Macan, worth it?
Discussion
Deep said:
The Macan won't be quite a practical as a load lugger but I'm smitten!
It might be:C63 490ltr space with seats up, 1,510ltr seats down.
Macan: 500ltr seats up, 1,500ltr seats down.
You might even find it's easier for smaller stuff, not having to bend down into the opening of the C63.
(Just trying to sell the Porsche a little further!)Should both tow about the same as well.
I'm around 5 weeks and 1,000 miles in now and my initial shock of changing from a sports car to an SUV has subsided. I'm now loving the Macan S diesel as it can do the normal mode on the motorway superbly and on the back roads in Sport mode, the way it blasts from corner to corner is great fun. OK, you don't interact with the engine the same as a Nasp F6, but still, it is a great drive, added to the practicality and now an average of 34mpg!
I may once again, start to see the Porsche badge on its nose as more than a bit of marketing 'tat' at this rate!
I may once again, start to see the Porsche badge on its nose as more than a bit of marketing 'tat' at this rate!
PhantomPH said:
It might be:
C63 490ltr space with seats up, 1,510ltr seats down.
Macan: 500ltr seats up, 1,500ltr seats down.
You might even find it's easier for smaller stuff, not having to bend down into the opening of the C63. (Just trying to sell the Porsche a little further!)
Should both tow about the same as well.
That's actually quite enlightening, I just assumed that the c estate boot was bigger.C63 490ltr space with seats up, 1,510ltr seats down.
Macan: 500ltr seats up, 1,500ltr seats down.
You might even find it's easier for smaller stuff, not having to bend down into the opening of the C63.
(Just trying to sell the Porsche a little further!)Should both tow about the same as well.
Thank you sir!
Deep said:
Thank you sir!
More than welcome! Obviously it depends on what you regularly lug around and it's shape (so worth having a play with the Macan before you commit on a glance alone) but it should be fine.I regularly point out that when my daughters were toddler & baby sized, our family car was an RX8. We were never wanting for space and it was pretty easy (in fact easier than a 5-door hatch) to put the kids in their car seats in the back thanks to the suicide doors creating a nice big opening. In terms of the boot, the only iffy bit was the narrow access. A couple of minutes of Truck Tetris and we were happily off to visit relatives for the weekend with pushchair and bags.
The moral of that tale? Unless you play the double bass in a swing band, you'd be surprised what you can get away with as a family car.
To be fair you can't compare a Golf hatchback with a Macan, the latter is a much bigger car.
I'd use the Golf estate as a comparisonand that has a huge boot (over 600 litres) which would take your pushchairs and the weekly shop with ease.
However the Macan is without a doubt in a different league on all measures....including price.
I'd use the Golf estate as a comparisonand that has a huge boot (over 600 litres) which would take your pushchairs and the weekly shop with ease.
However the Macan is without a doubt in a different league on all measures....including price.
Deep said:
To be fair you can't compare a Golf hatchback with a Macan, the latter is a much bigger car.
I'd use the Golf estate as a comparisonand that has a huge boot (over 600 litres) which would take your pushchairs and the weekly shop with ease.
However the Macan is without a doubt in a different league on all measures....including price.
Yeah I'm not into estates at allI'd use the Golf estate as a comparisonand that has a huge boot (over 600 litres) which would take your pushchairs and the weekly shop with ease.
However the Macan is without a doubt in a different league on all measures....including price.
I have just got back from my rs3 test drive and that thing was very urgent very loud and a hooligan this rly isn't going to be an easy decision I do have 12 month to make my mind up though so maybe the next macan will be out
Both the RS3 and the Porsche are similar prices with a few options and looking to order in march
Edited by ghost83 on Friday 1st December 12:29
ghost83 said:
Yeah I'm not into estates at all
I have just got back from my rs3 test drive and that thing was very urgent very loud and a hooligan this rly isn't going to be an easy decision I do have 12 month to make my mind up though so maybe the next macan will be out
Both the RS3 and the Porsche are similar prices with a few options and looking to order in march
How did you find the steering on the RS3? I test drove the S4 avant in summer and it had the most inert and vague steering I have ever experienced in my life. There is no way I could live with it.I have just got back from my rs3 test drive and that thing was very urgent very loud and a hooligan this rly isn't going to be an easy decision I do have 12 month to make my mind up though so maybe the next macan will be out
Both the RS3 and the Porsche are similar prices with a few options and looking to order in march
Edited by ghost83 on Friday 1st December 12:29
The RS3 even in sportback form is a very different proposition in terms of practicality to the Macan. The former has a boot capacity of 380 with the seats up and 1200 with them down. That's really quite small and far to small for me anyway.
