[Auto] The forthcoming all-electric Porsche Macan will get over 310 miles of range

[El Máster Edwin]

Porsche has also placed a heavy impetus on aero and efficiency to aid the 600bhp+ powertrain

 

The all-electric, second-generation Macan is due to land later this year, and Porsche has confirmed it will offer a minimum driving range of 310 miles to stand tall against rivals like the Audi Q4 e-tron and the Mercedes-Benz EQE. Truly, these are exciting waters.

Excitement that continues when you learn efficiency is at the forefront of the new car’s design. Yay! So beyond the typical Porsche traits, such as the huge vents out front, single bar tail-light out back, and low-squat stance in between, an extending active rear wing and cooling flaps beneath the front air intakes form part of the Macan’s aero focus group.

In optimal streamline mode, the chassis lowers to create an area of low resistance, resulting in a drag coefficient of just 0.25. If true, that would make the Macan one of the most aerodynamic SUVs around.

“Finding the optimal connection between our design principles and the specifications given to us by the aerodynamics engineers is certainly a challenge,” said Porsche’s director of exterior design, Peter Varga. “We’re working together on every millimetre to achieve the optimal balance between aesthetics and function.”

 

The original target of two million test kilometres has actually now surpassed three-and-a-half million, with the Macan spending time getting frostbitten in the coldest reaches of Scandinavia between trips to the sweltering heat of California’s Death Valley to receive a better tan than 90 per cent of Essex’s po[CENSORED]ce.

Exact performance figures are being kept largely under wraps for now, but we do know an all-wheel drive setup is present alongside Porsche’s Active Suspension Management System to distribute around 730lb ft of torque to the road. This is further aided by two-valve damper technology, rear-axle transverse lock and rear-axle steering, but sadly no vertical thrusters. We expected better from you, Porsche.

Meanwhile, power is provided by the manufacturer’s latest permanent magnet synchronous motors, which it says will exceed the 600bhp mark. If true, that’ll make Stuttgart’s baby SUV a fair bit more potent than the 911 GT3 RS, and much more than almost every Cayenne model barring the ridiculous Turbo E-Hybrid.

The first-generation Macan proved to be a po[CENSORED]r model across its now decade-long production span, but could the second be an even bigger success for Porsche? It certainly has the tools for it.

 

 

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