2023 Porsche Macan Review: The little SUV to buy when you love to drive
. It’s also reasonably spacious and comfy for adults back there despite a somewhat pinched roofline/entry. The seats are firm and supportive with a bit more contouring that you’re used to seeing in a compact SUV .
The Macan’s official cargo capacity number is 17.7 cubic-feet, but you can pretty much throw that out as it’s just not comparable to the estimates provided by other manufacturers. The space behind the back seat is far bigger than that figure suggests, which would be worse than most subcompact SUVs. Though still on the small end for the segment,
two large check-in suitcases, two roll-aboard suitcases and one overnight back there with some room to spare.The base Macan and Macan T are powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four that produces 261 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. That is one of the healthiest outputs in the segment, which bears fruit in the form of a quick 0-60-mph sprint time of 6.0 seconds . Fuel economy comes in at 19 mpg city, 25 mpg highway and 21 mpg combined, which just isn’t great.
The Macan S is powered by a 2.9-liter turbocharged V6 that produces 375 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque. That blows most luxury compact SUV offerings out of the water, and hits 60 mph in 4.6 seconds . Fuel economy doesn’t go downThe Macan GTS is now the top-of-the-line offering and gets an enhanced version of the 2.9-liter. It produces 434 hp and 405 lb-ft of torque, and hits 60 mph in 4.1 seconds with launch control. Fuel economy dips only slightly to 17/22/19.
Of course, this being a Porsche, the model choice and options selections can fundamentally alter the way the Macan drives. Getting a four-cylinder in a Porsche SUV may initially seem a bit lame (especially as it’s basically an
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