my new 2026 macan ev turbo (with photos)

[tonyadduci]

I had a Black 2024 Macan EV Turbo, traded it in (ouch), and took delivery of a new Black 2026 Macan EV Turbo a few days ago (loaded). Ordered in November of 2025. The only thing I changed was removing the passenger-side display (never used it), and I had the entire car wrapped in PPF satin, then ceramic-coated the windshield, PPF, and wheels. Using iPhone now as the key works perfectly.

Lessons learned for everyone:
1.Always PPF when new.
2. Do PPF before you take delivery, have the dealer truck it to the PPF place, and let them handle and do any paint correction from manufacturing vs. the dealer.
3. Use special ceramic coating for satin PPF. (important you consider that for the look you are going for)

Just posting for everyone's benefit...
Enjoy.

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[Iceman153]

looks great, but what was wrong with your 24' ?

 

[tonyadduci]

nothing, just didn't want to wrap a 1 year old car. ha.

 

[Doggo]

Does the 26 turbo come with the updated dash graphics, track mode etc as the GTS?

 

[tonyadduci]

graphics appear to be updated from the 24/25' versions. didn't check track mode yet. sat radio doesn't seem to forget to play audio like before. sensors are great so far. new ir sensor bar on steering wheel.

 

[W1NGE]

graphics appear to be updated from the 24/25' versions. didn't check track mode yet. sat radio doesn't seem to forget to play audio like before. sensors are great so far. new ir sensor bar on steering wheel.

IR bar is the driver alert monitoring as per EU regs.

 

[SergeyIndy]

Track Endurance and left tube Battery screen should now have Max Charge possible under current conditions.

 

[tonyadduci]

The ac charger is of the new style too.

 

[SergeyIndy]

The ac charger is of the new style too.

There is no evidence in the internal documents or on the configurator that the AC charging port now is NACS Native (Tesla kind). All docs just state that NACS DC adapter is included but that is for DC charging indicating that DC charging port is still CCS.

Or you are just referring to the AC charger that is in the bag that is a different style, which is this one:

 

[tonyadduci]

the portable ac charger itself. just a redesign.

 

[TomekGnomek]

Do you feel any changes to the suspension tuning and assistance systems, can you compare to MY2024?

 

[tonyadduci]

No changes to speak of. Seat belt sound is largely gone. The leather covers on Amazon always worked well for me, though. Entertainment system screens are snappy, definitely updated. See my post on the lifting mechanism. I didn't know that the off-road doubles the front clearance height, but must be selected manually vs. "lifted." That's a game-changer for me.

 

[Doggo]

No changes to speak of. Seat belt sound is largely gone. The leather covers on Amazon always worked well for me, though. Entertainment system screens are snappy, definitely updated. See my post on the lifting mechanism. I didn't know that the off-road doubles the front clearance height, but must be selected manually vs. "lifted." That's a game-changer for me.

By manual do you mean the mode selector on the steering wheel? Could you take a photo of the pcm software versions?

 

[tonyadduci]

in order to get the highest offroad setting you need to go into the lift configuration screen. offroad-2 is higher than offroad-1/lifted, and both are higher than normal.



Key takeaways:

• At Normal height, your Macan EV (185 mm) actually sits lower than a BMW X3 or Volvo XC60, and about on par with a GLC. This is consistent with Porsche's sport-focused tuning philosophy.
• At Off-Road II max (225 mm / 8.9"), the Macan EV clears all of those competitors handily.
• The ICE GTS is the lowest of the bunch at normal ride height due to its sport-tuned -10 mm setup, though it can still raise considerably via its off-road mode.

So the Macan EV's air suspension range is genuinely impressive — it can go lower than most competitors for sport driving, and higher than any of them in Off-Road II. The sport suspension on the GTS gives up some everyday clearance for better dynamics, which is exactly what Porsche intended with that trim.

 

[tonyadduci]

Here's what the Porsche Macan EV (electric) air suspension offers across its height modes. Note that the EV has 6 selectable ride height levels total, but focusing on the ones you asked about:

Mode	Ground Clearance	Delta from Normal
Normal	185 mm (7.3")	—
Lift (High Level I)	205 mm (8.1")	+20 mm
Off-Road I	~205 mm	Activates with Off-Road drive mode (+20 mm)
Off-Road II (High Level II)	225 mm (8.9")	+40 mm

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