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Jaguar F-Pace S vs. Porsche Macan GTS Is Settled With Snow Drifting

We don't think there's a more relevant video out there about the luxury SUVs that most people want right now than this one. Let's be honest; the BMW X5 M and the Bentley Bentayga are way out of your league. But a Jaguar F-Pace S AWD is $59,775, so you could almost call it "affordable."
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The Porsche is here because comparison videos are way cooler that regular reviews. We've seen Motor Trend testing the Macan against the likes of Mercedes' GLA 45 baby AMG model. This time around, they've got the GTS model that slots between the S and the Turbo. We're talking $69,000 plus options here.

It's more than a match for the Jaguar. In fact, the Macan easily won the drag race and the track race the guys set up. If you send a British car to battle with Porsche, you're going to have a hard time. We've learned with the F-Type vs. 911 drag race a while back.

The snow doesn't affect the outcome, since both SUVs are designed for such conditions. But it does add a layer of fun, ending in a friendly drifting competition that the Macan's electronic systems somehow lose.

But since these are vehicles that you might afford, it's the technical stuff that you should be paying attention to. The duo of presenters first highlights how there's no visible connection between the Macan and the Audi Q5 it's based on. Porsche also gets credit for brand new twin-turbo V6 engine and the way the AWD systems works as opposed to quattro.

But the odd thing is that on the road trip, the F-Pace S get better gas mileage despite its supercharged engine and torque converter gearbox. See, the boring stuff is important! Not that the Jaguar also looks gorgeous and handles well on a back road.

Speaking of the boring stuff, we have to mention that this isn't the F-Pace that everybody buys. It's what they want, but because tall cars are thirsty, Jaguar even went as far as to offer a 2.0-liter diesel engine in America. So even though it's more fun than the Macan GTS, it can do the boring Volvo XC60 stuff too.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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