New spy photos of the all-electric Porsche Macan have been captured by our intrepid spy photographers. In addition to giving us our best look yet at the high-performance crossover’s interior, they show an odd new feature that we haven’t seen before. Photos taken through an open window show the cabin from the passenger side. As we’ve seen before, the Porsche Macan will have an infotainment screen between the passenger and the driver, and a digital instrument cluster behind the steering wheel.
These photos, however, reveal another
curious feature hidden behind the steering wheel. Located ahead of the
instrument cluster and just above the hub of the steering wheel, the
protuberance appears to have a small, short and wide screen at the front. While
we, unfortunately, can’t see what’s on it, our imaginations can run wild with
possible uses for such a screen, ranging from a state of charge gauge to a new
form of communication with the driver for an advanced driver assistance
function.
Annoyingly, the rest of the interior in
the above photo is still mostly covered in camouflage. Another pair of shots
show more of the interior, albeit from a greater distance and behind a closed
window. In these photos, though, the analog clock offered on Porsche‘s Sport
Chrono package can be seen, as can more of the dash. Uncovered by fabric, we
have our best look yet at the unit, and how it wraps around the instrument
screen in a rather ornate way.
Porsche has revealed that the all-electric
Macan will sit on a new platform with a 100 kWh battery that has ultra-fast
charging capabilities being standard across the range. Dual motors will give it up to 603 hp, which should help the crossover
hustle. We could also see an ‘overboost’ function similar to the one offered on
the Taycan Turbo S that temporarily raises peak output and torque.
Unfortunately, Porsche was unable to hustle quite enough to launch the vehicle
on time. Actually, more accurately, it was Volkswagen’s software team that was
unable to have its part of the project ready on time, and delayed the unveiling
of the Macan until 2024.