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bymisnohmer ( 1636461 ) writes:
Porsche plays exclusivity games by limiting allocations for their cars. I inquired about getting a Macan EV Turbo approximately a year ago, was told no allocations available or on the horizon. I waited nearly 2 years (of active searching) to buy a Taycan CT Turbo, but back then there were not as many EV alternatives available. I don't think I'd wait that long for another one. Macan EV is no 911 GT3 RS, people will inquire about getting one, and if they are told they have to wait months or years, they will m
byTheMiddleRoad ( 1153113 ) writes:
15 Macan EVs on one lot near me. They're not selling all that well as far as I can tell.
Also, a bad review: https://www.edmunds.com/car-ne... [edmunds.com]
So bullet dodged.
I love my i4.
bymisnohmer ( 1636461 ) writes:
While there were no Macan EV Turbos available for sale on the lots near me, it probably would not have mattered. One of the reason I like Porsche is because I can custom build the car I want, only pay for options which are important to me. Apparently my taste varies significantly from the specifications dealer will spec for their cats for the lot, which are generally chosen for most commonly requested features, and include highest profit options (e.g. $2,500 EVSE, or deviated stitching color, or gold colored accents) but miss things I care about (performance like toque-vectoring or rear-axel-steering, and other functional upgrades like night vision or AR HUD - some might have one of those, but none have all, but no thousands of dollars for colored plastics).
That said, I know a guy who loves his Macan EV Turbo and hasn't had a lot of trouble with it in over a year, but yea, there are recalls, and I've read some stories from owners on the internet about teething pains of this new tech. However, no car is perfect nowadays, or anywhere near (I've looked and tried different brands). Not even Toyotas nowadays (heard of the bz4z wheels coming off recall?). Porsche will need get its act together though on modernizing their cars. In the US they don't have to complete against Chinese EV's. In China they don't have that advantage so their sales tanked - if you can get a higher performing EV for a third of a price, and it has a much better user experience, the results are predictable - the badge does not carry a $100K premium to most modern buyers. Sadly Porsche's current thinking is to go back to ICE cars, and to more exclusivity (think Porsche Sonderwunsch - https://www.porsche.com/storie... [porsche.com]). They think they can get Ferrari exclusivity with legacy Porsche volumes.
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byTheMiddleRoad ( 1153113 ) writes:
Chinese buyers of expensive cars are chauffeured anyway. They want huge rear seat access, not performance.
bymisnohmer ( 1636461 ) writes:
Who then used to buy the Porsches in China until recently? People who wanted to get chauffeured in a 911 GT3 RS?
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