Porsche has brought the GTS badge to its electric SUV lineup with the first all-electric Macan GTS, and it's every bit as aggressive as you'd expect. The new Macan GTS has a top speed of 155 mph, soaring from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.8 seconds and delivering up to 420kW (571PS).
The Porsche Macan Electric GTS is available to order now from $103,500 in the US and £89,000 in the UK, with deliveries expected from early 2026.
Its speed and power are impressive, but also pit it directly against the Tesla Model Y Performance, which still edges it out slightly with a quicker 0 to 60 mph time of 3.3 seconds, around 460bhp, and a much lower starting price of $57,500. The Porsche EV counters with refinement, balance and a sharper sense of driver focus, clearly carried over from its combustion predecessors.
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What the electric Porsche Macan GTS offers
You can tell Porsche wanted this one to feel more alive than the other electric Macans. It's not just about numbers. The new GTS gets the most powerful rear motor in the lineup, delivering up to 420kW with Launch Control and a maximum torque of 955Nm.
It also borrows heavily from the Macan Turbo's performance setup, with an electronically controlled rear differential lock, Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus, and a rear-biased 48:52 weight distribution. The sports air suspension is dropped 10mm lower than standard and tuned for sharpness, giving it a proper stance and a level of agility you wouldn't expect from a 100kWh electric SUV.
There's a clear focus on the emotional side too. Porsche's Electric Sport Sound has been given two GTS-specific profiles that change tone depending on whether you're in Sport or Sport Plus mode. The idea is to make the car feel a little less sterile, even though synthetic sound is never going to replace the roar of an engine. Still, it helps reinforce that this is still meant to be a driver's car first and foremost.
A dedicated Track Mode, adapted from the Taycan, improves battery cooling to sustain higher performance for longer sessions without power drop-off, which is something Tesla's Model Y Performance still struggles with under repeated acceleration runs.
The front of the new Porsche Macan GTS looks seriously sporty, which is exactly what you want from the GTS line.
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