The Porsche Macan is the second most popular model in the Porsche family after the Cayenne, and in fact, the sales volume is not much different, and even compared to other Porsche models, the Macan is relatively more grounded, and it is easier to become the first Porsche in life.
Over the years, Porsche has updated the Macan every year, while improving its stabilization characteristics, while keeping pace with the times to add more of the latest technology configurations, which has gradually made the Macan a phenomenon-level SUV, and it can even be said that it has created its own unique level.
But for the entry-level Macan tested by foreign media, its most obvious shortcoming is its 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine, no matter how hard Porsche tries, this 4-cylinder engine can squeeze out the power after all, "only" more than 260 horsepower, the maximum torque of 400 Nm. Porsche was restrained and did not make the 4-cylinder machine the strongest 2.0T in history similar to the AMG, of course, Porsche also fully possessed this capability.
In the creation of the interior, the quality of the Porsche model is not to say, and the upgraded entry-level Macan has also done a lot of work in the interior technology, especially the design of the middle channel, from the initial physical button upgrade to the touch button, even let you have a feeling of being a little out of place with the relatively conservative air outlet and physical buttons.
Porsche Macan's sense of handling will not make you feel that this is an SUV about 1.6 meters high, more like a performance car, you will feel that in all aspects of the performance is very accurate, is the typical German machine to bring people the feeling, when steering, the body almost does not make you feel any roll, but this harder suspension design, perhaps suitable for European driving habits, for Chinese customers, may not be so comfortable.
In addition, due to the relative lack of power in the engine of the entry-level Macan, in slightly intense driving conditions, Porsche's PDK 7-speed transmission seems to be somewhat inadequate, especially in order to ensure enough torque, it needs to be constantly downshifted, fortunately, the overall feeling is quite smooth, but still let the performance explosion process is not some delay, of course, even if it is a real performance explosion, the entry-level Macan's versatile use is not so shocking, At around 6.2 seconds, this result should be considered the lowest of all Porsche models.
If nothing else, it's hard to buy an entry-level Porsche veneer, because you need, or have to add, options, and you might even suspect that Porsche's production line has never had any zero-option vehicles. For example, this Porsche Macan test drive by foreign media, it is equipped with leather seats, and the standard is a fabric seat, imagine if you really want to sit in a fabric seat porsche? In addition, the car also has an optional 20-inch gold rim, and the standard rim is 18 inches, think again, would you like your Porsche to use an 18-inch rim?
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the entry-level Porsche Macan is a model with a very high retention rate, in the British market, its residual value after 3 years can still reach 70%, although it can not be regarded as a wealth management product, but this retention rate is really not low.