2016 Porsche Macan GTS REVIEW | Where Utility And Luxury Meet ‘Sporting Intent’
YOU MIGHT CALL TO MIND PORSCHE’S SPORTS CAR RANGE BEFORE ITS FAMILY OF SUVS. But, the link between the two isn’t as tenuous as you might first think.
This 2016 Macan GTS, for instance, offers thumping Porsche performance while still checking boxes for practicality, comfort, and luxury.
Not only that, but SUVs like the Macan and the Cayenne that came before it, are where Porsche sells the most vehicles. It is the success of these cars that underpins the company's balance sheet, and, arguably, allows it to continue to produce such high-calibre sporting machinery.
Vehicle Style: Prestige medium SUV
Price: $109,200 (plus on-roads), $137,610 (as tested)
Engine/trans: 265kW/500Nm 3.0 6cyl turbo petrol | 7sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 9.2 l/100km | Tested: 11.6 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Even as a mid-range model the Macan GTS out-guns most of its medium SUV competitors, and there’s always the more powerful Macan Turbo if you want to go even faster.
Pricing for the Macan GTS starts at an un-Porsche-like $109k, before on-roads and options, putting the newest addition to the Macan range within the achievable reach of plenty of upmarket buyers.