{"id":18264,"date":"2016-03-21T17:57:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T21:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=18264"},"modified":"2016-03-21T17:57:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T21:57:46","slug":"macan-4-banger-porsches-new-base-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/macan-4-banger-porsches-new-base-suv","title":{"rendered":"Macan 4-banger: Porsche\u2019s new base SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Porsche fans better get used to four-bangers.<\/p>\n

On the heels of news that the six-cylinder mills in Cayman and Boxster sports cars will be replaced by turbocharged fours, Porsche will unveil a base model Macan crossover at the New York auto show this week that will also be powered by a four-pot turbo. Until now, the base Macan has been the 340-horsepower, six-cylinder Macan S.<\/p>\n

The four-cylinder will save at the pump and in the wallet. The base Macan will improve fuel efficiency by 15 percent over the S (20 mpg city vs. 17) and sport a lower price of $48,550 \u2014 a whopping $7 grand below the Macan S. It also sheds 210 pounds over its six-cylinder brother.<\/p>\n

Before they get too excited, Porsche fans should know the 2.0-liter turbo is not the same 300-horsepower, flat-four \u201cboxer\u201d gorilla found in the Cayman and Boxster sports cars (now called the 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster to indicate the new, four-cylinder direction). The Macan\u2019s 4 comes off parent VW\u2019s corporate shelf, but will still pump out a healthy 252 ponies and 273 pound-feet of torque (it\u2019s been knocking around Europe for a couple of years). The base engine will be mated to Porsche\u2019s quick-shifting, dual-clutch, seven-speed PDK gearbox. The 3,902-pound ute should go from 0 to 60 in just 6.1 seconds with a top speed of 142 mph.<\/p>\n

Visually, the Macan four will look little different than its sibling S, Turbo and GTS models. It will come standard with all-wheel drive (optional air suspension), Bi-Xenon headlights, eight-way power front seats, Alcantara seat centers and a lane-departure warning system.<\/p>\n

For more ferocious acceleration, Macan shoppers can opt for a 400-horsepower turbo. Porsche promises a sippier, diesel six will be added once the VW group\u2019s Dieselgate storm passes. The new Macan will compete against the Mercedes-Benz GLC, BMW X3 and Audi Q5, and will hit showrooms this summer.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Macan Porsche will be showing the 718 Boxster \u2014 with 300- and 350-horsepower engine options \u2014 in the U.S. for the first time as well as the 500-horsepower 911 R track weapon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Porsche fans better get used to four-bangers. On the heels of news that the six-cylinder mills in Cayman and Boxster sports cars will be replaced by turbocharged fours, Porsche will unveil a base model Macan crossover at the New York auto show this week that will also be powered by a four-pot turbo. Until now, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18264"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18265,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18264\/revisions\/18265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}