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From a Porsche Fan
AMS, 05/24/2023
2015 Porsche Macan S 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 7AM)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I'll first say, if I'm biased, it's in Porsche's favor. I love the brand, the design, the performance... The Macan S hits a perfect balance in the performance SUV sector. It's powerful enough, practical enough, handles well, and looks great. What's there not to like? How about a $3,000 headlight? A new transfer case. Major cooling-system issues. A transmission that's beginning to fail. Oh, and an ignition switch that decides not to recognize either fob one day. (Plus a half dozen other minor niggles.) All this has happened before 100k miles. (I'm at 97,000 miles currently.) Luckily my extended warranty has covered all the big-ticket items, which has totaled $15,000 so far. Would I recommend this car? I'm on the fence. I love it, but it's very hard to justify the cost of repairs and the time back and forth to the dealership. You decide. Some other observations: 1. The entire cabin heating/cooling system is wonky. The air coming out the vents is either too hot or too cold, despite any attempt by the driver to set the temp. (This is normal, according to Porsche.) 2. The hill assist is overly intrusive. On the slightest incline, the car jams on the brakes when you intend to move forward - ie, shift your foot from brake to gas. (This is also deemed "normal.") 3. Unless you're in sport mode, which you'd have to select every time you start the car, the transmission goes through all the gears prematurely. Soon you find yourself traveling at 35 mph in the 7th gear. Incidentally, sport mode is too aggressive for daily riding, so your best option is manual mode. (This is deemed normal too.) 4. Most irksome - the transmission shifts down to 1st AFTER you've come to a stop. This wouldn't be a problem if the downshift didn't also include an automatic throttle blip, which lurches the car forward at every stop. (Deemed a design feature of this model.) 5. Oil changes at the dealership are about $400. At an independent shop it's $300. 6. The rear tires wear faster than the front. This wouldn't be such a problem if you could rotate them to the front, but because the tires are staggered (meaning different size front and rear), you can't rotate them. Replacing the rear set isn't an option either as the new tires will be larger than what the computer expects (compared to the front), which throws an error code. In short, you're looking at replacing all tires for $1,600-$2,000 because one set is worn. (To be fair, this is a problem with most modern AWD cars that are finely calibrated.) 7. Lastly, I'll note some cabin rattles that are annoying.
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Safety First - He ran a red light!
Steve Lackey, 09/07/2015
2015 Porsche Macan S 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 7AM)
46 of 52 people found this review helpful
My wife and I along with some friends thought we go see some interesting art yesterdat. Less than a mile from the house, we were hit on the driver side by a PU that was going about 45-50mph. He never touched his brakes from what I can tell. My view was block by another vehicle but I did see catch him out of the side of my eye right before impact and was able to swerve a little. Both side impact bags deployed and surprisingly, no glass was broken. It spun us in a complete 360. The vehicle did what it was design to do and there was no intrusion into the passenger cabin however the truck did do a number on the left rear tire and wheel. The only injury was to the occupant in the rear passenger seat suffering 6 fractured ribs from the seat belt, but I'll take that any day. I haven't inspected the vehicle but I'll bet that it's totaled. This accident happened so fast that none of the passengers were able to brace. I am very pleased with how it did with this impact to the driver's side passenger door albeit not a Tbone. I understand from the Euro safety test that the Macan got good grades and that was proved up this Sept 5th. If anyone wants pictures, I have some.
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My loaded 2015 Macan S
Danimal, 05/22/2020
2015 Porsche Macan S 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 7AM)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Stop! Warning! Do not drive Porsche Macan S unless you want to buy a ridiculously fast, ultra responsive SUV. At 48 yo I'd owned over 35 cars, 20 of which were brand new purchases others were used. When I bought my macan s it was a CPO with only 23k miles. Im not an emotional consumer either the numbers work or they don't. However, if the numbers didn't work I'd have bought it anyway. How fast is this vehicle you ask, all you need to know is you can pull out in front of most anyone except another Porsche. You need to worry about rear ending the vehicle ahead of you. The braking system is phenomenal 70-0 mph in 89 feet. The pros CPO warranty has a $0.00 - deductible and adds 2 years and up to 100K miles from original warranty. The bad $389 oil changes, $2,200 - brake job
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Porsche Macan is a Beast
Chris, 08/28/2018
updated 03/05/2019
2015 Porsche Macan Turbo 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl Turbo 7AM)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
I have had the Macau Turbo for 7 months. I owned a Porsche Cayenne for two years and enjoyed it but wanted something with a better balance of power, quickness and supreme handling without giving up sitting up off the road like an SUV offers. The Macan provides the best driving experience of any car I have ever owned. The 3.6 L turbo and the standard adaptive suspension make the ride like no other SUV and many 2-door sports cars can’t touch. The 0-60 in ~4.2 seconds and the ability to masterfully handle curves at higher speeds than you can imagine possible makes every drive an experience. Beautiful styling in both the interior and exterior. Porsche has built an amazing high performance vehicle in the Macan Turbo. The sports plus feature takes the performance to another level.
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Not premium brand quality, reliability, or CS
MAV211, 10/08/2021
2015 Porsche Macan S 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 7AM)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
I have owned my 2015 Macan S since new. It has 27000 miles and has been at the dealer for almost 6 weeks now. Porsche has a known issue with their transfer cases - both on Macans and Cayennes. Since this is such a common problem they extended warranties on both - Macan for 7 years and Cayenne for 10 years. Why not 10 yrs for both cars??????? My Macan is now on it's 3rd transfer case. This latest replacement is on me - $3,200. Porsche refuses to acknowledge they have not fixed the transfer case issue and also refuses to continue to cover the costs of the repeated repairs on same part. Trying to talk to Porsche management is totally impossible. They are not interested in voice of their customers. My car also has 7 modules that I am told are coded incorrectly. How does this even happen??? Cost to replace 3 of the 7 is $4,900. OMG If all 7 end up needing replacement the cost will be insane. No one has seemed to be able to diagnose the issues my car is having. Porsche techs, Porsche field reps, Porsche field rep manager. Again, this car has only 27,000 miles and has been babied its entire life. Anyone purchasing a Macan or ANY Porsche - GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY for as long as you plan to own it. I'll be getting rid of my Macan once if finally gets out of dealership servicing. I no longer see joy in the car and no longer feel it will be reliable. Previously had 2 Mercedes for 17 years - with no major repairs the entire time. Porsche is a nice car to drive and looks good but if its quality is poor and Porche client relations is poor then it is not worth owning one
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