Macan Turbo Performance Package Delivery

Macan Turbo Performance Package Delivery

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SIXSM

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334 posts

158 months

Thursday 16th March 2017
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Has anybody taken delivery of a Macan Turbo Performance Package yet? Just intrigued to see first impressions etc. Mine not due to arrive until the end of April. I've only see road tests on the snow, so not a lot of good! Also can't seem to find any feedback from owners in threads that have taken delivery. They seem to be in very short supply by all accounts from what I can make out.

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Thursday 16th March 2017
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Yes got mine in Dec . 3000miles in now . Great daily driver .

Quick enough , handles well , makes a good noise . It was over a year since I had a standard Turbo so can't really compare if the performance difference is noticeable, but an extra 40bhp , bigger brakes and GTS suspension cannot be a bad thing !

I'm surprised how few are out there . The 1st used car only appeared on line 2 days ago ( at £95k ! )


SIXSM

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334 posts

158 months

Thursday 16th March 2017
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Thanks, you must of had one of the very first cars, looks like a lovely spec. Looking forward to seeing a few UK road tests. Will be interested to see how many Porsche UK bring in, my dealer have only been allocated one so far so numbers seem low.

GT3cs said:
Yes got mine in Dec . 3000miles in now . Great daily driver .

Quick enough , handles well , makes a good noise . It was over a year since I had a standard Turbo so can't really compare if the performance difference is noticeable, but an extra 40bhp , bigger brakes and GTS suspension cannot be a bad thing !

I'm surprised how few are out there . The 1st used car only appeared on line 2 days ago ( at £95k ! )

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Friday 17th March 2017
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SIXSM said:
Yes did seem odd that magazines were out road testing in Finland yet I had took delivery of a UK car 2 days earlier ?

I think my OPC have had 2 maybe 3 . Which colour have you gone for ..

cayman-black

12,624 posts

215 months

Friday 17th March 2017
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£95K for a Macan ffs !

GT3cs

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240 months

Friday 17th March 2017
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cayman-black said:
£95K for a Macan ffs !
It's was a particularly excessive Spec ! Mine was £74k which is a touch better.

Just to update the OP , my dealer have taken in a PTS Rivera Blue RS6 which i really fancied . I test drove today expecting to be blown away by Performance and therefore have a difficult decision to make . It was actually a disappointment . Only marginally quicker if any , handling felt sloppy in comparison and PDK felt much slicker than Audi box . Was quite surprised TBH .


SIXSM

Original Poster:

334 posts

158 months

Friday 17th March 2017
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RS6 are quite a weapon, so the MAC turbo PP must be quite something, really excited now about getting mine! Gone for Volcano grey with the turbo exterior and interior packs and a few other nice bits like the pano roof, etc. My Macan SD has been a fantastic all round car, but really fancied replacing it with an unhinged super MAC!


GT3cs said:
It's was a particularly excessive Spec ! Mine was £74k which is a touch better.

Just to update the OP , my dealer have taken in a PTS Rivera Blue RS6 which i really fancied . I test drove today expecting to be blown away by Performance and therefore have a difficult decision to make . It was actually a disappointment . Only marginally quicker if any , handling felt sloppy in comparison and PDK felt much slicker than Audi box . Was quite surprised TBH .

tree7777

333 posts

118 months

Saturday 18th March 2017
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Collected today 85k first from porsche Tewksbury very happy. Out of Macan gts can tell the diffence but gts was great 2

SIXSM

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334 posts

158 months

Sunday 19th March 2017
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Enjoy! Out of interest How does it compare to the GTS? I ordered the GTS originally which I think is probably the sweet spot in the range bang for buck, but decided last minute to change to the Turbo PP as really fancied something that felt seriously quick, kind of a practical 911 as I have two young children so needed the practicality....

tree7777 said:
Collected today 85k first from porsche Tewksbury very happy. Out of Macan gts can tell the diffence but gts was great 2

