Porsche's electric Macan Turbo tops $149,610 as tested

The 2027 Porsche Macan Turbo, Porsche’s electric performance crossover, starts at $112,700. The version TechCrunch tested for a week — loaded with options — came to $149,610 including destination fees. The two-row EV packs 630 horsepower and a 100-kilowatt-hour battery, and despite its understated, SUV-like looks, TechCrunch’s review found it drives like a genuine sports car: stabbing the accelerator at 70 mph produced a lurch strong enough to register high g-forces on the optional head-up display ($2,660), and the optional four-wheel steering ($2,150) made the car come alive on winding roads, especially in Sport Plus mode, which drops the body on its air suspension.

On the EV side, the Macan Turbo charges from 19% to 80% in exactly 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt charger, with the charge rate peaking at 245 kilowatts — close to its 270-kilowatt maximum — and TechCrunch’s reviewer got about 285 miles of highway range. But the navigation system’s EV routing drew criticism: when the car was at 22% charge, it directed the reviewer to use two chargers in sequence — a slower 50-kilowatt charger ten minutes away, followed by a 350-kilowatt charger across the street — rather than going straight to the fast charger. The reviewer ignored the instruction, drove directly to the 350-kilowatt charger at 19%, and said the car kept prompting a stop at the slower charger even while backing into the stall.

The car’s AI-powered voice assistant did a solid job interpreting commands, according to the review, including controlling features like the heated steering wheel ($720) — though a physical button for that, hidden between two spokes on the steering wheel’s inner rim, works just as well. Other notable options on the test car included the Porsche chronometer ($1,040), a passenger display ($1,710) that can play video, big wheels ($4,110), sticky tires ($660), an advanced driver-assistance system ($1,140), and a Burmester sound system ($4,960) that keeps playing audio until the doors are locked.

TechCrunch’s review summed up the car as the answer to an automotive riddle: “What does an identity crisis look like in the automotive industry?” — a genuine sports car, by feel and by price, dressed as an anonymous crossover. The review’s conclusion was that for buyers with the budget, EVs have blurred the line between sports cars and everyday vehicles, and that the Macan Turbo works as a daily driver without the running costs of a gas-powered sports car.

Why it matters

The Macan Turbo’s numbers — a six-figure price as tested, 630 horsepower, and a 20-minute fast charge to 80% — show how far electric performance crossovers have come since Porsche’s gas-powered Macan. The bigger signal is software, not hardware: a navigation system that mishandled basic EV charger routing suggests charging-network integration, not range or power, is still the detail that trips up even a premium electric vehicle.