Porsche is finally realising what happens when you try to please a niche group of EV enthusiasts instead of, you know, your actual customer base. And by “woke,” I mean ditching the very thing that makes a Porsche a Porsche—driving experience—in favour of soulless, whisper-quiet, overpriced appliances on wheels.
A Porsche without noise, spirit, or personality? Mate, that’s just a Tesla with a better badge.
Porsche Screwed Up. Royally.
Our Experience
My wife recently bought a Macan GTS—one of the last petrol versions before Porsche decided to go full battery-powered boredom. She loves the car, hates the lack of tech. She came from a BMW, which had all the bells and whistles that made day-to-day driving a breeze. But BMW, for all its gadgetry, lacked the raw, get-your-heart-racing driving experience.
Now she has that driving experience but misses the tech. The new Macan EV? Full of the tech she wants, but we wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot charging cable. Because EVs are, in a word, useless.
- No driving experience
- No noise
- Takes forever to recharge
- Hopeless for long trips
- Depreciates like a stone because battery tech is still in the toddler phase
EVs are early tech, and let’s be honest—early tech always sucks. Remember the first smartphones? Yeah, neither does anyone else. My wife left BMW because their cars lost 50% of their value in three years. EVs? Even worse. The second a new battery tech comes out, your once-“cutting edge” EV is just an overpriced paperweight.
Back when my wife first got a BMW X3 for work, she actually made money on it when she traded it in four years later. Fast forward a few years—she moved through another X3, then an X5, and eventually, the depreciation game hit hard. By the time she moved to Porsche, she took a 50% loss on the BMW, despite it being in near-new condition.
The Simple Fix, Porsche!
Hybrid. That’s it. Not rocket science.
When we bought the Macan GTS, it was because GTS models hold their value. It’s the best bang for buck—better power, better features, and for us, a $4,000 difference between it and the lower models (individual mods) made it an easy choice.
What We Would Have Bought
My wife wanted a smaller SUV, not a massive Cayenne. She’s the primary driver, I’m in the passenger seat sometimes, and maybe once a year, someone actually sits in the back. We also have a 4-door ute, so size was never a selling point.
By the time her Macan was ready for delivery, the full Macan EV range had launched in Australia. If Porsche had made a hybrid version, we would have bought it. No hesitation. Top spec, fully loaded, take our money.
Why? Because hybrids actually make sense:
✅ More power than petrol versions
✅ All the tech, heads-up display, the lot
✅ Charge at home without relying on public infrastructure
✅ If the battery dies, it’s still a functioning car
✅ Fuel is quick and available everywhere
Hybrids give options. More power, no range anxiety, and none of that “Sorry, can’t go on a road trip because the charger at the servo is broken” nonsense.
The Harsh Reality: EVs Aren’t Ready
Governments love to claim EVs will take over in 10 years. Spoiler: They won’t.
- The electrical infrastructure isn’t there. The grid can barely handle a summer heatwave, let alone millions of EVs charging overnight.
- Battery tech isn’t ready. A petrol/diesel car can last 50 years. An EV? It’s basically a disposable appliance with wheels by year 10.
- The resale market is a joke. No one wants a second-hand EV with a battery on its last legs that costs more than a small mortgage to replace.
Look at Toyota—they actually listen to consumers, not just politicians. Hybrids are the smart transition while EV tech catches up, not some government-mandated utopia where everyone plugs in and hopes for the best.
EV-only is a fantasy, and Porsche should know better. They’ve built a legacy on driving passion, not virtue-signalling battery packs. If they don’t course-correct soon, they might find themselves in the same resale bin as all those early EVs—worthless, outdated, and forgotten.
The Future
We’re already thinking ahead to the next trade-in, and right now, it’s not looking good for Porsche. Why? Because there’s no upgrade path that isn’t EV-only.
So, Porsche, you’ve got 3 to 4 years to pull your head in and get a Macan Hybrid on the market. Otherwise, my wife will be back in a BMW faster than you can say “instant torque”—and once she’s gone, you’re not getting her back.
Tick tock, Porsche. Let’s see what happens.
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