Spy Shots: Porsche Macan
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It will probably start around the same as the new SQ5 and go up from there. As far as I know BMW doesn't offer an M version of the X3, just the 3.0t as the top engine which would compete with the base Macan.
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Looks good. You can build and price the Macan on the Porsche website:
http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/macan/
As with all Porsche, the options will quickly raise the price on the vehicle.
http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/macan/
As with all Porsche, the options will quickly raise the price on the vehicle.
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Finally, the production photos, and it was worth the wait
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This looks MUCH better than the Cayenne.
Please Porsche, redesign the Cayenne as soon as possible and make it look more like this.
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This looks MUCH better than the Cayenne.
Please Porsche, redesign the Cayenne as soon as possible and make it look more like this.
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Interesting engine choices with both being FI V6; I wonder if they'll get a diesel variant and/or NA V6. The TDI Q5 I drove is a great combo IMO and with Porsche treatment I'm sure it would be great in the Macan as well.
To me it looks ok though I prefer the Cayenne and Q5, not a huge fan of the Macan rear, though maybe in person my kind will change.
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Interesting engine choices with both being FI V6; I wonder if they'll get a diesel variant and/or NA V6. The TDI Q5 I drove is a great combo IMO and with Porsche treatment I'm sure it would be great in the Macan as well.
To me it looks ok though I prefer the Cayenne and Q5, not a huge fan of the Macan rear, though maybe in person my kind will change.
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Still drooling...
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Wow Porsche never failed to Intensify......(just what the website said)
72k+ for a Turbo Macan ?
I would buy an NX and call it a day.
If I could have won this up coming Mega million though, it will be different
72k+ for a Turbo Macan ?
I would buy an NX and call it a day.
If I could have won this up coming Mega million though, it will be different
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And you would be buying far less car for less money.
While I certainly do agree that CUVs/SUVs have come a long way, I still personally like a sedan for my daily driver. I carry around loose stuff in my trunk all the time, and I like having that compartmentalized from where I and others are so we don't hear/see things rustling and moving around. I like having an SUV in the family.
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i won't ever own a regular 4 door sedan (not even a great one) again. i'd own a 2 door sports car though, to go with an suv. kinda left brain, right brain deal
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Porsche Bringing V-6 Macan Diesel to America, No Four-Cylinder Models
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Porsche will bring a diesel version of its new Macan compact crossover to the United States—a move that should drop the price to own a new P-car, er, P-crossover, below $50,000. Porsche told Car and Driver that the 258-hp Macan S diesel will be imported to our shores sometime after the Macan S and Macan Turbo go on sale in early 2014. The Stuttgart-based automaker also confirmed that neither the gas nor diesel turbocharged four-cylinders being built for other markets will be offered in U.S. Macans.
The 3.0-liter V-6 in the Macan S diesel is a variant of the engine used in the Cayenne diesel and several Audi models, including the Q5 crossover that the Macan is based on. It uses a single variable-turbine-geometry turbocharger to make 428 lb-ft of torque from as low as 1750 rpm. We estimate the Macan S diesel should be good for fuel-economy ratings of at least 24 mpg city and 31 mpg highway on the EPA’s test cycle. Like all other Macans, the diesel S sends power to the ground via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and standard all-wheel drive.
When the diesel Macan does go on sale here—we’re betting it’ll be around the start of 2015—it will slot below the twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6–powered Macan S as the entry model and should undercut its $51,095 price by a few thousand dollars. While the turbocharged gas four-cylinder would have made a fitting base Macan, we suspect Porsche is wary of stepping on the toes of corporate-cousin Audi, which earns the bulk of its Q5 sales with a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder. Directing price-sensitive Macan buyers to the diesel model will also help Porsche boost the company’s average fuel economy in the face of stricter standards.
The 3.0-liter V-6 in the Macan S diesel is a variant of the engine used in the Cayenne diesel and several Audi models, including the Q5 crossover that the Macan is based on. It uses a single variable-turbine-geometry turbocharger to make 428 lb-ft of torque from as low as 1750 rpm. We estimate the Macan S diesel should be good for fuel-economy ratings of at least 24 mpg city and 31 mpg highway on the EPA’s test cycle. Like all other Macans, the diesel S sends power to the ground via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and standard all-wheel drive.
When the diesel Macan does go on sale here—we’re betting it’ll be around the start of 2015—it will slot below the twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6–powered Macan S as the entry model and should undercut its $51,095 price by a few thousand dollars. While the turbocharged gas four-cylinder would have made a fitting base Macan, we suspect Porsche is wary of stepping on the toes of corporate-cousin Audi, which earns the bulk of its Q5 sales with a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder. Directing price-sensitive Macan buyers to the diesel model will also help Porsche boost the company’s average fuel economy in the face of stricter standards.