The 2015 Porsche Macan: What the critics say

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“This is truly the SUV for those who swore they’d never be caught driving one.” Porsche has been making its larger Cayenne for 12 years now, but no auto-maker until now had created a luxury crossover that successfully combined five “conflicting” skills: sports-car-level speed and agility plus comfort, utility, and legitimate “off-road nerve.” The name “Macan” derives from an Indonesian word for tiger, and the allusion is apt: “This cat has claws and cunning.”

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If utility is your main priority, “you might come away disappointed.” A fair amount of cargo space is sacrificed to the Macan’s sleek roofline, and the bigger Cayenne is actually $300 cheaper in a base model. But look at the Macan “as a highly versatile luxury sports car,” and “there’s simply nothing in the world that can compete.” The twin-turbocharged base engine is plenty powerful, but its 3.6-liter sibling can rocket the Macan to 60 mph in just 4.4 seconds.

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Able as it is, the Macan “needs to be pushed to be fun,” and it can only approach its limits on a racetrack. Buyers won’t care that the everyday driving experience doesn’t feel very special. Even though the top model’s price can touch $95,000, “Porsche will sell every single Macan it can build.”