Porsche Macan on Review

Meet the Porsche Macan, a new 4x4 that sits below the Cayenne in the German company’s range, the Macan promises to be more agile and car-like to drive.A new factory has been built, at a cost of €500 million, to build the Macan, and Porsche expects to make 50,000 a year. Last year, Porsche sold 143,000 cars in total.

There are three versions: the S, S Diesel and Turbo. Despite the naming strategy, all three are powered by turbocharged V6 engines.Described by Porsche as the ‘most dynamic vehicle in the compact SUV segment,’ the Macan gets active all-wheel drive and a seven-speed PDK double-clutch transmission as standard. 0-62mph times are claimed to be 4.8sec, 5.4sec and 6.3sec for the Turbo, this packs a 3.6-litre bi-turbo V6 petrol which engine produces 400 hp, Macan S and Diesel S respectively. Top speeds for each car are 165mph, 158mph and 143mph.


A clever four-wheel drive system is standard and has been engineered by Porsche to send the majority of power to the rear wheels during normal driving but can send up to 100 percent of the engine’s torque to the front wheels if required, when driving off-road for instance.

The five-door silhouette is, at 4.7 metres long and 1.9 metres wide, substantial on the road, while height of more 1.6 metres means it towers above the 911: Porsche's iconic sports car is just 1.3 metres tall.It’s clearly SUV-shaped rather than sports car shaped.


As for rivals, is Land Rover’s Range Rover Evoque, along with the BMW X3 and Audi’s Q5 – a car that actually shares much of its structure with the new Macan.