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Sunday 19th March 2017
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tree7777 said:
Collected today 85k first from porsche Tewksbury very happy. Out of Macan gts can tell the diffence but gts was great 2
Also keen to here difference . Performance Pack is a no brainier over standard Turbo , but I passed on GTS and do wonder how it compares . For comparible Spec to my PP the GTS is £65k , so £10k saving . £10k doesn't sound to bad a deal in my book for 80bhp , a slab of torque , big brakes and a new engine cover :-) . They are also pretty rare from what I can tell in comparison . Surely the pick of the range now ?

tree7777

333 posts

118 months

Sunday 19th March 2017
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Hi guys. I did part ex on a 991 Turbo S for the Macan Turbo PP so after driving that for 100 miles to the OPC most things feel a bit slow to start with. I have now had time to take the car out this morning and can say it's amazing. Not stupidly faster than the GTS but you can feel the difference everywhere. Brakes are great with the larger vented disks at the front and I think the turn into corners feels better too. Only negative is the edge of the front brake disks are not powder coated like the rears and all other porsche steels I have driven so there is rust on the outer edge. Think I will talk to porsche about this.
Otherwise very happy and am confident You will get the extra £10000 (or so) back when you come to sell down the line.

tree7777

333 posts

118 months

Sunday 19th March 2017
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tree7777

333 posts

118 months

Sunday 19th March 2017
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Looking at the photo does that look right? Normally powder coated??

SIXSM

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334 posts

158 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Seems odd, I would not expect that with the discs. Thanks for the feedback, sounds like it's much punchier than the GTS.

tree7777 said:
Looking at the photo does that look right? Normally powder coated??

spareparts

6,777 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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tree7777 said:
Not stupidly faster than the GTS but you can feel the difference everywhere. Brakes are great with the larger vented disks at the front and I think the turn into corners feels better too. Only negative is the edge of the front brake disks are not powder coated like the rears and all other porsche steels I have driven so there is rust on the outer edge. Think I will talk to porsche about this.
GTS, Turbo, and Turbo PP all share the exact same brakes.

GTS vs Turbo PP:
360hp vs 440hp
500NM vs 600NM
5.2s vs 4.4s to 62mph
1895kg vs 1925kg

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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spareparts said:
GTS, Turbo, and Turbo PP all share the exact same brakes.
No the Turbo PP has its own dedicated brakes. 30mm larger grooved disks . Agree the GTS has the standard Turbo brakes . .

Dr S

4,995 posts

225 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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No reason to buy a stock Turbo anymore

spareparts

6,777 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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GT3cs said:
spareparts said:
GTS, Turbo, and Turbo PP all share the exact same brakes.
No the Turbo PP has its own dedicated brakes. 30mm larger grooved disks . Agree the GTS has the standard Turbo brakes . .
Ha! I didn't realise that. Thanks for the correction. The GTS/Turbo brakes have never been found wanting in even very spirited driving through the Alps up/down the various alpine roads. So maybe the bigger discs are useful for trackwork...

Dr S said:
No reason to buy a stock Turbo anymore
TBH, I also sort of question the need for anything more than the twin-turbo'd GTS either. A 5second family wagon has already proven to be plenty to aggravate the wife and kids in the back when the loud pedal gets mashed!

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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spareparts said:
Ha! I didn't realise that. Thanks for the correction. The GTS/Turbo brakes have never been found wanting in even very spirited driving through the Alps up/down the various alpine roads. So maybe the bigger discs are useful for trackwork...
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I think it's all down to the 60-0 time needing to be half 0-60 , which is some kind of Porsche policy I keep reading about .

tree7777

333 posts

118 months

Wednesday 22nd March 2017
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GT3cs said:
spareparts said:
GTS, Turbo, and Turbo PP all share the exact same brakes.
No the Turbo PP has its own dedicated brakes. 30mm larger grooved disks . Agree the GTS has the standard Turbo brakes . .
Yes if you look at photo you can see the groves on brake disk