Porsche has unveiled its new second-generation Macan as an all-electric model, based on VW’s latest 800V DPI platform. This is an innovative electric vehicle with a 100 kWh battery integrated into the bottom of the car with DC charging up to 270 kW (10-80% in just 21 minutes), two electric motors with a total power of up to 470 kW ( 639 HP) and up to 613 km of WLTP range.
Inside, the car is even smarter. It is among the first to be based on Google’s Android Automotive OS, a standalone operating system that runs in the car. Unlike Android Auto, which is mirroring your phone to the car’s infotainment, the Macan’s infotainment natively runs the Android Automotive operating system.
The Macan’s “Hey Porsche” voice assistant is an important part of the Android Automotive operating system: it can suggest routes and include charging stops.
Android Automotive has its own app store with third-party apps: podcasts, games like Beach Buggy Racing, and streaming options like YouTube and DAZN.
Porsche’s built-in App Center will launch Android Automotive as soon as you approach the car and make sure the operating system is ready once you’re inside. It will also handle software updates in the background.
Porsche hasn’t revealed which chip powers the Android Automotive operating system, but it promises that no matter how many apps you install, you won’t lose performance.
As for iPhone users, who Porsche says make up the majority of its customers, don’t worry: CarPlay is built into the Macan. When using CarPlay, Apple Maps appear within the instrument cluster, and you won’t have to leave CarPlay to change the car’s climate controls, for example, since they’re integrated into the main CarPlay screen.
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