2021 Porsche Macan Turbo - Which Macan is right for you?
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2020
- We take a look at the new Porsche Macan Turbo and compare with the Macan S and Macan GTS and the other models in the range.
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Love my 3.6l Macan Turbo with air suspension. Quick, reliable, fun and very easy to live with.
Great video, Nick. Solved my GTS vs Turbo dilemma. Now to find the right GTS...
I have no business being here watching videos on cars I don't ever plan on buying, however very informative and interesting to watch!
Another awesome bit from Nick! Thanks for such great content!!
He’s back doing what we love to watch, nice
A great demonstration of the power difference between the two cars!
Been waiting for this video! Loved your options review of the Turbo prior. Helped me make the decision to buy my 2020 Turbo in March :-)
The best Macan for me is the one that says 911 before the Turbo.
Oh yeees... 911.2 all the way.
@@dennisalvarez9830 the 992 is waaaaaay improves over the 991.2
@Tidd Ham the 911 is actually really easy to get in and out of, now the cayman, that’s another story
macan 911 turbo??
If only Porsche made a really hot hatch.
Merc and Audi make ones with about 300kW, but those company's customer service reputations (in NZ) mean that I won't consider them.
I have too much self-respect than to ask to be treated like shit.
Greeting from Edmonton, Alberta! I looked into buying a GTS from your video detailing the car in January and ended up buying one. Couldn’t be happier. Was waiting to see your follow up video. Thanks for the advice. Now the 911 build... 😉
Great video Nick! You're one of the best reviewers on RUclips.
Great review as usual Nick! I just bought a 2017 Macan S and I added the Cobb Stage 1 tune raising it to 434 ft-lbs at the wheel. What a screamer now. I love it! So easy to drive in LA. I bought one based on how much you love yours, my all around needs as well and I really value your opinion. I paid 43K for a 75K vehicle. Great value I think.
Already good with the GTS! I am always torn between the gts and the turbo. But now you have convinced me to opt for the gts already. And i will mostly use it in the province, to where i live and going up to the mountains. Thank you so much!!!
Macan in black looks great :)
Thanks for another great video Nick
Awesome stuff as always, thanks Nick.
I always find your videos useful and funny!
Hi Nick, I also bought the Macan S, here in the U.K. as the GTS wasn’t available to order at the time. I think your assessment of the Model range, is absolutely “spot on”. As you say, they are not a sports car, but more of a luxury vehicle! I tried the equivalent BMW X3 M40i, and the ride was unbelievably hard, (twice as firm as my 3 series m-sport, with run flats)! Btw we get zero-discounts here, on new Porsche’s. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for doing the video Nick. ☺️👍🏼
Great review, crazy air suspension is not standard on the turbo, but then again you can say that about a lot of options!
Your green Macan is awesome.
Great review as usual! It sounds like the GTS is the optimal value point between cost and performance.
I like how well behaved your dogs are.
Very helpful and well explained. Currently own a GLC43 and shopping for a Macan. I am leaning toward and S loaded with what I need/value but the GTS is probably closer to a GLC43. Will take a deeper look but your input helps. Cheers from Canada!
Great vid. I’d like to see your Macan Turbo vs. X3M Comparison
get the gts, get a quick ecu tune and you're running 520hp easy
Does that invalidate the warranty? Can you tune without them knowing?
@@Michigan_Wolverine porsche reliable anyways
@@Michigan_Wolverine Invalidates warranty and insurance (if you don’t tell insurers). I tuned a Mercedes once, difference in insurance cost plus cost of tune, (which included cost of replacement warranty for parts affected by the tune) after 3 years was more than buying the next more powerful model up.
Thanks for the video I’ve just ordered the turbo 2020 mk2
Another great video Nick. Could you have a similar look at the cayenne?
@nick Really great comparison; thanks for it.
Great review. Absolutely love my 2021 Turbo and will not buy a Porsche again without PSCB or PCCB. Never, do I find even a spec of dust oh my beautiful gloss black wheels.
