Audi has already revealed a virtually showroom-ready Q6 e-tron, so it stands to reason that Porsche’s version of that same electric SUV, the Macan EV, won’t wait too long before making its own debut. We’re not quite there yet, but you can tell we’re close because Porsche has just released a set of pictures showing the interior of the new Macan. They show the new screen-heavy interior, which borrows heavily from the recently refreshed Cayenne, adopting a new 12.6-inch digital instrument cluster and a dash-mounted toggle gear selector between that cluster and the 10.9-inch main infotainment screen.
An optional third screen located above the
glovebox and measuring the same 10.9 inches as the central display lets those
riding shotgun stream videos and use apps like TikTok. And they can do this
whether the car is moving or stationary because the screen’s surface prevents
the driver sneaking a look. He’s got his own toys to play with, anyway,
courtesy of a new augmented reality head-up display that can project navigation
images onto the road, to make sure you never make a wrong turn.
Porsche stopped short of revealing the
exterior of the Macan EV, but fortunately that perennial thorn in auto
industry’s side, @wilcoblok has stepped into the breach and delivered a pair of
images showing the SUV virtually undisguised. The front-three-quarter and
rear-three-quarter images show the Macan with only the merest hint of tape over
its full-width rear light bar, but otherwise completely camo-free. The front
end features peaked fenders, a split-headlight arrangement and a jutting chin
spoiler, while the lower section of the rear bumper skips the diffuser-style
treatment we’ve come to expect on everything from supercars to subcompacts, and
goes for a set of horizontal ribs instead.
Compared with the exiting ICE Macan’s
doors, the EV’s – still featuring conventional pull handles, note – have a
different shape as they roll inwards towards the sill, giving the SUV more of a
pinched waist this time. But overall, it’s surprising how similar the EV and
ICE models look given that they built around entirely different platforms and
the basic design of the Macan is approaching its 10th birthday. That’s a
testament to how right Porsche got the Macan all those years ago.
