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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2019 Macan, so we've included reviews for other years of the Macan since its last redesign.
Best car value for < $60k new: 2019 Macan base
cometguy, 09/30/2022
2019 Porsche Macan 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I special-ordered my 2019 base Macan and received it three months later (in June 2019). I had test-driven many 2018 Macans with both the 4-cylinder and 6-cyliner engines, and coming from a 456-hp Panamera E-Hybrid, I found the 6-cylinder Macans to be underwhelming and not worth the extra expense above the base Macan. Plus, the base Macan gets much better gas mileage (I typically have gotten 27-28 mpg on long highway trips at speeds of 70 mph with ACC on, but only about 21-22 mpg in local town driving). I decided to get the base Macan to save money, and especially on keeping options to a minimum (that's where Porsche makes a killing, and they surely don't like customers like me!). So my final price was about $54k (all Porsche MSRPs have gone up a LOT since 2019, sadly). My must-have options were: 14-way seats (which give you lots of extras like electric-adjustable steering wheel, memory for seat positions and mirrors, etc.); ACC; blind-spot monitoring; heated front seats; nifty dashboard rotating compass (with altitude and time display). I wasn't going to spend money on getting a heated steering wheel so my dealership threw that in for free, knowing they'd likely be selling it in the future after I trade in for another Porsche. Yes, all my selected options come standard on many much-cheaper cars, including our 2021 RAV4 Prime; that's where Porsche makes its money. This 2019 version of the Macan was the first year of the so-called "facelift", in which Porsche brought in the new infotainment system from Panamera, which is just about the best infotainment system I've seen in any auto brand. The large horizontal screen is fabulous (much better than the previous generation of Porsche infotainment screens, which really suck and look like they could be from the 1990s). I find the navigation to be very good (not excellent, but on a par with Google and with voice recognition of difficult street names and towns to be impressive). A really nice touch in my 2019 Macan (and my 2018 Panamera) is a dial below the infotainment screen that you can use to zoom in or out on the map -- much much better than trying to pinch the screen with your fingers or tap the "+" or "-" buttons while driving, and I can't overstate how wonderful this feature is to have. I really like the right-side digital display in the instrument panel, in which you can view numerous important items while driving, including tire pressure of each tire in psi, a diagram showing how much power is going to each of the four wheels at any given time, phone contact list that you can select from to call from your steering wheel, trip and mpg info, map showing where you are, oil level, and a configurable screen showing five items that allows you to choose between a bunch of different data, including date/time, outside temperature, 12-volt battery level, oil temp, engine temp, altitude above sea level, compass heading, etc. I like the myriad of buttons in the center panel (below the screen and surrounding the gear shifter) to be comforting to have in this era of putting too many climate controls and driving-mode controls into infotainment screens, and this version is much better than the haptic buttons now present in new Porsche models today (2022+). I would have preferred having a drive-mode dial on my steering wheel to go back and forth between normal and Sport mode (because the base Macan frequently benefits from having Sport mode on when accelerating to get onto an expressway or passing on a 2-lane road), but it costs a lot of extra money to get that option installed, and I could live with having the button awkwardly placed near the gear shifter only. Acceleration in my base Macan is very good, despite the only ca. 250 hp of my engine; the car's computers learn that I'm a fast driver and fast accelerator from stop, and it adjusts the mapping accordingly so that I have few complaints about the 4-cylinder not being peppy enough. I have not found the PDK automatic or manual gear shifting to be perfect in either my 2018 Panamera or my 2019 Macan, however -- very good but not excellent. I love that I could get this car with 18-inch wheels and an all-metal roof (again, areas where Porsche makes a lot of money from people ordering too-large wheels "for looks" and glass roofs), and that I wasn't forced to get auto-tinting rear-view mirrors (which I strongly dislike) or expensive quad tailpipes or all-leather seats or the so many other options that can easily double your starting MSRP, even in a base Macan. I also really like the overall driving stability of the base Macan (indeed, all Porsches!) at high speeds. They are built like tanks, and like the Volvos that we've also owned, I feel very safe in my Porsches. I like the 8-inch ground clearance in my Macan, one of the reasons that I traded in my second Panamera for it. I like that I can put my own SD card of music into the storage box between the front seats, to access my own free music whenever I want -- nice touch which I think Porsche is doing away with now, sadly, in its newer models. The standard LED headlights and tail lights are very attractive and excellent for night-time seeing. I wish, however, that Porsche would allow the infrared night-vision camera in the Macan (as it does in Cayenne and Panamera). My biggest wish of all is that Porsche would create a Macan E-Hybrid, as that would be the perfect vehicle for me. I've taken my Macan on multiple cross-country road trips (at least three of which were more than 6k miles roundtrip), and like my Panameras before it, it's a fabulous long road-tripper. And, unlike my Panameras, I can take the Macan off paved roads much more easily in places that I like to go in the unpopulated western US federal lands. There's not a lot to not like about my base Macan, other than that it's not a plug-in hybrid (which I'd prefer for local driving, in all-electric mode, with that abysmal 21-mpg gas range in-town). The 20-gallon gas tank is a huge plus, though, to keep from having to go to gas stations so often. And it's excellent that there's a spare wheel/tire standard, which I have had to use once, but I wish there was a full-size spare, not the dinky temp spare that you can only go about 40 mph on and for only a few miles. Overall I rate my 2019 Macan a 4.5 out of 5 stars. Value for the money, it gets an A+, with the limited options that I chose. It would get a 5 out of 5 (near-perfect) if it had an E-Hybrid (PHEV) drive train.
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Fantastic car! Drives like a dream!
Jdot, 11/23/2019
2019 Porsche Macan 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
10 of 14 people found this review helpful
I am in love with my new car. I have been a Lexus buyer for 20 years and was afraid to switch. Lexus has always met every issue with professionalism.So far, I am loving the car. We will see how the Porsche dealers pan out. The Lexus dealer has a much better service area while you are waiting with food, massage chairs and drinks. Porsche could improve on that. We will see how the car holds up. All in all I am very happy with the purchase.
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My Macan S is better than I anticipated
Photo Man, 08/13/2018
2018 Porsche Macan S 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 7AM)
8 of 12 people found this review helpful
Work closely with your dealer as everything you must add is an option!
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Terrific
L Taylor, 03/14/2019
2018 Porsche Macan 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
Have driven about 1000 miles in 3 weeks. Macan is quick, comfortable, quiet and fun to drive. Technology is reasonably intuitive.
Great vehicle!
Ktlyn23, 10/22/2019
2019 Porsche Macan 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
8 of 13 people found this review helpful
I had a loaded Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit before I traded. I hopped into the Macan and just really loved the feel. It handles well, and drives very nice. I actually liked my Jeep a lot, but was looking for a change. Sure there is additional expense associated to such a vehicle, but it is well worth it! I look forward to driving each day! Only downfall is that there is no remote start as an option. I usually forgot to use it on the Jeep so it wasn’t a breaker for me.
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