Nick, thanks for a great video. I find all your videos about the various Macan models to be interesting and useful, as I recently ordered one (a 2021 "S") for November delivery. Your videos helped me to cement my decision to go with Macan and the Macan S in particular. For me the "S" is the sweet spot. I don't feel the need for the extra HP of the 2.9L models, but do feel that in this price range a 6-cylinder engine with "enough" power is required. Anyway, for me it's the "S". One month until delivery. I'm replacing a BMW 3-Series wagon. The runner-up was the Mercedes E-class 450 wagon at almost exactly the same price, but I didn't like the instrument panel nearly as well as the Macan's. When Mercedes "lifted" the E450 for 2021 and put plastic cladding on it, that was the last straw. Macan, here I come......
Thanks for another great video, now to find a 2017 GTS. :)
If it wasn’t for Nick I would have never watched a video featuring an SUV!
thank you, it is the best video about macans :)
Love the color of that Macan Nick, next to my Racing Yellow 911......people can tell I support the Green Bay Packers.
Nice one Nick. 👍
"Secret message at the end"! 😎
Great video, thank you, we're in the market for an SUV, too... I've always felt that one shouldn't buy one of these hoping to get a sports car. They clearly are not, they are clearly more luxury than sport. As such, I'd never go beyond the Macan S (possibly GTS), or AMG GLC43 or BMW X340i, or possibly, the most boring of them all, the Q5/SQ5. I think that's the sweet spot in the respective range
"but maybe if you drove it off a cliff, you would hit the 190" LMAO
Finally, a subscriber uploaded a video...
I still love you Nick.
Our love is the envy of all others Stephen
Thanks Nick!
How does it compare to the previous macan turbo or turbo performance.
Great vid. Thanks.
With the air sus issues I’ve been having in my Cayenne Turbo, I’ll happily take the coils on this one…lol
I have a CPO 2017 Macan Turbo, which may not be totally pertinent. But when I was looking, it was very difficult to find a GTS and they all seemed to have a premium attached to them. I got my Turbo for the amount I probably would have paid for an S new. Very happy with it. I can't see another vehicle I like better. I am waiting to see what the Macan EV is like before I make any changes.
Hey Nick, how about a slight change of pace and review a 2021 718 Boster S? Thanks mate!
Ure a legend nick!
Great video, I bought a new macan just the base model this year it’s a great car, it’s my first Porsche the S was just that little bit out of reach for me tbh as I wanted a better spec wheel so it was the wheels or the S model but still didn’t want the base s wheels so upgraded the wheels on the base, I love my car drives brilliant better than any other car I’ve had, maybe the next macan will be a sport itor a gts but it looks like they will be all electric by that time. Just enjoy the car you can afford an aspire to own.
Bought a 2020 GTS. Had a 2016 S. The difference is huge!
Nice vid, air suspension + PASM is standard on the Turbo in Aus.
Being Green is my favorite feature.
Speaking of VW...would love to see you review the MK7.5 Golf R sometime!
Its definitely worth to look at the gts, if specced the gts works out cheaper than the S
I don`t plan to buy one but for some reason, I am still watching this Video. I agree with the Gorilla: Nick liking GTS Models makes me also nervous. Anyway, in this case, a GTS Model can really make sense.
Great video as always! My wife won’t let me buy your towels until my 911 arrives...but she did let me buy a 911 so I’ve got that going for me (which is nice).
Yeah man, wanting to buy Porsche towels before a Porsche car, would be the sign of a pretentious loser. You've got a wise wife.
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great video...I swear my S with the sports exhaust sounds just like the turbo without the extra grunt.
Same.
Okaaaay ... what's the point in that?
Thanks for the comparo. Only you have the patience to line up all of the Porsche details, model to model. The S is all anyone needs (my 2017 with a Porsche V6 was an easy choice over the VW Turbo 4 base model).
loll
its great that the speedo goes to 190. that and the partial circle gauge make the useful daily range of zero to 100 basically worthless. I have to use the digital because who can read that little compressed gauge..
I always get a little chub when I see you post a new video
Merges onto highway at 105mph...
nick, weekend driven and but also comfy on bumpy road, M4 or carrera s ?
Any preference for the two different sized steering wheels on the Macan?
