Porsche Macan Turbo experience or thoughts?

[BS ISF]

I am starting a thread on this cause my ISF was totaled by another guy. I am looking at all kinds of cars and SUV's but I keep coming back to these Macan Turbo's. I am torn between getting an SUV that do some mild off-roading or a sport SUV. If i stay in a sedan then their is another 2013 ISF that I am already looking at. Went and looked at a TRD 4Runner Pro and I like them but not in love with it. Also looked at a couple Land Crusiers/Lexus LX570's that i like but man they are huge. Maybe too big for my needs and wants.

So sport SUV's I looked at:
F-Pace First Edition but reliability really kills it.
Jeep SRT8's everyone has one.
X5 M's/X6 M's are just too much $$$
Porsche Cayanne Turbo same year's are too much $$$

Macan Turbo's:

Runs 12's stock and with tune and intakes can cut a high 11. Impressive.
Handling reviews have been amazing and most say it handles as well as some sport sedan's.
Reliability is top's in it's catagory on JD Power. https://www.jdpower.com/cars/2017/porsche/macan/awd
Love the interiors.

Exterior not the best looking but really is going on me in the Turbo trim.

Anyone have one or have spent anytime driving one?

Any thoughts welcome.

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[Pressure Ratio]

This thread interests me. I want to buy an SUV. But I don't need a large one. The Macan Turbo has been on my radar as well. The biggest complaint seems to be passenger & cargo space. If you don't need a ton of either it's probably an ok buy. Just get a warranty if you are looking at used ones. Or find a good independent shop that knows Porsche and is reasonably priced. If you need a recommendation I have one for you.

I wonder what Bru thinks of them?

 

[RICH17]

Isnt this thing tiny on the inside?

 

[BS ISF]

It is small on the inside. But coming from the ISF which was pretty damn small, this will fit my needs fine. Me, my girl and my dog. Pack for small trips would be about the most I would need it for.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Isnt this thing tiny on the inside?

It's bigger than my 911. ?‍ haha


As I said, interior space is what I read more than any other complaint. But it is a luxury compact SUV. If you want a small sedan feel and performance with more ground clearance and cargo space, it might be a good fit. If you need more space the Cayenne is the one you need. But he said that is out of his price range.

Cargo space Macan (cubic feet) seats up 17.6 / seats down 52.9
Cargo space Cayenne coupe (cubic feet) seats up 22 / seats down 54.3
Cargo space Cayenne (cubic feet) seats up 27.1 / seats down 60.3




I think the versions of the "Coupe" SUV look great. But they defeat the reason for an SUV when it comes to cargo space.

 

[Bru]

This thread interests me. I want to buy an SUV. But I don't need a large one. The Macan Turbo has been on my radar as well. The biggest complaint seems to be passenger & cargo space. If you don't need a ton of either it's probably an ok buy. Just get a warranty if you are looking at used ones. Or find a good independent shop that knows Porsche and is reasonably priced. If you need a recommendation I have one for you.

I wonder what Bru thinks of them?

Last one I drove was a 2016 S. Expensive, small, but worth it considering the quality and performance you get for the price compared with similarly priced/sized luxury SUVs.https://www.cars.com/reviews/our-view-2016-porsche-macan-1420689358861/

 

[01Cobra]

2020 BMW X3M Competition

 

[Grabber]

The owner of my company has a 2017 Macan GTS.

Nice looking car inside and out. Pretty comfortable with a lot of features.

However, he's had a few issues with it and it has VERY low miles. It's been into service for a few things that have gone wrong with the car, outside of maintenance.

Considering how much power it makes and how light they are, in stock form, they are slouches.

Only experience I come from in terms of their speed, well, my boss wanted to run my Durango from a dead stop and I gave him the hit, but, still yanked out a little hard on him and was pulling away by 40-50. He said turbo lag, but, not sure.

I definitely like them, but, for me and my needs, they are too small.

 

[nytebyte]

I'm considering one of these too. The specs look pretty good and it has a nice interior.
I don't need a ton of space and don't want a very big SUV.
I also want good performance, AWD and a DCT, so this fits the bill.

 

[BS ISF]

Well this is an interesting scenario.

Body shop says my cars cash value is around $17K.
State Farm comes back and says it's worth $21K

So now with that $4K jump and $13K in damage......No total loss.

Anyone have this happen?

 

[Spivitz]

Daddy is pleased, I sincerely love The F

 

[BS ISF]

Thanks man and me too. It just seems weird that a body shop and insurance company is $4K apart on the cash value of a car. No?

 

[Spivitz]

This thread interests me. I want to buy an SUV. But I don't need a large one. The Macan Turbo has been on my radar as well. The biggest complaint seems to be passenger & cargo space. If you don't need a ton of either it's probably an ok buy. Just get a warranty if you are looking at used ones. Or find a good independent shop that knows Porsche and is reasonably priced. If you need a recommendation I have one for you.

I wonder what Bru thinks of them?

Can I interest you in a "tastefully modified" basically "Pampered" it's whole life
5,000lbs of pure, blowing away everyone (1/8 mile, street addition) satisfaction?

Then look no further, I have what you, and anyone else needs, One Black Super Sport SUV.

It can be yours for the low price of $37, 000.
....

 

[boostedguy05]

Thanks man and me too. It just seems weird that a body shop and insurance company is $4K apart on the cash value of a car. No?

its also a hard to price car with not many being on the market.

 

[boostedguy05]

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[boostedguy05]

nation wide, 15 are for sale.

 

[BS ISF]

^^^very true. Only 7K brought to the US from 2008-14.

 

[boostedguy05]

do you want the car totaled out, or do you want it fixed.

 

[BS ISF]

I am fine with either. I may push for a total and see where that goes.

 

[P Life]

2015 macan turbo was the first bad ass car i ever owned. The suspension is extraordinary and it handles like a car. It comes standard with PASM adjustable dampers. Also has a very good twin clutch pdk. They are fast. Stock. Can outhandle 8/10 sports cars. Sport chrono kicks it up a notch also.
the rear seats are small- main downside. Its more like a car thsn sn SUV

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I hate you, this thread is making me look at Panamera Turbo's.

 

[GLADIATOR]

 

[BS ISF]

Well I may revisit this at a later time as i am going to keep the F for now. I do love these things and will most likely get one in the near future.

 

[quikturbo]

Just saw your thread on CL, crazy that they are opting to fix. I suppose it does give you a bit more time to evaluate the Macan though, and wait for prices to come down.
I need to do suspension on my car pretty soon, it being an 08' it rattles my fillings out, so I'll likely do 2011+ stock stuff.
How was the ride on the factory stuff? Or should I look at the Bilstiens as well?

 

[BS ISF]

The second I found out that the front passenger shock was toast I went on the hunt for the Bilstein B6's. There is a huge thread on CL about these. I wanted to get rid of the harsh ride and dampening without lowering the car. Search for the Bilstein B6 thread on CL for reviews. I will let you know when I get my car back and have put some miles on. I got all 4 for $725 with shipping but had to go to 2 different shops to get all 4.