Porsche Macan Electric vs VW ID.Buzz (2022-2024)

The Porsche Macan Electric costs £11,485 more than the VW ID.Buzz. For that premium it adds 140 miles more WLTP range, 100 kW faster peak rapid charging and 115 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Porsche Macan Electric comes out ahead overall.

The VW ID.Buzz is £11,485 cheaper to buy. The Porsche Macan Electric is cheaper to charge, roughly £168 a year versus £200 for the VW ID.Buzz, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the VW ID.Buzz comes out roughly £11,325 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 332 miles for the Porsche Macan Electric and 215 miles for the VW ID.Buzz - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Porsche Macan Electric goes roughly 117 miles further between charging stops.

The Porsche Macan Electric is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 47 mm narrower than the VW ID.Buzz. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 462 mm of total clearance for the Porsche Macan Electric and about 415 mm of total clearance for the VW ID.Buzz. The VW ID.Buzz also turns in a 1.0 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Porsche Macan Electric and 84% for the VW ID.Buzz. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation.