New member here. Long time Porsche owner. Just ordered a new T for delivery in October. Wondering now if I should have waited for the E Macan in 2023.
I still have several FOBs for the "Manual Gearbox Preservation Society" so I agree with you. It will be hard to give up ICE vehicles, though I have looked at some before committing to the GTS. Living in the southwest where the population is (at least around me) fairly sparse, and the distances are very long compared to say the East Coast, EVs just are not yet practical because of the range and the amount of time it takes to charge with our available infrastructure.I also think you have to ask yourself the technology question: would you prefer an ICE Macan over an EV, regardless of when it's available or what the price will be. For us, we are grabbing a 2022 GTS (should be delivered by the end of June) as we didn't know how long the ICE version would be available in reasonable numbers with EV around the corner. We don't want to get anywhere near EV yet. As one person mentioned, the technology is not mature yet, and in a vehicle like the Macan that is built for long distance vacation tripping, we don't want to be a prisoner of charging availability in remote areas of the country.
And I know I am old school, but I just like the feel/sound of an ICE engine, shifting gears (we will drive our GTS only in manual mode), etc. I am sure the younger folks coming up will flock to EV's and adapt very easily and quickly to that technology as they have not had decades of driving ICE cars behind them-----us older folks don't like change you know
The OP is Canadian, so I've used Canadian prices. I just made a quick comparison, so the premium for EV in Canada seems higher because the Canadian Macan is cheaper than the US Macan. It will be interesting to see how Porsche will price the EV Macan in Canada.Isn't the e-tron SUV already $65k before tax credits?