Deep said:
How did you find the steering on the RS3? I test drove the S4 avant in summer and it had the most inert and vague steering I have ever experienced in my life. There is no way I could live with it.
The RS3 even in sportback form is a very different proposition in terms of practicality to the Macan. The former has a boot capacity of 380 with the seats up and 1200 with them down. That's really quite small and far to small for me anyway.
The steering just felt like any other car with electric steering you don't really have any feel but I don't mind that the car was lovely and a very very different proposition The RS3 even in sportback form is a very different proposition in terms of practicality to the Macan. The former has a boot capacity of 380 with the seats up and 1200 with them down. That's really quite small and far to small for me anyway.
I'm in That situation where I want a 4 wheel drive but don't know whether to continue the hot hatch route or go suv
The Porsche appeals more because it's a Porsche obviously but retained value has to come into it too,
ghost83 said:
Pompey1962 said:
How did the test drives go ?...I'm considering the GTS as a daily, I've got a test drive in a Turbo this weekend as they don't have a GTS but also considering the RS3 / RS4.
The Porsche was absolutely beautiful if I'm honest and the RS3 is scheduled for 10am tomorrow coyft said:
The thing I noticed is that in the Macan you are not sitting in a straight line. The pedals are slightly to the right of the seat, perhaps it's this that makes in difficult to get comfortable.
I had one as a courtesy car from Porsche Reading, and noticed the exact same thing.... the tunnel really intrudes into the footwell and for me I struggled to find a position my right leg was happy with for extended drives.I've seen comments about this in reviews etc, but very few from long term owners.... which I find a little odd. Do people just adapt to it?
Edited by MrJingles705 on Sunday 3rd December 08:41
“I've seen comments about this in reviews etc, but very few from long term owners.... which I find a little odd. Do people just adapt to it?“
Must admit, I have never noticed it in my GTS but I will be looking out for it when I drive it this morning. As for the difference between the Macan and the RS4, the Macan just feels like a luxury leather glove whereas my Audis were woollen mittens by comparison......
Although I must admit that it tends to be more expensive to spec the Macan to the same level as an equivalent Audi. Also I haven’t driven the latest SQ5 so not sure how that compares with the GTS.......
Must admit, I have never noticed it in my GTS but I will be looking out for it when I drive it this morning. As for the difference between the Macan and the RS4, the Macan just feels like a luxury leather glove whereas my Audis were woollen mittens by comparison......
Although I must admit that it tends to be more expensive to spec the Macan to the same level as an equivalent Audi. Also I haven’t driven the latest SQ5 so not sure how that compares with the GTS.......
I assume that owners must adapt to it, as I seem to have? During the 1st week or so, I really thought I would have to get rid of the car due to a lack of a comfortable seating position? However, after 'softening off' all the side bolsters and the lumbar support, plus occasionally bringing my left leg back towards the seat instead of leaving it on the rest (which 'squares up' my hips), I now rarely notice or think I am uncomfortable? I recall this being an issue on the smaller range of BMWs, such as the E46?
It's not great admittedly and recall my 911s and 981 being spot on in this regard.
It's not great admittedly and recall my 911s and 981 being spot on in this regard.
nsm3 said:
Mine is or was with the 18 ways. I tried lots of combinations before I got the setting I wanted (or gave in!).
Smaller passengers (under 5ft 5ins), seem to have a real game clambering over the side bolsters, mostly getting out.
I have that issue with the side bolsters on the 18 ways on my 991, but its something I accept because it's a sports car and the 'tight' nature of the seats is needed to hold you in place when giving it some welly.Smaller passengers (under 5ft 5ins), seem to have a real game clambering over the side bolsters, mostly getting out.
If the 18 ways are as snug on the Macan it wouldn't seem like a good option to me, its a different kind of car of course.
I'd be interested to know if people with 8 way and 14 way seats have had problems as well.
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