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Old 07-31-13, 02:44 PM
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Porsche Macan caught completely uncovered



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http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/31/p...can-spy-shots/
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Old 07-31-13, 02:46 PM
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Macan and Macan Turbo!! Def ready for this
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Old 07-31-13, 02:58 PM
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Taillights look like disgusting jellybean-shaped tumors.

Who designed that crap?!?






Otherwise, I really like the rest of the car.
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Old 07-31-13, 03:10 PM
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This will be a sales success for Porsche.
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By the way, does this share the same platform as the Audi Q5?
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
By the way, does this share the same platform as the Audi Q5?
Good question. They do share a similar silhouette albeit the Porsche's is more athletic, but I'm not 100% certain
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
By the way, does this share the same platform as the Audi Q5?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_MLP
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Old 07-31-13, 06:55 PM
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Terrible name, not that Cayenne is any better
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Taillights look like disgusting jellybean-shaped tumors.

Who designed that crap?!?






Otherwise, I really like the rest of the car.
You do realize those are stickers of the Cayenne tail light placed over the real tail light right?
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Old 07-31-13, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
You do realize those are stickers of the Cayenne tail light placed over the real tail light right?
I hope so.

Anything but those...
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Old 07-31-13, 10:55 PM
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They nailed it. I think its a great idea and it will bring many new buyers to Porsche
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The double-image front bumper is a disaster. How can having a duplicate image of the same thing be a good design choice? Did they just say, "oh hell, lets just repeat the upper bumper as the lower bumper and grab some beers." I'm reminded of the Lampoons Truckster overdone front lights.
Rest of the body is slick and attractive. Dumb name though.
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Well I thought I hated the Cayenne. I hate this nonsense 110% more, because its "value priced" You can buy a base v6 Cayenne right at 50k, but most models sell in the 60-100k range depending on options, engine, etc.

This POS has to be priced below 60k IMO, and like any Porsche, its going to be short on options for the price point. My magic eight ball is predicting a naturally aspirated weak sauce petrol VW 4 cylinder, the typical 2.0 turbochaged VW GTI motor, two different displacement turbodiesel options, and perhaps as top of the line the 3.0 supercharged v6 Audi engine.

Honestly I can see somebody optioning up one of these overpriced Tiguan turd buckets to 60k with that big turbo diesel option.

I don't know how it will play out in the United States, but most Cayenne sales on continental Europe were not the high performance v8 and turbo v8 versions, over 2/3rds were the economical turbodiesel version.

And as a matter of fact, in the used market in Europe, you cannot give away a petrol v6 or v8 saloon car or SUV. The diesel versions hold their value so much better.
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Looks pretty good to me. Another model that would make Porsche lineup more complete.
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Old 08-01-13, 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
You do realize those are stickers of the Cayenne tail light placed over the real tail light right?
This goes back to a more important point; what idiot at Porsche greenlighted the 2nd gen Cayenne rear taillights?

They look HORRIBLE. As a result, the 1st gen Cayenne looks MUCH better.
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