Whenever you consider Porsche, photos of the 911 and Boxster and classics just like the 356 in all probability pop up in your head. Here is the factor, although: it’s best to in all probability be fascinated by the Macan crossover, as a result of these whacky Germans in Leipzig simply constructed the one millionth Macan, doing so in simply 12 years. For reference, it took Porsche 54 years to construct the one millionth 911. Actually, what we have got here’s a crossover firm that additionally occurs to construct a number of the finest sports activities vehicles on the planet.
Regardless, this Frozen Blue Metallic Macan 4 Electrical — delivered to a buyer in Germany — represents one of the essential automobiles within the firm’s historical past. Porsche started constructing the Macan in Leipzig again in 2013, with deliveries beginning a couple of months after that. As you may need guessed, that is the quickest Porsche has ever constructed a million of a single kind of car, beating out the 18 years it took Porsche to construct the millionth Cayenne.
For the reason that Macan went on sale in 2013 it in a short time turned Porsche’s best-selling mannequin. Each now and again, it will be dethroned by the Cayenne, nevertheless it did not occur fairly often. I imply, it is smart. The Macan is the most affordable strategy to get into to Porsche model, and it simply so occurs to occupy one of the standard segments in the whole automotive trade: compact luxurious crossovers.
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The Macan is form of at an attention-grabbing inflection level proper now. Final 12 months, Porsche launched the Macan Electrical, which was meant to be a wholesale substitute of the gas-powered Macan. That hasn’t actually occurred, although, and the internal-combustion-powered crossover has soldiered on effectively previous its expiration date, nonetheless out there in sure markets together with the USA. The gas-powered automobile is similar mannequin that went on sale again in 2014, having acquired a few pretty substantial facelifts over time.
Nonetheless, it is a very outdated automobile, however due to lower-than-expected demand for electrical automobiles, Porsche has saved it round. The actual fact it is getting a bit lengthy within the tooth in all probability explains why the Macan EV is now outselling the gas-powered automobile. Earlier this month, Porsche mentioned the Macan Electrical accounted for practically 60% of all Macan gross sales within the first half of 2025. A complete of 45,137 Macans had been delivered to prospects worldwide between January and June. Of these, 25,884 had been Macan Electrics, and about 19,250 had been the ICE variant.