2014 Porsche Macan S - Original Press Car

Highlights

• Original Porsche press car
• Comes with a collection of magazine covers and articles
• Full Porsche main dealer history and still under warranty
• Recently refurbished 20-inch DesignSport alloy wheels
• Power Steering Plus upgrade

Overview

During its development, the Porsche Macan was known within Porsche as Project Cajun, the name being an abruption of Cayenne Junior. Its purpose, then, was pretty obvious – to take the basis of what had become the fastest-selling and most profitable Porsche model ever and repackage it into a smaller and more affordable format, and one that would inevitably bring more new faces into the Porsche fold.

It may have taken purists a while to accept a Porsche SUV as true to the brand, but when the Macan made its debut, it made business look slow for the proverbial hot cake seller. There was a long waiting list, and the car was showered with accolades – in South Africa, it even won the coveted Car of the Year award.

Naturally, to launch the car, Porsche went all-out to ensure the media got to drive the very best examples in the range. This is one of them – an original Porsche press car, in Macan S specification and with a specification list that leaves little unticked. As well as its punchy 340bhp twin-turbo V6, it has Porsche ‘PASM’ adaptive suspension and dampers, 18-way adaptive sports seats, 20-inch DesignSport alloys and carbon side blades to give it visual impact.

It also has a full Porsche Main Dealer service history, as well as a selection of magazines and news articles in which it was featured, including the covers of both Top Gear and EVO. Such pedigree is rare and adds further to the appeal of what’s already a desirable, high-performance Porsche SUV. If you want to add a cover star to your own collection, such opportunities don’t come around very often. If a Macan is ever to become a collector’s item, it’s this one…

History and documentation

• UK registration document
• MOT April 2025
• Original handbook, PCM guide, dealer directory, quick start guide and service book
• Invoices to accompany services, most recently for £889 in May 2024 at 65,776 miles
• Service history is stamped as follows: PDI (2004, Porsche Group Operations), 12,599 miles (2016, Porsche Centre, Hatfield), 31,175 miles (2018, Porsche Centre, Hatfield), 44,750 miles (2020, Porsche Centre, Cambridge), 53,500 miles (2022, Porsche Centre, West London), 65,776 miles (2024, Porsche Centre, Reading).
• Selection of magazine articles including front covers of EVO and Top Gear, in which the car is featured
• Car Vertical history report from September 2023
• Two keys
• ULEZ compliant
• Still under Porsche Assistance Warranty as an Approved Pre-Owned Vehicle until 26/9/2025

Interior

• Black leather 18-way adjustable sports seats in excellent order with minimal signs of wear
• Panoramic glass roof
• Ice-cold air con
• Manual roll sunblinds for rear side windows
• Heated front seats with memory function
• Brushed aluminium interior highlights
• Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system with sat nav and Bluetooth
• Reversing camera including ParkAssist front and rear
• Load space management system with genuine Porsche extended load bay liner
• Cruise control
• Speed limit indicator
• Traffic sign recognition
• Bose Surround Sound speaker system
• Isofix mountings
• Stainless steel Porsche door kick plates
• Power tailgate

Exterior

• Rhodium Silver metallic
• High gloss black trim package
• Carbon side blades
• 20-inch DesignSport black alloys, refurbished and powder coated in September 2023
• New centre caps
• Matching Pirelli Scorpion tyres all-round
• Bi-Xenon headlamps with Porsche Dynamic Lighting System
• Very small number of stone chips to front valance but overall presents very well indeed

Mechanical

• 3.0-litre V6 twin turbo
• 340bhp
• Sport Chrono Package
• Launch Control
• Normal, Sport and Sport Plus Mode
• Larger and sought after 75-litre factory fuel tank upgrade
• Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)
• Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)
• Porsche PDK clutchless Transmission with standard automatic plus manual mode and steering wheel paddles
• Power Steering Plus variable feedback upgrade

Summary

Quite apart from this being a really enticing example of the Macan, and in one of the model’s best specifications, it’s also a car with a fascinating history – one that’s bound to raise the eyebrows of Porsche collectors.

Added to that the facts that it’s impressively fast and agile and, by dint of its press car history, about as well-equipped as you could dare imagine a Macan to be, and you have a slick, stylish and sporty SUV that’s much more interesting than a nearly new Qashai. A family car, sports car and future collector’s item all in one – there aren’t many cars that can stake a claim quite like that one.

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