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The Porsche Macan S Diesel 3.0 V6 – The Ultimate SUV You Can Drive (Part 1)

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Porsche’s Macan promises to set a new benchmark for sporting SUVs

The Centaur, half-man half-horse, and the Porsche Macan are not very different types of beasts. The former combines the lethal intelligence of man and the raw speed of a horse, whereas the Macan blends ‘sportscar-like performance’ and off-roader practicality. In fact, the German sportscar company calls the Macan ‘the sportscar among compact SUVs’. And that, coming from the high priests of performance, is not a claim to be taken lightly.

What the Macan also seems to be is ideally suited to Indian conditions. Our poorly surfaced roads might drive away droves of would-be performance car buyers, but if the Macan can live up to all the hype, it could serve as a genuine alternative; one you could actually drive flat-out over just about any road surface here in India.

The Porsche Macan S is a stout all-round choice

The Porsche Macan S is a stout all-round choice

Question is, can the Macan manage all these contradictions without serious compromise? It has to be quick in a straight line, incredibly agile when driven hard, spacious on the inside and useable off road too. Also, please remember, what Porsche is talking about here is not just car-like driving manners, which its own Cayenne already manages, but something beyond that. So can the Macan, ‘tiger’ in Indonesian, leap up to the next level? Can it live up to the sportscar-and- SUV-in-one-car hype; can there really be such a thing?

Design And Engineering

While most car makers are busy making their full-fat SUVs as ‘sporty’ as can be, Porsche has moved to the next level. Split the Macan clean in two along the shoulder line and it’s quite apparent – the areas below and above the door handles are very different from each other.

Twin projector headlights similar to those seen on the Cayenne

Twin projector headlights similar to those seen on the Cayenne

The SUV-like lower bits are easy to spot – the grille up front is near vertical, the sides of the car are block-like and the rear is vertical too. The wide open air inlet also gives the nose of the Macan that much sought after ‘truck-like’ look. Other SUV details on the car include a scuff plate under the chin and there’s even a bit of cladding along the bottom of the doors.

The upper half of the Macan, however, is all sportscar. The bonnet and headlights look like they have been taken from a Cayman, the rear windscreen is severely raked and the designers have also added 918 Spyder tail lights – neat. Also adding a bit of muscle are the quad exhaust pipes that poke out of the back; and don’t you just love those wide rear wheels that help impart that 911-like tail-heavy look? The Macan, however, lacks the Evoque’s road presence and it isn’t as attractive either.

LED rear light clusters are designed to ape the high-tech Hybrid 918 supercar

LED rear light clusters are designed to ape the high-tech Hybrid 918 supercar

Under the skin, the Macan and the Audi Q5 are related. The Audi, however, is a distant relation – a cousin once removed. So while both are built on the same platform and use similar components, Porsche claims only 30 per cent of the parts are the same. This is because, as the engineers say, a Porsche has to drive like a Porsche. The wheelbase may be the same and some bits of the body shell and floorplan too, but that’s about it. The wheel arches have been fleshed out to make space for bigger wheels, air springs have been added, and there’s a new faster-acting four-wheel-drive system. The Macan gets torque vectoring for the rear wheels and there’s an all-new braking and steering system too.

 

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