The 2013 Cayman wasn’t the only brand new Porsche spotted testing by Toldi recently. The Macan compact SUV was also spotted out for a nighttime stroll, and this video tells us a few of its secrets.
The first statements from Porsche suggested the Macan was something amazing and sport, but it’s clearly not that at all. This prototype sounds like a softly tuned Audi TDI V6, not the sexy tiger ready to pounce on unsuspecting sportscars.
In fact, the Macan is built on a borrowed platform, with engines borrowed from Audi and styling borrowed from the Cayenne. We’re sure Stuttgart engineers have made it into a real Porsche, but it’s nothing more than a gap filler.
Much like the Cayman was designed to be worse at everything than the 911, so too will this be slower than a Cayman, but cheaper as well. And while the Cayman is mid-engined unlike the 911, this has no redeeming features. Even its hot “Turbo” version will be a V6.
Of course, if you’re a Porsche stock owner, the Macan looks like a golden nugget, since it’s expected to double the company’s sales in the next five years, from 118,867 deliveries in 2011 to more than 200,000 in 2018.
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. Full profile
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