Porsche Macan Turbo | Driven

[Steve7777]

anonymous said:

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Except at the bottom of the road up to the resort the French police will force 2wd cars to stop and put chains on, which is a right pita, but wave the 4x4s past. And then when you get to your chalet and there’s a foot of snow on your driveway have fun digging.

[DonkeyApple]

Steve7777 said:

Except at the bottom of the road up to the resort the French police will force 2wd cars to stop and put chains on, which is a right pita, but wave the 4x4s past. And then when you get to your chalet and there’s a foot of snow on your driveway have fun digging.

It’s the little things that make the difference. You can get any old car over a muddy field if you drive it correctly and equip it appropriately. In Africa the locals potter around in clapped out 2wd stuff on bald tyres but they don’t need to get anywhere for a specific time and there is lots of free labour on tap to assist. The proper sort of SUV has the big compromise of knowing that you’ll never win Le Mans but it has 101 little, often irrelevant benefits that time and time again add up to make them the more convenient and easier option to live with. Have a family, need a car that both partners can drive, need something for munching miles, need something for lugging equipment and luggage, need something that makes the last 50yards of your 300 mile drive guaranteed to be uneventful, want something that has the lowest amount of possible family friction and can be used for greatest number of scenarios and all of a sudden the comfortable van really does become the smart option over the very dated designs of the saloon or estate which came about at a different time when people’s lives were different and the engineering not available to evolve the car forward.

There is a very good reason why so many owners of fun, impractical sports cars also opt for the second car to be an SUV. The two work beautifully together. And it’s no real surprise that padddocks and places like the BRDC car park are full of SUVs. Because they are full of drivers who understand the common sense of using the right car for the right job and make it a priority.

[anonymous-user]

PMacanGTS said:

I’ve had my Turbo for just over a month, the negatives are:

1. It’s early days but it doesn’t feel as driver focused as my previous GTS. Which is understandable, but still a bit disappointing.
2.The new PSCB that come as standard on the Turbo are a bit grabby for a daily. I’d much prefer ordinary steels.

I’ve only just done the 1.8k run in miles, so haven’t really given it a proper work out yet. But it’s clearly capable in a straight line, as all Porsche Turbo variants are. I’m just not sure it’ll be quite as nimble in the corners as the GTS.

It’s still a very capable machine and I’m being ultra critical here, as I love the Macan. I’m just not sure I’ll love this one as much as I did the GTS. We’ll see.

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 21st December 00:22

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 21st December 01:57

That’s interesting to hear

I will say that my Turbo really started to loosen up
in terms of noise and general fun factor at about 5k miles.

I’m guessing there will be a Turbo S/Performance Packsge along at some stage which might feel a bit sharper perhaps ?

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

DonkeyApple said:

Steve7777 said:

Except at the bottom of the road up to the resort the French police will force 2wd cars to stop and put chains on, which is a right pita, but wave the 4x4s past. And then when you get to your chalet and there’s a foot of snow on your driveway have fun digging.

It’s the little things that make the difference. You can get any old car over a muddy field if you drive it correctly and equip it appropriately. In Africa the locals potter around in clapped out 2wd stuff on bald tyres but they don’t need to get anywhere for a specific time and there is lots of free labour on tap to assist. The proper sort of SUV has the big compromise of knowing that you’ll never win Le Mans but it has 101 little, often irrelevant benefits that time and time again add up to make them the more convenient and easier option to live with. Have a family, need a car that both partners can drive, need something for munching miles, need something for lugging equipment and luggage, need something that makes the last 50yards of your 300 mile drive guaranteed to be uneventful, want something that has the lowest amount of possible family friction and can be used for greatest number of scenarios and all of a sudden the comfortable van really does become the smart option over the very dated designs of the saloon or estate which came about at a different time when people’s lives were different and the engineering not available to evolve the car forward.

There is a very good reason why so many owners of fun, impractical sports cars also opt for the second car to be an SUV. The two work beautifully together. And it’s no real surprise that padddocks and places like the BRDC car park are full of SUVs. Because they are full of drivers who understand the common sense of using the right car for the right job and make it a priority.

A very good post

[aeropilot]

DonkeyApple said:

There is a very good reason why so many owners of fun, impractical sports cars also opt for the second car to be an SUV. The two work beautifully together. And it’s no real surprise that padddocks and places like the BRDC car park are full of SUVs. Because they are full of drivers who understand the common sense of using the right car for the right job and make it a priority.

Yep, after nearly 3 years with the X5, I'd not consider having a non-SUV.
Its a bit too big for my needs, but I bought it for the hugely practical split fold tailgate, and the lovely interior with the optional 'comfort seats'. It would be nigh on perfect if only it had height adjustable air-suspension.

[Cheib]

PMacanGTS said:

I’ve had my Turbo for just over a month, the negatives are:

1. It’s early days but it doesn’t feel as driver focused as my previous GTS. Which is understandable, but still a bit disappointing.
2.The new PSCB that come as standard on the Turbo are a bit grabby for a daily. I’d much prefer ordinary steels.

I’ve only just done the 1.8k run in miles, so haven’t really given it a proper work out yet. But it’s clearly capable in a straight line, as all Porsche Turbo variants are. I’m just not sure it’ll be quite as nimble in the corners as the GTS.

It’s still a very capable machine and I’m being ultra critical here, as I love the Macan. I’m just not sure I’ll love this one as much as I did the GTS. We’ll see.

Edited by PMacanGTS on Saturday 21st December 00:22

Edited by PMacanGTS on Saturday 21st December 01:57

I read the article and was reading through the thread and then read this post which confirms my thoughts!

I’ve got a 2018 Macan Turbo PP (which as I am sure you know shares the more focused GTS suspension)....so I think the biggest problem for the new Macan is that apart from the light bar and the bigger screen the differences with the new model are minimal and with used high spec Turbo PP’s currently £60k ish I think you’d be mad to buy a new Turbo. My Turbo PP is going nowhere.

[Terminator X]

aeropilot said:

GARETH-9mwqt said:

Then went and purchased an RS4, which was cheaper, quicker, had more boot space and wouldn’t get vandalised because ‘it’s a shouty suv’.

You instead bought one of the most stolen cars in the UK, one of the reasons being because it wouldn't get vandalised for being a shouty suv........ oh the irony

That must be BS as there are hardly any current shape RS4's around. Surely the scrotes just steal whatever is easiest?

TX.

[aeropilot]

Terminator X said:

That must be BS as there are hardly any current shape RS4's around. Surely the scrotes just steal whatever is easiest?

It was a comment regarding Audi RS types in general. Audi RS's and Golf R's are top of scrotes wanted list of cars to nick.

[PMacanGTS]

Cheib said:

I read the article and was reading through the thread and then read this post which confirms my thoughts!

I’ve got a 2018 Macan Turbo PP (which as I am sure you know shares the more focused GTS suspension)....so I think the biggest problem for the new Macan is that apart from the light bar and the bigger screen the differences with the new model are minimal and with used high spec Turbo PP’s currently £60k ish I think you’d be mad to buy a new Turbo. My Turbo PP is going nowhere.

I wish I’d have waited for the GTS for the more focused setup. And I’d have saved myself c£10k too. I need to start working on my impulse control.