[TXSTYLE]

This is VERY impressive from PORSCHE... As usual. It's also a damn good looking car and actually has nice sounds coming from that electric motor!
Car is hitting 10's in the 1/4 constantly on a shitty track. Mid 2's 0-60!

[Red Bread]

The consistency is certainly amazing, at least compared to the Tesla. I didn't realize just how slow they got after three or four runs.


https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...s-performance/

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[GenXer]

Not bad and it only costs as much as a house!

[john!smith]

Originally Posted by GenXer

Not bad and it only costs as much as a house!

good news for the 1% population

i like my petrol car with all the emotions as long as i can!
in the near future we'll be missing that more as we can imagine now!

[NickyC]

Pretty damned amazing, and it's a nice looking car unlike Teslas.

Sounds better than my M4 too (not like that's a difficult task of course lol).

[El Conquistador]

Best sounding Porsche I've heard.

[GenXer]

Did you hear Porsche is going to make all of their models electric except for the 911 ?

[c1pher]

Porsche makes good cars that are still exciting to drive compared to the direction others are taking. Unfortunately they are expensive.

[c1pher]

Originally Posted by joshuastein55

Yes Macan is going to be all electric with ICE no longer being developed for it after 3-years, and an electric Cayman/Boxster are likely in the works.

The EV Macan should be very interesting however I'm quite skeptical of the loss of ICE after 3-years being that the Macan is essentially Porsche's cash cow and helps then create all of their cool sports cars and GT projects.

Love my Macan Turbo.

[c1pher]

I would definitely get a 17 or newer. Not that the 15-16s are bad, but Porsche improved the infotainment system to include Apple CarPlay. You will notice a difference in pricing between the very mild refresh and the first two years and I think that’s mainly why besides being 1-2 years older. I would also get CPO if you can swing it price wise just for peace of mind. Porsche CPO is terrific since it’s two additional years with unlimited miles. I got two years of factory warranty, which I’m still on plus two more years of CPO.

I think if I were having a hard time deciding on trim, I would just focus on anything S and above to give you a V6. If fuel economy is a big deal and you’re not able to drive in a spirited fashion, the base model may actually work for you. The PDK in the Macan is definitely a bright spot and helps the 2.0t seem more powerful than it is. You should drive a Q5 2.0t and a base Macan back to back and you will see what I mean.

I will just say that the Turbo is somewhat addictive and makes you want to drive it. And I never really feel like I’m compromising when I drive the Macan instead of the C7 or 718.

PS. find a good independent shop for routine maintenance and save a boatload of money.

[c1pher]

Originally Posted by joshuastein55

Thanks for the tips. I've been eyeing prices on low mileage 18' and 19' Macan's, and will likely stick with the S, since a 6-cylinder is a must have, and the S has more than enough power for me, since I also plan on trying to buy my father-in-law's 981 Boxster as our weekend/summer car to replace the M2 when he gets his GT4. My father-in-law is a Porsche fanatic and also has a list of preferred independent shops that I can use so that should help as well.

I've driven the Q5 in both 2.0T and S 3.0T guise and found them to be good, but nothing noteworthy, Audi's have just never excited me. The X3 M40i was also good, but the steering was off-putting and overall handling just didn't do it for me, but I've heard nothing but praise for the Macan from reviews and owners saying its pretty much a hot hatch in disguise, even one owner said it was almost like the second-coming of their E91 Wagon, so I'll definitely have to test drive one.

Funny you mention this. I refer to my Macan as a big hot hatch. I love smaller cars, and have driven GTIs and was thinking I might buy a Golf R instead of the Macan when I was originally considering trading my 135is.

[Salty Dog]

So I'll start by saying I'm not really an EV fan and likely won't own one. Having said that I do like the Taycan and if I was going to by an EV and didn't mind buying one that cost as much as a house then the Taycan would be it.

I don't know about the noise it makes, it kind of sounds like my drill when it's binding up.

The thing is fast and very consistent. The other thing I was expecting and was a bit surprised by was the "fast charge", it didn't seem that fast to me.