A world premiere in Shanghai: Porsche presents the new Macan

The new Macan currently has an even sportier and more modern look due to the number of conscious changes to its exterior. Several details reflect the DNA of the iconic 911 sports car and the 918 Spyder, especially the key role played by the lighting. The new Macan is outfitted with headlights featuring LED technology as standard. This high-quality lighting system featuring modules with a three-dimensional design can be further optimised if desired: The Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS) can be used to adaptively control the light distribution. The front end of the Macan has been conscientiously re-worked to appear even wider, while the comprehensive overhaul at the rear builds on the sleek design of the previous model. The three-part, three-dimensional LED light strip serves as another typical Porsche design element at the rear-end. Also reflecting the brand’s identity is the four-point design of the brake lights.

The relation to the 911 is consolidated in the interior of the new Macan with the optional GT sports steering wheel. As part of the optional Sports Chrono Package, the mode switch plus Sport Response Button integrated into the steering wheel is showcased in the new Macan. Comfort options is extended to include heated windscreen and an ioniser to improve cabin quality. To personalise your new Macan, new exterior colours such as “Miami Blue”, “Mamba Green Metallic”, “Dolomite Silver Metallic” and “Crayon” combined with new interior packages ensure that the Macan is now more customisable than ever before.

Through the new Porsche Communication Management (PCM), the Macan offers various digital functions. A full-HD touchscreen enlarged from seven to eleven inches has been incorporated seamlessly into the newly designed instrument panel that sits above the typical rising centre console. Just like in the Panamera and Cayenne, user interface on the infotainment system can be customised utilising the predefined tiles. Re-designed air vents are now positioned below the central screen.

Thanks to its optimised chassis, the new Macan is able to cement its extraordinary status as a sports car in the compact SUV segment. Fine-tuning of the chassis delivers enhanced neutrality while maintaining stability and enhancing comfort. Although unusual for the SUV segment, the Macan still features mixed tyres with different widths on the front and rear axles. As with Porsche sports cars, this arrangement allows the driver to maximise the advantage of the intelligent, all-wheel drive Porsche Traction Management (PTM) when it comes to driving dynamics. For better lateral dynamics to enhance driving pleasure, newly developed tyres with improved performance characteristics are available, with the new 20- and 21-inch wheels offering greater scope to personalise the design.

A genuine success story, the Macan is a combination of typical Porsche performance on any terrain coupled with a high degree of everyday practicality that impresses customers right from the beginning. Ever since 2014, Porsche has delivered more than 350,000 units. Till date, it has over 100,000 deliveries that is particularly popular in the Chinese market where Porsche unveiled the redesigned compact SUV. The model presented in Shanghai will be offered exclusively in the Chinese market. Other models and markets will follow during the course of the year.

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