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My own Macan 'spy pics'!

Roro

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Spotted on the A6 to Mannheim on Saturday

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I had stopped off for fuel and gone in to pay. On the way out of the shop, I opened the door and saw these 2 Macans filling up. I walked over wanting to talk to one of the guys, but he was avoiding eye contact (probably thought I was a paparazzi nutter). So I said "when can I buy one?", ... which was ignored... I then pointed to my GT3 and said "I have this car, I want a Macan too!". Realising I was a Porsche owner he smiled and said "Ohhh, but you already have a very nice car" and I said "Yes I have this - and Fiat 500 - which I want to replace with the Macan!", to which he replied it'll be on the roads from January.... Quite a long wait but should be worth it I think.... :thumb:

I was surprised by how low slung they both were, they look much lower than the Q5 which I think is what these are based on. Think the roofline must have been at least 6" lower than a Q5...? It certainly didn't feel like a big machine standing next to it, in the way a Cayenne can tower over you (... or me...).

The relatively large wheels in comparison to the body size gave the baby-SUV's a very muscular and athletic appearance. Especially the Macan at the front, with the quad exhausts, this sat lower than the other Macan and had a real mean vibe to it, looks-wise.. I had to make a move so didn't get to hear the engines, would have been good to know whether the quad exhausts were connected to a juicy V8 ...
 
So, have you ordered one in Riviera yet?
 
In photos it looks just like a Cayenne. I take it it's different in the metal?
 
Looks great in my eyes. And it'll be a great success. I'm sure.
 
Good spy-shot, Roro and nice description. 6" lower than a Q5, though?

~ Maxie :thumb:
 
@ Pzero - Riviera is just for GT cars :grin: 8) .. When I get round to ordering one of these it will probably be silver or white :thumb:

@ isysman, Maxie - From a distance does look like a Cayenne, but proportions are much slimmer. So for instance the guy filling up in the first pic was probably a bit taller than me so maybe 5'10/11" - a Cayenne (and Q5?) I'm sure would be up to about the top of his head as opposed to around his shoulders which is where the Macan sits. I liked the proportions a lot, in person it seemed large enough to be practical family car but also looked quite sporty and chuckable. It had a very nice feel to it overall, looked quite special I thought, can't wait to see what it looks like without the camo!
 
Wow, eyesight really does fade with old age.

G T 4 - CAN YOU SEE THIS? YOU NEED TO PUT ON YOUR GLASSES.

NO, G L A S S E S - NOT BUS PASSES...
 
So I am assuming the running joke from Saturday never got out of the traps?

I suspected as such, so in the same vein as lodging a sealed, dated letter with your solicitor, only to be opened on the sad demise of someone's sense of humour, I present one of your previous (date-stamped) Cayenne vs Macan threads:

http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=73636


:wink:
 
No I did get it, I just wanted to take the p out of your 'online age' again :D

Also, it appears like a shrunken Cayenne in spy pics as that's what they want you to think with all that camo - I reckon the real thing will look quite distinctive in the same way the 991 and Cayman could look similar but aren't doppelgà¤ngers :bandit:
 
:eek:ld:

Distinctive :dont know:

Stinky :yes:

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To my mind, the present Cayenne is already a small 4x4 when compared with RRs and other full size 4x4s...how much smaller can the Macan be?
 
Roro said:
.... Looks better here -

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Might be better in Riviera :dont know:
 
It looks like they are going for the traditional 911 rear look which was missing on the 996 C4 and only introduced on the C4S, similarly on the 997 C4S "
 

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