Porsche Macan
Shares rank 3 of 4 luxury SUVs by recommenders
Owners praise its electric range and cold-weather performance; critics say the screen-heavy, haptic controls are the main drawback.
Owners praise its electric range and cold-weather performance; critics say the screen-heavy, haptic controls are the main drawback.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 55%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Reliable, with no cold-weather issues
“It is a brilliant car. 280mi/450km @ 80% charge and no issues with the cold.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars” “Neither gave me a day of trouble.”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Ford rehires 350 engineers after AI fails to preserve expertise or train juniors”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Too much screen and haptic controls
“Too many unnecessary changes from what was there standard controls. Too much screen use.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars” “they moved to a piano black console with haptic”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons” “avoiding 2022+ with the haptic BS”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons”
Other luxury SUVs people recommend
The three most recommended other luxury SUVs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche Cayenne | 15 | 9 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
| BMW X5 | 8 | 4 | 67% | 5 | — | — |
| Porsche MacanThis page | 6 | 5 | 55% | 5 | — | — |
| Range Rover | 6 | 16 | 27% | 10 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Incredible soundproofing (which neither the Cayenne, nor the Macan, nor the 911 do have)”
“Neither gave me a day of trouble.”
“avoiding 2022+ with the haptic BS”
“they moved to a piano black console with haptic”
“selling their bread-and-butter model Macan exclusively as an EV was a good idea”
“In retrospect that was too early a move to BEV for them.”
“It is a brilliant car. 280mi/450km @ 80% charge and no issues with the cold.”
“Too many unnecessary changes from what was there standard controls. Too much screen use.”
“without the visceral sounds and vibrations of an engine it is bland and boring”
“After a test drive I decided to just keep the gas one.”
“it's disabled in the Macan, but supported by the system because the unit is shared with the VW Atlas”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.