Sand dunes and temperatures above 40 degrees make the desert the ideal place to test out a luxury SUV that will most likely spend 90% of its time in the city. Why? Because that's the sort of security and peace of mind Porsche customers demand from their Porsche.
Prior to the model's global debut at the LA Auto Show, Porsche provided us with behind the scenes footage of their new model being tested somewhere near Dubai.
We already have spy footage of one of these very vehicles in the middle of the city, and the development process looks, frankly, like a lot of fun.
It's pleasing to hear that the Macan still sounds like a real Porsche should, powerful and sport with a hint of extra refinement. We know of at least three version of the Macan coming our way, the basic model, the Turbo and Diesel, all powered by V6 engines.
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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