understand why the Macan S model (out of the Macan line up & for many reasons) is the ticket for the ‘22 model year

The ride doesn’t look so good on that.

So what would you do? Buy the piston Macan or wait for the EV?