[bigeasy]

Been looking for something in the $40's that was sporty, different looking and got good gas mileage. I still like the CLA best but this beast (in diesel) will have alot of what I am looking for in a car...

The new Porsche Macan. Life, intensified.

 

[sleepyhead]

Been looking for something in the $40's that was sporty, different looking and got good gas mileage. I still like the CLA best but this beast (in diesel) will have alot of what I am looking for in a car...

The new Porsche Macan. Life, intensified.

Umm . . . it's not really a car. It's a crossover. It's using the Q5 platform. So it's basically to compete with the Evoque and GLK. Not really a car. I think a Forester's more of a car than a "true" crossover, whatever that is. And if it's priced like a Porsche, you'd probably have to get to the mid 60s to be decent. Hell, the Panamera didn't come with a rear wiper in some markets.

One thing I find interesting is how VW keeps on poaching on its own territory. Why have Porsche build a car competing with Audi? Then again, VW's doing pretty good, so I guess fighting yourself in the mirror works.

Personally if I was looking at the Macan, I'd go with the Evoque. At the high 40s to mid 50s (which the Macan probably is north of) if I was going to buy a SUV or crossover I'd want it to be able to go offroad. The Macan's pretty, but I bet it won't do well offroad. Porsche should build an SUV off of the Tuareg. That'd be a great SUV.

 

[BenzFan]

Macan vs CLA, these can't even be compared LOL it's more like Macan vs GLA. Porsche needs to start making a smaller car to rival the CLA.

 

[brianch]

The Macan Turbo S is apparently 400hp

 

[sleepyhead]

The Macan Turbo S is apparently 400hp

Yeah, but how much does it weigh? And does it have low range? And if it's got that much power (and it's called a Turbo S) then it probably is just a fancy crossover for those who consider driving through a puddle off roading. It would be great if Porsche could create a rival to Land Rover, the Land Cruiser, and Grand Cherokee, though then again the market just isn't there for SUVs that can actually go offroad.

I bet it'll sell good though. I mean I remember when the Cayenne (and Cayman, and Boxster, and Panamera) came out and all the 911 worshippers went ballistic that there could ever exist such a thing as a Porsche without a rear mounted engine, forgetting about the 928, 924, and all those other Porsches that had normal engine placements. The Cayenne does very well, so I bet this car will do fine too.

 

[BenzFan]

The Macan Turbo S is apparently 400hp

Yeah it is, and likely we'll see power in the range of 350 to the wheels, it would be sweet of it's AWD. AWD + 350 WHP + lightweight SUV = win