Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 3:57 pm Post subject: My own Macan 'spy pics'!
Spotted on the A6 to Mannheim on Saturday
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....
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 ... _________________ 2007 997.1 GT3
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 4:48 pm Post subject:
So, have you ordered one in Riviera yet? _________________ 991.1 Carrera GTS
In photos it looks just like a Cayenne. I take it it's different in the metal? _________________ 911 GT2RS Build
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 4:51 pm Post subject:
Looks great in my eyes. And it'll be a great success. I'm sure. _________________ Rainer
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 4:59 pm Post subject:
Good spy-shot, Roro and nice description. 6" lower than a Q5, though?
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 5:13 pm Post subject:
@ Pzero - Riviera is just for GT cars .. When I get round to ordering one of these it will probably be silver or white
@ 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! _________________ 2007 997.1 GT3
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 5:43 pm Post subject:
I saw this one without any camo:
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 5:53 pm Post subject:
Wow, eyesight really does fade with old age.
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:43 pm Post subject:
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:
No I did get it, I just wanted to take the p out of your 'online age' again
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 doppelgängers _________________ 2007 997.1 GT3
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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?
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:55 pm Post subject:
Roro wrote:
.... Looks better here -
Might be better in Riviera _________________ Current: Golf R 7.5 FL ( Atlantic blue with Akropovic exhausts/ Performance pack)
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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 " _________________ Current line-up:
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Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:42 pm Post subject:
Good spot
I like the stick on lights they have put on them to make them look normal
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Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:19 pm Post subject:
Nice timing on this thread resurrection
I think my initial observations on the prototypes weren't too far off now that I've seen the real thing (... In pictures anyway...)
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.. When I get round to ordering one of these it will probably be silver or white 
