Roro
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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.... :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 ...