Porsche launches 571hp Macan GTS Electric

GTS badge finally arrives in EV format - can it really be a chip off the old block?

By PH Staff / Tuesday, 21 October 2025 / Loading comments

Traditionally speaking, beyond the uber-expensive stuff, the GTS has been the Porsche to buy no matter which model lineup you were selecting from. Probably it says something about the manufacturer’s modern approach to car building that it requires a sporty designation at all (aren’t all Porsches supposed to be sporty?) but let’s gloss over any semantic issues a curmudgeon could conceivably have with the badge and acknowledge that virtually everything to wear it has qualified as very good to drive. Often ‘very good’ was the stepping-off point.

This rule certainly included the petrol-driven Macan (which, you’ll recall, delivers 440hp via its V6, and is still available to buy on the configurator) and in terms of positioning, the electric version certainly hits the spot; its 571hp output means it slides neatly between the 516hp 4S and the 639hp Turbo. Ditto the price: £89k may sound like a preposterous amount to pay for an electric SUV, yet it undercuts the Turbo by £8,500 while promising a (you guessed it) sportier handling dynamic. Based on the GTS track record, that should be game, set, match - right?

We wouldn’t be surprised if it did, though it’s worth remembering that battery power has a habit of upsetting the cart in terms of range pecking order. In previous testing we’ve already dismissed the Turbo as being too powerful and accelerative for its own good, and though Porsche has been careful not to overindulge its lower-ranked derivatives with preposterous numbers, it’s worth pointing out that the 4S is available for around the same money as the combustion GTS and already replicates its straight-line performance.

Predictably, the electric version does move the game on. Thanks to the chunkier motor on the rear axle (shared with the Turbo), it is briefly capable of 704lb ft of torque when overboosting; enough to shorten the 0-62mph time to 3.8 seconds. A 100kWh battery ought to mean a 363-mile range if you drive in the WLTP fashion, and it’ll charge up to 270kW. Additionally, the Sport Chrono Package is fitted as standard, which means you’ll get the track mode that unlocks improved battery cooling, meaning there’s less chance of the Macan limiting power due to heat build-up.

The chances of anyone taking it near an actual track are obviously close to zero, but the expectation that you might be subjecting your GTS to ‘sustained load’ is reasonable enough; after all, that’s why PTV Plus is standard, too, along with a rear-mounted electronically controlled diff lock. Porsche also claims the lowest centre of gravity for any Macan thanks to a 10mm lower ride height, and says the GTS gets model-specific damper and anti-roll bar settings to help get the best from its ‘refined’ air suspension.

At least as important as any of this is the styling overhaul, which sounds modest - it mostly compromises ‘various black-painted details’, 21-inch alloys, and the sum total of a new Sport Design Package - but has the effect of making the Macan appear slightly more assertive than it did previously. Ditto the extended Race-Tex upholstery, contrast-stitched sports seats, and GT Sports steering wheel you get inside. Conceptually speaking, it’s the sort of visual leg up that has previously convinced buyers that the GTS is worth paying a premium for - and it might be as good a reason as any for taking the plunge here. If the pictures already have you convinced, you’ll be delighted to hear the new model is available to order in the UK from today.