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Porsche Macan EV Looks Like A Tempting Taycan Alternative At A More Affordable Price (www.carscoops.com)
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[–] pedalmore 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Y'all surprised that Porsche of all brands is making expensive cars now? If you're upset about the Macan pricing, you can't afford it (new).

[–] dogslayeggs 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, we're not surprised that Porsche is making an expensive car. The surprise is that specifically the Macan is starting that high. That's a $20k upcharge for the EV. Yes, Porsches are expensive, but this is far more of an upcharge to go EV than any other maker.

[–] pedalmore 1 points 10 months ago

Lots of EVs are a much more than their ICE counterparts, especially on a percentage basis. Compare an ID4 vs Tiguan, or an XC40 vs recharge, or a lightning to a gas F150z or a Bz4x and a Rav4, or a blazer ev vs ice. These are all 10-15k more, on vehicles that cost less than half as much. This is on par. We don't even know the standard equipment, etc yet.

[–] JJROKCZ 3 points 10 months ago

80k is not an affordable price, fuck off Porsche

[–] macintosh 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just get a Model Y at that point. Not worth the $20k upcharge.

[–] almar_quigley 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But then you’d have a Tesla.

[–] macintosh 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A perfectly fine car made by a company with an annoying CEO?

[–] almar_quigley 0 points 10 months ago

Hardly a perfectly fine car. A grossly overpriced car for the quality and feature set you get.

[–] dogslayeggs 2 points 10 months ago

$80k means it's a full $20k more expensive than the base model. That's a ridiculous upcharge for an EV. I was excited for this car to come out, but I can't afford $80k.

Also, what happened to the Taycan that started at $80k?

[–] ape_arms 1 points 10 months ago

Fuck any EV news for 50k+ cars.