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Also new to the Macan options list are full - LED headlights, which drastically increase visibility at night, and Porsche also says steering responses have been sharpened across the range as it's fine - tuned the Macan's electric steering.

Porsche has also added new colours to the refreshed Macan range, which goes on sale at the start of 2016.

This Macan Turbo, like the M3, uses a twin - turbocharged six - cylinder engine, though it's 3.6 litres in size and a little down on power, with 394bhp, albeit an identical 406 lb ft torque figure.

Porsche wants the Macan to be the first compact SUV that's also a sports car.

Porsche Macan v BMW M3 — it may not seem like a direct comparison, but their target buyers may be a lot more closely aligned than you think.

The six - cylinder Macan S drops to 32.1 mpg and 207g / km and if you opt for the Macan GTS, also six of cylinder and turbocharged of aspiration, you get identical figures.

But it's also an SUV, so the Macan comes with standard all - wheel drive, power liftgate, off - road mode and available air suspension with adjustable ride height.

All the stars and highlights from the 2013 Los Angeles motor show, including the Jaguar F - type Coupe and Porsche Macan SUV

The Macan's driving position is excellent however, being more similar to that of a 911 than most SUVs seem to manage.

It's powered by an upgraded 360 - hp, twin - turbo V - 6 matched to the brand's seven - speed PDK dual - clutch automatic and is fitted with bigger brake rotors from the Macan Turbo.

«The Macan Turbo is the only SUV that I've ever really enjoyed driving at speed.

The Macan GTS is the latest, slotted between the Macan S and Macan Turbo.

On the Macan, which starts below $ 50,000, natural leather seats in «espresso» cost $ 4,920, and a custom paint job will set you back $ 6,520.

Yet more buyers will see the $ 50,990 wisdom of the Macan S, whose name obscures its own twin - turbo claim of 340 horses from a 3.0 - liter V - 6.

Now, with the smaller Macan SUV, a company once known exclusively for sports cars may see four - or five - seaters account for a boggling 75 percent of its soaring international sales.

SUV: There are other, far more impressive performance - themed machines I've driven — most notably the Porsche Macan, which I truly enjoy.

Alfa Romeo estimates the Stelvio Quadrifoglio can do 0 - 60 in 3.9 seconds and a Porsche Macan Turbo clocked 4.2 seconds in our tests.

On a global scale, the Macan is expected to push Porsche sales over the 200,000 mark this year.

Power is sent to all four wheels through Porsche's seven - speed dual - clutch PDK transmission, allowing the spicier Macan to crack 60 mph in 4.8 seconds with the Sport Chrono package.

As for the hyperbole extended to the Macan?

Demand for the popular Porsche Macan midsize luxury crossover has exceeded the number of vehicles allocated to the U.S., leaving dealers scrambling for enough cars to sell to eager customers.

Lower, 6.5 inches shorter, and up to 500 pounds lighter than a Cayenne GTS, the Macan feels quicker and more agile, less like a bull run amok.

Detlev did not comment on which markets the extra Macan models would be taken from, nor did he specify the number of vehicle that will be allocated to the U.S., though he described the new allocation as «substantial.»

The Macan can live with these pocket rockets on the straights, too, its turbocharged 355bhp 3 - litre V6 allowing it to cover the 0 - 62mph sprint in just 5.2 seconds.

The Macan and Cayenne already are Porsche's bestsellers, and with its Bentayga, Bentley has taken Ettore Bugatti's epithet about «the fastest trucks in Europe» literally.

The sporty tune used for the Macan GTS» stability control system allows for almost double the yaw, and the must - have torque - vectoring option selectively delivers torque between the rear wheels.

Therein lies the beauty of the Macan GTS: It does not force the buyer to trade practicality for performance or vice versa.

It had initially benchmarked the BMW X4 and Audi Q5, but according to the head of the F - Pace's off - road capabilities, the engineering team went back to the lab when the Porsche Macan broke cover.

There, the Macan's hill descent control and 9.5 inches of air - lifted maximum ground clearance let it traipse over hills, obstacles, and 40 - degree pitches with ease.

Ultimately, at evo we'll always plump for a fast estate if performance and practicality are what's required, but if only an SUV will do, the Macan is really the only option if you still want to enjoy the drive.

The rear - biased all - wheel - drive system helps the Macan rotate around corners like a proper Porsche, and the tail whips from hairpin to hairpin with the eagerness of a border collie.

Like the other models that share the GTS moniker, the performance of the new Macan falls somewhere in the middle, right in between the Macan S and the top - end Macan Turbo.

We got to the top of Pikes Peak in 14 minutes, 5 seconds, a far cry from the 9:46 Zwart did last year in a 911; he thinks the Macan GTS could run in the mid-12s with a more seasoned driver behind its steering wheel.

The Macan GTS is an attractive prospect at $ 68,250 but in typical Porsche fashion, tacking on performance and luxury essentials such as torque vectoring, leather, adaptive cruise control, and Porsche's new PCM infotainment system with navigation rapidly increases your out - the - door price.

I asked myself shortly after grabbing the keys to this Rhodium Silver 2017 Porsche Macan GTS.

It checks all of the important luxury SUV boxes and neatly fills the $ 50k - $ 70k gap for the company's lineup, giving Land Rover a dollar - for - dollar answer to the Porsche Macan, Mercedes - Benz GLE, and BMW X5.

The confidence and pleasure you feel driving the Macan GTS is a cut above any other crossover in its class.

It's only when slowing down that the Macan's mass really starts to tell.

The Porsche Macan also fits the bill as an X6 competitor, even though it's slightly smaller and a little less expensive (to start).

But Porsche emphasizes that two - thirds of the Macan's parts are entirely new, including all the biggies: body panels, engines, suspension, interior, and all - wheel - drive system.

Put simply, the Porsche Macan turns the SUV rules of engagement on their head.

Inevitably, the Macan is more expensive than any Q5, especially the Turbo model, whose 400 - hp, 3.6 - liter biturbo blast requires a $ 73,295 ante.

Speeding through the mountain's devilish 156 turns is an absolute rush regardless of what you're driving, even if it's a stock luxury crossover, like a 2017 Porsche Macan GTS.

To kick things off, the new Macan GTS sports a retuned ECU for its 3.0 - liter twin - turbo V - 6, which gives a 20 hp and 30 lb - ft boost in output over the base Macan S, for a total of 360 hp and 369 lb - ft of torque.

Although it sits 0.9 - inch lower than its siblings, the 63.0 - inch - tall Macan GTS still sits several inches higher than performance - oriented offerings like the Mercedes - AMG E43 and Ford Mustang, and a foot or so higher than sports cars like the 911.

Neither overzealous driving nor rough patches of pavement can upset the Macan's composure.

The fact that more buyers will pick the GTS out of their local dealer's Macan selection just because they like the wheels than because of its performance credentials is beside the point.

The 2017 Porsche Macan GTS stickers in at $ 68,250 including destination, and will be available at dealers beginning in March of 2016.

Not in the real world, where you'd have to be a complete nutter to push the Macan GTS hard enough for the higher center of gravity to impact performance.

With the Cayenne and now the Macan, Porsche has found a mix that lets it build a business case around the whole brand, including the iconic models that would likely wither and die if left on their own.