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Sometimes we recognize faces that stand out from the crowd because they exude a charisma that inspires us and stirs our emotions. Like the sense that the car we see before us is a sports car because it encapsulates an unmistakable design trait: Porsche DNA. The Macan has defining facial features in the form of the dynamic front end with characteristic headlights recessed in the hood. The large air intakes are just waiting to inhale life. The side profile is sharply contoured by the aggressive sloping roof line. The rear is characterized by wide, imposing shoulders. The overall vehicle design is wide and sleek and reflects the rhythm of life. Every design detail radiates one thing: intensely sporty style. Typically Porsche.

Porsche DNA is the name we give to the use of form that has characterized 65 years of sports car evolution, whether in the wind tunnel, on the racetrack, in minds or in hearts. The hood stretches through to the wheel arches, lending the front a broad and powerful presence. This extraordinary styling element is also a reminder of the legendary Porsche 917, a winner of countless races in its time – including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The side profile is distinctly Porsche. From this angle, the front end resembles a predator waiting to pounce. The roof line slopes distinctively down towards the rear, drawing the customary sports car contour – our designers call it the Porsche flyline. The side blades are striking, with a design that pays homage to the futuristic 918 Spyder super sports car and makes the doors appear narrower, the flanks much sleeker and even sportier. It is available in carbon fiber, painted in the respective exterior color or in Lava Black. In sizes of up to 21 inches, the wheels are also testament to the high standards that can be achieved in car design. The rear end, slender at the top, widening into broad shoulders above the rear wheels – a homage to the 911 Sports car. The styling of the hatch – without handle and attached licence plate – shows off the line of the cast-moulded rear. The narrow LED taillights have three-dimensional proportions, which give them an extraordinary appearance of depth – another inspiration by the 918 Spyder. Sporty genes are obviously dominant in this hereditary line.

It is our firm belief that driver and car must form a single entity. As such, you do not simply sit in the Macan – the ergonomic architecture integrates you into the vehicle. The essentials are seen at a glance and positioned close at hand. The instrument panel has a three-tube design and the tachometer is positioned in the center, exactly where it belongs in a sports car. As ever, the ignition is on the left. The ascending center console – a typical feature of a sports car – shortens the reach between the steering wheel and the gear selector and control buttons and further intensifies that sports car feel. And what about flexibility? There’s plenty of that, too. The interior boasts a luggage compartment volume of 17.7 cu.ft. With the flexible three-way rear bench seat folded down, this can even be increased to 53.0 cu.ft. A wide range of materials, trims and colors is available for you to make the interior even more exclusive, even more sporty and even more individual. Multifunction sports steering wheel. The newly developed multifunction sports steering wheel is inspired by the ultra-modern concept and design of the 918 Spyder super sports car. Accordingly, it follows another principle of motorsport: letting your hands remain on the steering wheel – even when you change gear. In the new Macan, two manually operated and ergonomically positioned gearshift paddles enable fast and sporty gear changes.

We create sports cars. For us, though, power output is not the be all and end all. Emotions are our main development objective: the driving feel that only a genuine Porsche can provide. With considerable agility and dynamics, but always with responsibility in mind. We achieve these goals with, for example, highly efficient engines, outstanding driving features and the relentless will to push boundaries – upwards. The new Macan Turbo is one result of this way of thinking. Its 3.6-liter twin-turbo V6 engine promises a spine-tingling experience and superior performance figures: 400 hp. 0 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds (4.4 with Sport Chrono) and an impressive top track speed of 164 mph – all combined with a high degree of efficiency. This, incidentally, is a fundamental principle of all Macan models. But that’s not all. Every member of the Macan family was created to bring the urban way of life to the fast lane and to provide a high level of sporty performance to everyday driving.