Russ ;x Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Even with winter tires on a damp road, the crossover is quicker than advertized. It may only be the “baby Cayenne,” but the Porsche Macan in Turbo guise does borrow the twin-turbo 2.9-liter V6 from its bigger brother. That gives it an extra 10 percent power output over its predecessor even though the engine’s displacement has gone down by 20 percent compared to the old Macan Turbo. Now with a meaty 435 horsepower and 550 Newton-meters (354 pound-feet) of torque, the range-topping version of Porsche’s smaller crossover delivers top-notch performance as demonstrated in the adjacent video. Despite the winter tires and a slightly damp Autobahn, it still managed to complete the 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) run in an amazing 4.25 seconds. That’s actually slightly quicker than the 4.3-second time advertised by Porsche for the version equipped with the optional Sport Chrono Package like this vehicle had. It did the 0-124 mph (200 km/h) task in 16.61 seconds and went on to accelerate to 160 mph (258 km/h) or to a more accurate 155 mph (250 km/h) per the onboard GPS. Despite losing the combustion engine, the future Macan due sometime in 2021 is still set to receive a Turbo version (see all-electric Taycan). Riding on the VW Group’s new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, the zero-emissions Macan Turbo / Turbo S could have as much as 700 horsepower and a whopping 1,017 Nm (750 lb-ft) from dual electric motors granting an all-wheel-drive layout.
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