I know we aren't allowed to like boring colours over here but black and red works really well on this car. The 2.9l really is a gem I had a Cayenne on loan and really liked the power delivery, makes a pleasant sound too 👍
Eh up Daz 😂👍🏼
@@D992 😜
Where's all the fall colors Nick ? I thought October was "leaf season" up there.
How did you get a 2021 MY Turbo? MY 2021 Macans are on administrative hold at the port pending EPA certification.
Just looking at the GTS/Turbo and seeing the $ asked, I'd have to look at that Stelvio Quad awfully hard.
"Okay, now I've switched cars... switched Gorillas"
Things like this make my day lmaooooo
Hi Nick, quick question: have you ever test-drove the original cayenne turbo s with 520hp from 2006? They were all ate up with power but weighed quite a bit. Just curious how fast they were. Obviously the driving experience is completely different from these new Macans.
Gen 1 turbo and Cobb tune FTW
Nick how does a Macan compae to a Golf R?
Had the Golf nearly six years and thinking about changing, just worried it won't be quite as much fun as a hot hatch. Thanks in advance
Not a great week to go through life a spitting image of Jeffery Toobin. Thank god for that Australian accent.
Being associated with Toobin is the last thing Nick needs this week. LOL
🤣
@@lancecahill5486 And as a New Zealander to be mistaken as Australian - that's just the final nail in the coffin...
We bought a Base Macan. IMO the base is like a Golf R that can tow!
Wound up driving an S as a loaner for a day, and it didn't feel faster around town (faster at freeway speeds yes) and felt significantly heavier. I also like the sound of the base over the S surprisingly, especially the DSG farts like the GTI I used to have :)
You prefer the DSG farts?
Tow? I thought Porsche did away with tow hitches on the 2.0L I4.
@@nateisright either way, I'm sure you wouldn't be towing much with that thing
Please drive the 2020 X3 M40i and do a comparison to a Macan GTS.
Hey Nick, is the Turbo with the optional air suspension more comfortable than the GTS?
Even as a German it's hard to say - sure you'd need a turbo 😅 I drove the 2.0L just a week after the turbo and I actually enjoyed the little four pod as much as the super fast version and it hits 200 kmh with ease. I think this is definitely a case of how much you like to spend on stuff you don't need 🤭
Nick, please have a Cayenne version of this review video.
Another thoughtful video. I own a 2019 base and love it. I drove the S and you are correct, to is smoother and has faster acceleration at high speed. It also feel heavier and more solid than the base - not that this really is a problem for the base. As you state, if one lives where one can travel legally at 130+ the Turbo may make sense. But that leaves out most areas in the USA. so I really do not get the Turbo. BTW, I think in addition to the acceleration onto a highway comparison, you might also show a passing comparison - say from 70 to 100+. My base just leaps out when I pass like that - so satisfying, so much fun.
Getting my 2021 base tomorrow with turbo wheels, this comment has me so hyped!
@@ballislife2351 Have fun with your new car! Had mine since 2019 and it still pleases me every day.
The real question is how long until the Cayman T replaces that green lantern of a spaceship? 🤔
I like my fast grocery getter. 15’ Porsche Macan S 3.0 twin turbo 340HP good bang for the buck if you can find low mileage car.
Turbo yes but only pre downsized 3.6l that also sounds right
Hi Nick. You don’t mention CO2 emissions at all? Here in the UK this is an important consideration. I’ve just traded my 718 Boxster for a March 2021 base Macan. I wasn’t looking for a replacement for my Boxster. I’d had ten years of fun driving a Boxster and switched because I wanted a more luxurious but practical day to day car. I deliberately chose the base Macan because of the lower CO2 emissions and spent my money on spec including the air suspension, park assist with surround view and adaptive cruise control amongst others. I’m loving it, but it does have an annoying ‘squeak’ at lower speeds, which I’m getting looked at soon. Any thoughts?
Aside from the engine, isn't the GTS a bit more sporty than the other Macans due to a 1 inch lower ride height and slightly stiffer suspension arms?
