The Porsche Macan, like its bigger brother, borrows its foundations from elsewhere in the Volkswagen Group. Where the Cayenne was related to the Volkswagen Touareg and Audi Q7, the Macan’s seeds are sown from the Audi Q5.
Porsche is still wary about what it applies its badges to, however, and you only have to take a look at the Macan inside and out to appreciate the SUV from Zuffenhausen shares only about 30 per cent commonality with its cousin from Audi HQ in Ingolstadt. And there’s nothing visibly shared.
It drives as much like a Q5 as a Cayenne does its own twin, the VW Touareg. That is, not very.
Porsche says it focused on making the Macan a far sportier drive than the Q5 â€" one that steers, brakes, accelerates and stops in a superior way.
It does… though to discover this, it took a racetrack session rather than the flat and dull drive route chosen for the launch in Leipzig, Germany, where the Macan is built alongside the Cayenne and Panamera sedan.
A responsive throttle pedal, perfectly calibrated and progressive brakes, well weighted and superbly accurate steering… these are all hallmarks of a typical Porsche sports car and all can be found in the Macan.
There’s more body roll and body mass to take through corners than you’d experience in a Porsche sports car, but SUVs are just not meant to be this dynamically capable and entertaining.
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