Drove the New Macan 'S' tonight!

[Tucker2]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

Id hate to rain on everyones parade, but a bit of a Porsche Ute would be amazing, as long as its lightweight and can smoke anything else, thats pretty chill haha.

Yeah....seriously.....my wife is dieing for a truck in the family. Not SUV/X-Over. Full on F150 truck. Maybe twisted....but I'd buy that. "Yeah Mr. Lowes Dude....put all that crap in the bed of my Porsche. I'll sling it all out when I hit the on-ramp." LOL.

[WhipE350]

Originally Posted by thstone

Oh, what a slippery slope...

Oh LORD! You didn't. I have been on a Macan high and that just ruined it.

[particlewave]

The most active thread on the 986 forum is about an SUV.

I'm sad

[WhipE350]

Originally Posted by particlewave

The most active thread on the 986 forum is about an SUV.

I'm sad

Sorry life has been boring since I sold the 986. Ya I get to do the occasional oil change. It seems though all my days have been filled with having to just drive the 981. I figured a lot of the Boxster guys have other halves that want to drive a porsche too, it beats looking at mini vans. Oh and please no one post a picture of a mini van with a porsche front end!!

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by particlewave

The most active thread on the 986 forum is about an SUV.

I'm sad

Couple that with the fact that Porsche has gone out of its way to ensure that its most sporty and nimble chassis (Boxster/Cayman) are always fitted with lowest power engines. I think it an abomination that the top of the line Macan/Cayenne/Panamera will trounce a Cayman GTS on the straights. It's pathetic...they have all of the ingredients to build an absolute world killer, but instead they make just potent enough to maintain its slight lead in its class.

[Joe B]

Originally Posted by shadrach74

Couple that with the fact that Porsche has gone out of its way to ensure that its most sporty and nimble chassis (Boxster/Cayman) are always fitted with lowest power engines.

Maybe Porsche realizes that a car with a lighter, more sporty and nimble chassis doesn't need as much power... .

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by Joe B

Maybe Porsche realizes that a car with a lighter, more sporty and nimble chassis doesn't need as much power... .

....:rolle yes:..maybe you should spend less time rolling your eyes and go buy a Miata Joe.

1) Sports cars are not about "need"...they are the antithesis of utilitarian.
2) Porsche deliberately neuters the Boxster/Caymen line every year to maintain their model hierarchy.
3) Go drive a Carrera S and ask yourself if it would be as much fun with 100bhp less...I mean it doesn't need 400bhp.

I love these cars, but I'm not such a fanboy that I won't admit that the chassis of every model year would happily handle quite a bit more power than that which they were offered. I would not say the samething about the other models.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by shadrach74

....:rolle yes:..maybe you should spend less time rolling your eyes and go buy a Miata Joe.

1) Sports cars are not about "need"...they are the antithesis of utilitarian.
2) Porsche deliberately neuters the Boxster/Caymen line every year to maintain their model hierarchy.
3) Go drive a Carrera S and ask yourself if it would be as much fun with 100bhp less...I mean it doesn't need 400bhp.

I love these cars, but I'm not such a fanboy that I won't admit that the chassis of every model year would happily handle quite a bit more power than that which they were offered. I would not say the samething about the other models.

Its all a measuring contest, these companies are all about getting the numbers, faster than whoever they compete with. Porsche keeps good feeling in their cars and all, worst case example being the GT-R for speed but no feeling. Back in the day car companies didnt care so much about numbers and thats why i think they all had alot more character.

[polkfarmboy]

Stop saying sports car SUV!!!! there's no such thing!! lol

When is Porsche going to unveil the new new minivan dragster ?

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by polkfarmboy

Stop saying sports car SUV!!!! there's no such thing!! lol

When is Porsche going to unveil the new new minivan dragster ?

My father drove it in Alabama recently at barber. He said it is incomparable to any other SUV, not really a boxster but it has more in common with a sports car than a jeep liberty or whatever.


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[cfos]

Didn't drive it, but saw the Macan turbo. Very nice looking, but just shy of $100k. Also, the slope of the back is very steep. I think the depth is comparable to the x3, but not sure I'd appreciate the loss of height. I'd post pictures, but doesn't seem like people care.

[Timco]

The alternator on our Touareg recently started acting up. Turns out, it's the same alternator that the Cayanne and the Audi use.

I'm seeing a pattern. All 3 use same frames, and how many other parts?

I think VW saw good sales with Tiguan and said Audi and Porsche need to offer stages of the same.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by Timco

The alternator on our Touareg recently started acting up. Turns out, it's the same alternator that the Cayanne and the Audi use.

I'm seeing a pattern. All 3 use same frames, and how many other parts?

I think VW saw good sales with Tiguan and said Audi and Porsche need to offer stages of the same.

Bentley and Lamborghini have their own SUVs on the way, maybe there will be a quality parts pool and the VW parts pool, which good be great quality as well. All I know is the only VW we have owned had transmission issues like no other car.

[cfos]

This book comes in the mail.. 1 year 6 months late as that was when I bought the X3.

[rp17]

At the dealership today and they just keep going on and on bout this Macan. I said hey isnt that a Gt3 over there? That is a sports car!!! Even with a pdk! :ah: