Porsche Macan undisguised - the most important Porsche in a long time

"Speedmonkey" (Speedmonkey) 08/12/2013 at 13:31 • Filed to: Porsche

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The Cayenne is going to be the most important car from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in a long time. Already the Cayenne SUV effectively bankrolls the sports cars. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and not just in China and the US, but in the UK too (source: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! )

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The Macan will be the cheapest car in Porsche's line-up. The Boxster costs £37,000 in the UK, so expect the Macan to be priced from £30,000. The base models will feature a flat-4, 2 litre petrol engine or an inline 4, 2-litre diesel. The flat-4 is should also appear in the Boxster and Cayman in the next year or so. Other engines will include a 3.6 litre, V6, twin turbo petrol engine, a 3-litre, V6, twin turbo petrol and a 3-litre, turbocharged V6 diesel.

The Macan will be based on VW's MLB platform, already in use in the Audi A4, A5, A6, A7 and A8, but which will be modified for the upcoming Q5 - as well as the Macan. The Macan will be approximately !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (21cm shorter than the Cayenne), 1.9 metres wide and 1.6 metres high.

The Porsche Macan will be formally unveiled at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November. It is guaranteed to sell by the boat load if it is priced as expected. It has the Porsche image, it's an SUV and it will be as cheap as a BMW X1.

Its looks can't exactly be described as innovative but Porsche are pretty much the most conservative of all established manufacturers when it comes to design. They aim to repeat the success of the Cayenne by making a small Cayenne - so they made a car that looks just like a Cayenne, only smaller. QED.

But what do we care. It should make them enough money to invest in what we petrol-heads really want to see - more sports cars - and perhaps the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that looks a ton better than the current Panamera.

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J. Walter Weatherman > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:35

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Any word on whether it will come with three pedals? Because if so, I think it could be a pretty fun and useful car. (Jalops can hate on CUVs all they want, but the reality is that they are here to stay, so getting more fun options in the segment is a good thing in my mind).

William Byrd > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:36

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Interesting. Sort of looks like a Tiguan.

I hate the Cayenne with a passion, not because I'm some Porsche purist, I just think it's ugly. Same goes for the Panamera, which I actually dislike even more.

But yes, if it bankrolls other Porsche offerings, I'm in.

delete-me-please123 > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:41

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" More than 50% of all Porsches sold are Cayennes "

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:43

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Cheapest car by porsche..

Hmmm

Looks like a Lifted Panamera, but i kinda like it!

Small fact:

Macan in Indonesian Language means Tiger!

Speedmonkey > delete-me-please123 08/12/2013 at 13:43

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Hahaha. In all markets too. Can't blame the Chinese. UK, US, China - everywhere

Speedmonkey > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 08/12/2013 at 13:43

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Excellent fact!

delete-me-please123 > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:48

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But I blame the Chinese for everything.

Great write up BTW, thanks.

Speedmonkey > delete-me-please123 08/12/2013 at 13:52

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Thanks!

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:52

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Ya. I've been living here for 18 years, so Indonesian language starting to be my native language..

I wonder where they get the macan name tough..

Speedmonkey > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 08/12/2013 at 13:58

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A quick Google reveals this from Road & Track: "Porsche tells us the Macan name is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger."

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:58

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I kind of like it, actually, but it needs a lid spoiler.

f86sabre > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 13:59

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What I will hear in my head every time I read that name...

Speedmonkey > f86sabre 08/12/2013 at 14:03

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Does that rhyme with bacon? Mmmmmmm bacon

duurtlang > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 14:04

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I like how they're trying to make it look sleeker with that black paint. Almost like they really wanted to design this: (MS paint FTW)

f86sabre > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 14:07

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Macon sure does. I would imagine Macan rhymes with pecan? Mmmm, pecan pie. Bacon and pie? Bacon pie!

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Speedmonkey 08/12/2013 at 14:09

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Wow.

I was thinking it's just a coincidence, like the Maserati Merak.
Merak was the name of a harbour in here, just 20 miles away from my parent's home.

The World of Vee > J. Walter Weatherman 08/13/2013 at 11:32

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Porsche offers a 3-pedal version of every model...I'd be hardpressed to imagine a world where they forget about their cheapest car.

2.0 turbo flat 4, 3 pedal, luxury trimmings...doesn't seem half bad.

though I'd still probably get a used cayenne gts 6-speed first

Built BMW Tough > Speedmonkey 08/13/2013 at 12:08

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When the Cayenne was released, purists cried foul, and it was still brilliant. This will be no different; Porsches are built and designed by engineers.

chucky2jimmy > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 08/13/2013 at 14:12

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How is Macan pronounced in Indonesia?

Maycon(like Bacon)

Mah-con

Other?

chucky2jimmy > Speedmonkey 08/13/2013 at 14:13

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In two years, there will be one sitting in my garage. Unless I like it a LOT and then there will be two.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > chucky2jimmy 08/14/2013 at 11:02

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Ma-Can. It's simple.