Nick thank you for your not so good advice yesterday via email lolol
I looked at a Macan S. I got a BMW M40i instead. A full option M40i was the same lease as a base Macan S where I live. Separation of the classes I guess ;-) Great video Nick.
Leasing BMW is OK, found them too unreliable and costly to maintain in ownership.
@@olasek7972 They can be for sure, I have been lucky so far.
Interesting video Nick as always, I've had the same thoughts over the value in the Macan line up & would go for the GTS no question, what's stopped me committing is the fact the Macan is at the end of its run despite the refresh the shape is ageing, plus you see loads around & for me the base Cayenne is more attractive modern proposition. Similar price, less common, modern platform etc
I'd appreciate your view on this?? I'm looking at selling my 991 Black Edition as I want a bit more practicality. (Still have a Cayman 987 for fun!!)
Yes you need to drive both, I was planning on getting a Cayenne S for the same reasons and that it just has the modern shape and many more toys in it however, I don't like the size, it feels like a full size SUV, every time Porsche sends me one I am glad to get back to the Macan.
@@NickMurray I had a Cayenne Coupe S for the day before lock down, & I couldn't fault it really, it does everything so well but I couldn't feel the connection or love, especially considering the price!! & yes it did feel big. Since then I've tried the Panamera Hybrid & again ace car but £100k +, I wasn't feeling it.
I had a new Defender on test last week as an alternative & although in magazines & videos they don't look much, but in the flesh & driving I really was surprised, lots of character, looks so different & drives better than expected.
I'm narrowing my search. Macan GTS, Base Cayenne or P300 100 Defender???????? (not driven Macan GTS yet only a diesel S a few years ago) whats your thoughts
Porsche is working on a electric version of the Macan. Just like Taycan vs Panamera. What are your thoughts? I think it will be a winner!
I think I agree, it will be a hot seller
@@NickMurray The look of the electric macan is awful
Hey Nick.
Some advise please. I had the Macan S and recently took delivery of the cayenne coupe. GTS (4 lit v8)
I
After 2 month I am looking at changing it back to a Macan as I just find it not a great around car to drive.
Am I crazy ?.
If I go for the 2023 new Macan would you suggest GTS Or S
Or rush back to Porsche and ask for my cayenne GTS back
Help
Warren massey
South Africa
I like the front splitter on the S model better
Don't the air suspensions break all the time?
Great vid again, Nick. Thx for all your input and advice. I would certainly go for the GTS. With all the alcantara and black rims removed. And I’ll keep it forever, since Porsche made it clear this would be the last non-electric Macan GTS. In the meantime, I hope your father is doing well. Can you get to New Zealand safely now without quarantine? I know you planned a trip to NZ. Is it still on? Cheers, Irwin 🦅
Actually Porsche have confirmed that the gas engines will be sold along side the EV Macans.
@@NickMurray Okay... I did not know that, thx!
Hey Nick, what's with the Mars lights attached to the bottom of your garage door openers?
They add a little something to entering and exiting the garage.
The GTS represents the optimum point between cost and performance in the entire line-up of Macan.
The one that doesnt leak oil or break screws
Excellent comparison Nick, very helpful. BTW- I only know two kiwis; you and your prime minister Jacinda Ardern. I must say I’m impressed with both of you. Keep up the good work. :)
Wait! You're recommending a gts?? What have you done with our lovable Nick?
How were the old bespoke Porsche engines of the older models not reliable? I've read about oil leaks but thats about all
I would love to see if anyone here can comment on the low end torque characteristics of the turbo against the S model. For the 19-21 model years. I have tested both the GTS and the S, and found that the in town, casual driving, low end power delivery to be more usable on the S.
The best part of my '18 Macan S was selling it for my new '21 Tesla Model 3 performance.
Nick, your shades really take this video to a whole different level. Also the turn signal clicking is subtly dramatic. So do you think I can get 8% off a custom GTS order? TrueCar is showing maybe 2% off SoCal dealers where I live. Cheers!
you might hit that on an S but for a GTS it would not be possible there are just no allocations.
Hey Nick - can you tell any difference between Porsche’s new Race-Tex & previous alcantara?
No difference equally cheap looking.