I think this car makes the Cayenne obsolete. They did such an excellent job all around.

One question though... Does the hood even open? The hood and fenders seem to be one unit, and I don't understand how a hinge could work for this set up.

Edit: I found a picture of the engine bay with a bit of digging. Looks really nice and dramatic with such a large hood.

http://www.guideautoweb.com/en/galleries/22813/?im=5

 

I see a lot of the Panamera Sport Turismo Concept in this car, namely the taillights and the steering wheel

 

Contemplating 'downgrading' my new Cayenne S Diesel for a Macan Turbo. Just worried about a couple of things:

1) Macan volumes are going to be much higher than Cayenne – so will depreciate quicker and be much more common on the roads
2) Macan S is only 60 hp down on the Turbo but £16k less – hard to ignore that unless the Turbo has a lot more standard kit
3) Macan will feel cheaper interior / exterior compared to Cayenne as it’s a lower range model?
4) Large loss of torque 850Nm to 550Nm – I am a torque junky
5) Loss of 2 cylinders - super smooth V8 down to V6 – sound will be effected also
6) Won’t be as good off-road or in the flood roads or snow

The things that I think the Macan will beat the Cayenne on:

1) Handling and acceleration
2) Looks – I don’t like the front of my Cayenne at all
3) Is rather big parking at supermarkets and can never line up with the parking lines without opening the door. Also rather big on narrow country lanes.

 

Why would this not be as good offroad? Smaller, lighter vehicles with similar drivetrains almost always outperform off road.

And seriously you think this wont be up to Porsche quality standards re the interior? Does a Boxster have a cheaper interior than a 991? No.

Look at the engineering that went into the hood/bonnet alone. That is expensive!

 

Offroad? Why the hell is that even a discussion issue?

 

Can anyone help me understand the logic in pricing this car? The base model, the Macan S, is $300 more than base Cayenne. True the Macan had 40 hp more and it is an "S" but the Cayenne is one size up. Puzzling...

 

Just came back from the dealer. If I place my order within the week, I'll get a spot in the first Macan allocation for the Kuwaiti market with a May delivery date.

I specced a Macan Turbo in rhodium silver metallic with a two-tone interior in black/garnet red with everything from Burmester and heated/cooled 18-way seats to carbon fiber side blades/interior trims and stainless steel front/rear skid plates. Opted for the 20" Spyder Design wheels; the 21s are luscious but I know that one pothole on Kuwait's sh***y roads is all it'll take to separate me from a few thousand dollars. Besides, I love the design of the Spyder wheels; they're a modernized version of the ones on my Cayenne so they'll serve as a nice reminder once the Cayenne is sold.

The issue, however, is the price. The Macan Turbo is considerably more expensive than I anticipated with a base price of 28100 KWD [approx. 73290 EUR/99400 USD], putting it above the base price of a Cayenne GTS. With my options added on, I pulled the car up to a whopping 33960 KWD [approx. 88600 EUR/120000 USD]. For a country with no taxes or supplementary charges, this is an absurd price for the segment especially when given the fact that there are no rivals [the Audi SQ5 isn't sold in Kuwait so the only competitors are the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Range Rover Evoque and their ilk]. Another customer was speccing his Macan Turbo order and complained of exactly the same thing; he too expected a lower price point for the segment and wasn't happy about looking at a compact SUV costing 120000 USD. The way the pricing structure is set, the base Boxster and Cayman models will remain the cheapest Porsches in Kuwait even when the base Macan shows up.

At this point, it looks like Porsche and/or our local dealer are getting greedy.

Porschephile88

 

I agree with what many people have stated already. The car is goddamn good looking, however the price is just wrong (at least here in Sweden). I figured this would be an entry-level Porsche, but as it stands - it's not that much cheaper than the Cayenne here in Sweden. The Macan Diesel (the diesel models are more or less the only models sold here in Sweden) costs 57000 EUR (Swedish prices TBA) versus the Cayenne Diesel which costs 62000 EUR. That is a difference of 5000 EUR - more or less the cost of the optional 21-inch wheels for either of the models.

I for one, would never pick the smaller, compact SUV versus a full-grown SUV like the Cayenne, as they are so close in price. Sure, it will be more sporty, more agile and probably a lot more fun to drive, but I'd still rather get a Cayenne, every day of the week.

I guess the only good thing about the pricing of the Macan is that it probably won't dilute the brand to the same extent, as a 40K EUR car would have. I guess the bad thing is that we will probably see prices of the Cayenne increasing, come the next model.

 

im surprised they did'nt make a Base Macan with an Audi Powerplant i.e. 2.0T TFSI, the 2.5 5cyl, or the S/C 3.0 V6.

 

I heard the steering wheel is based of the 918 and same with the tails

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