Test Drives
2019 Porsche Macan: Tears of Joy, Tears of Sadness4.0/5
2019 Porsche Macan: Tears of Joy, Tears of Sadness4.0/5Porsche’s future will be electrified, and the new 2020 Taycan is already proving that the company’s strategy is to accept no compromises regarding performance and handling. It has been announced that the next-generation Macan will get an electric powertrain, but for now, we get a revised current-generation model that’s the …
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2019 Porsche Macan: More Accomplished than Rivals4.0/5
2019 Porsche Macan: More Accomplished than Rivals4.0/5Introduced in 2014 for the 2015 model year, the Porsche Macan quickly became the German brand’s most popular model in Canada, ahead of the larger Cayenne. However, it was time for the compact SUV to get a lifting in an effort to stay up-to-date and boost sales until the next …
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2019 Porsche Macan: Best-seller Gets Updated with New Tech5.0/5
2019 Porsche Macan: Best-seller Gets Updated with New Tech5.0/5PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain – Twenty years ago, seeing the words SUV and Porsche in the same sentence was unthinkable. The German company was—and still is—renowned for its rear-drive, rear-engine sports cars. Then the Cayenne came along in 2003 and introduced an entirely new customer to the brand. With the …
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2019 Porsche Macan: We’re Driving it This Week
2019 Porsche Macan: We’re Driving it This WeekThis week, we’re off to Mallorca to drive the refreshed 2019 Porsche Macan. It has been an extremely popular vehicle for the German manufacturer since its introduction in 2014. How popular you might ask? In Canada, it has outsold every other Porsche model by a considerable margin. The next closest …
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Porsche Cayenne GTS and Macan Turbo on the Cabot Trail4.5/5
Porsche Cayenne GTS and Macan Turbo on the Cabot Trail4.5/5CHÉTICAMP, Cape Breton Island – You simply can’t refuse an opportunity to drive a Porsche, especially when someone else is paying for gas and even when it’s one of the brand’s two sport utility vehicles. And even when they aren’t new models. The second-generation Cayenne is already in its seventh …
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2017 Porsche Macan: Two Less Cylinders4.0/5
2017 Porsche Macan: Two Less Cylinders4.0/5The Porsche Cayenne’s success is undeniable, and even the brand’s purists have adopted it. In order to gain a bigger market share of the SUV segment and to follow the downsizing trend, Porsche presented the Macan, smaller than the Cayenne. As usual for a Porsche, this little SUV is offered …
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2017 Porsche Macan GTS: This is The One You Should Buy!4.0/5
2017 Porsche Macan GTS: This is The One You Should Buy!4.0/5Our first drive of the 2017 Porsche Macan took place in Tenerife, Spain. The Macan, which is the Cayenne’s little brother, first hit the market last year and immediately challenged its rivals in the fast-growing compact luxury SUV segment. We all know what a success it’s been already, as its …
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2017 Porsche Macan GTS And 911 Carrera: We’re Driving Them This Week!
2017 Porsche Macan GTS And 911 Carrera: We’re Driving Them This Week!It’s a busy week for The Car Guide, as we head over to Europe to test Porsche’s two latest creations. In the case of the 911 Carrera, the automaker is letting us get used to the changes over time, with most of the previous gen’s characteristics being preserved so as …
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Porsche Camp4: The Best Reason For A Real Winter
Porsche Camp4: The Best Reason For A Real WinterIt was -27 degrees Celsius that morning. We were in the big parking lot of the Estérel Hotel, along the banks of Masson Lake in the Laurentians. The skin on my fingers nearly stuck to the door handle of the three-ton truck that had been parked there since the night …