It is powered by a twin - turbocharged 3.6 - liter, direct injected gasoline V6 engine that, up to now, has only been offered in naturally
aspirated guise.
This same aluminum block V - 6 with variable valve timing is used in the base XTS models, where it pushes out 305 hp and 264 lb - ft in naturally
aspirated guise.
Not exact matches
While none of the turbocharged engines have quite the character of one of Porsche's naturally
aspirated flat - sixes, it's hard to argue with the figures they produce, particularly given the size and weight of the Macan (in Turbo
guise it tips the scales at 2000 kg on the dot).
Power comes from a 2.0 - litre engine delivering either 178bhp in naturally
aspirated form, or 247bhp in supercharged
guise.
In GL + FWD
guise, as on test here, the front wheels are driven through a 5 - speed manual gearbox, with power arriving courtesy of a 1.6 - litre naturally
aspirated engine also carried over from the SX4.
The 991 GTS trim makes 450bhp in its standard
guise from the rear - mounted flat - six naturally
aspirated engine.
The step - up V - 6s come from GM's all - new V - 6 engine family and generate 335 hp in natural -
aspirated 3.6 - litre
guise, or 404 hp as the top - of - line 3.0 - litre twin - turbo (exact displacement of the 3.6 is actually 3,649 cc, versus 3,564 on the previous 3.6).
The Move Custom packs a 660 cc three - cylinder gasoline engine which is available in both naturally
aspirated and turbocharged
guises, to produce 52 PS and 64 PS respectively.
In the old car a flat - six cylinder naturally -
aspirated unit did the legwork, but that has now been replaced by a turbocharged flat - four cylinder in three
guises.