AUGUST 9 - 15 | 2019
2020 Porsche Macan S
Ŷ GENUINE OFF-ROADER: Shape of the Porsche Macan is an excellent combo between SUV and full-on sportscar.
By EWAN KENNEDY That's the financial side of things. May we suggest that if the aforementioned purists can get themselves behind the wheel of a Macan S, our road test car this week, they would be most impressed? STYLING Visually the new Porsche Macan S incorporates the facelift introduced on the other models early in 2019. The front end has been redesigned to give it a wider appearance. The headlights are LED as standard. Or you can option to up to Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus to control light distribution adaptively. The three-dimensional rear LED light strip
looks great and ties in with the attractive rumps of the latest full-on Porsche sportscars. INSIDE The dash area is neat and tidy with a larger infotainment screen being part of the Macan upgrade. There are buttons, buttons and more buttons on the centre console. Your eyes, and those of the front seat passenger, who has their own private array of buttons, may well be initially overwhelmed by them. But they are well-labelled and finding the correct one soon becomes simple. In any case it’s a nicer to use system for day-to-day adjustments instead of dredging your way down through sometimes confusing pages on a touchscreen.
INFOTAINMENT Porsche Communication Management (PCM) has a larger 10.9-inch full-HD touchscreen. It's fully networked and includes online navigation with real-time traffic information, mobile phone connection, two audio interfaces and voice control. ENGINE / TRANSMISSION The 3.0-litre V6 engine delivers up to 260 kW (that's 350 horsepower in real money). Maximum torque of 480 Nm is there in a huge spread from 1360 rpm to 4800. Unless you're doing track days (yes, track days in a Porsche SUV!) you are likely to have the efficiency of peak torque under your right foot virtually all the time. Ŷ Continued page 3 G21d12837-V81/2919
PORSCHE Macan is an excellent combination between SUV and full-on sportscar, not only in styling but also on-road handling and, believe it or not, off-road ability. Some Porsche purists may still not approve that “their” company – once famed for building nothing but pure sportscars – is now making SUVs saying these are not and never will be sports machines. They should be grateful that Porsche did choose to build SUVs – otherwise it's likely the company would have gone bankrupt and the latest 911s would have never have come into existence. That's because the Porsche Macan and its big brother Cayenne SUVs are huge sellers and bring in not only profits, but also seriously useful development dollars.
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