[Jshore]

A lot of people like having bragging rights. I don't want my neighbor taunting me about his Q-5 V-6 doing 0-60 at 5.8,compared to 6.1 for the S.

I have to see more car rags testing the S,I don't believe the 0-60 in 6.1

 

[RJMcInnis]

After reading all these posts, I'm glad I ordered a turbo

@Rollep ME too... Don't want to have to associate with the riff-raff.

 

[rhoyle]

@rhoyle @mminkous Good point. Hold on while I confirm with Jay Leno...

Good idea. He's the perfect person to prove my point as he's a collector. He collects cars. Specifically exotic, hard to find cars.

 

[rhoyle]

A lot of people like having bragging rights. I don't want my neighbor taunting me about his Q-5 V-6 doing 0-60 at 5.8,compared to 6.1 for the S.

I have to see more car rags testing the S,I don't believe the 0-60 in 6.1

Your neighbor sounds like a DB.

 

[mminkous]

@rhoyle @mminkous Good point. Hold on while I confirm with Jay Leno...

Hahaha! I said I "tend to agree", not "completely agree"...
Okay, you call Jay. Let me call Conan. But we're still friends, okay?

 

[Rollep]

A lot of people like having bragging rights. I don't want my neighbor taunting me about his Q-5 V-6 doing 0-60 at 5.8,compared to 6.1 for the S.

I have to see more car rags testing the S,I don't believe the 0-60 in 6.1

I have optioned for PSE, that will sort out my neighbours Audi

 

[Cloudplay]

A lot of people like having bragging rights. I don't want my neighbor taunting me about his Q-5 V-6 doing 0-60 at 5.8,compared to 6.1 for the S.

I have to see more car rags testing the S,I don't believe the 0-60 in 6.1

Sorry to hear that your neighbor is dyslexic. Edmunds got 6.1s with TC on. Edmunds also reported their best time w/ TC off (5.6s) and with TC off and the standard 1ft rollout (5.3s). 5.3s is what your neighbor should compare to 5.8.

 

[RJMcInnis]

Good idea. He's the perfect person to prove my point as he's a collector. He collects cars. Specifically exotic, hard to find cars.

@rhoyle Ha ha. You do know he is a serious racer too right?

 

[RJMcInnis]

Hahaha! I said I "tend to agree", not "completely agree"...
Okay, you call Jay. Let me call Conan. But we're still friends, okay?

@mminkous Of course! That goes without saying! Friends for life!

 

[Divexxtreme]

One-foot roll-out (which is accurate), no one-foot roll-out, different density altitudes, different octane fuels, LC used or not used, added weight from various options....there are lot of variables that cause different acceleration times. Stop worrying about it and enjoy your vehicles.

 

[Buckfever]

I do wonder if they had offered a stripped turbo if more wouldn't have reached for it if the gap was smaller.

 

[Cloudplay]

I do wonder if they had offered a stripped turbo if more wouldn't have reached for it if the gap was smaller.

Yeah, but options are where the real money is... A $62k Turbo w/o Bose, PCM, Alcantara roof, painted side blades, 14/18-way seats? I would have been all over that, but Porsche would have made much less money than on my $62k moderately equipped S, I guess.

It would be nice to see a GTS at about the Turbo price/HP, but with "performance" options (20", PASM, Turbo brakes, PTV+, SC) instead of the Turbo's "luxury" options (Bose, PCM, Alcantara, etc). I'd consider trading for that - get one in jet black and maybe my wife won't notice

 

[SoxIbis]

Guys this is a Porsche but an SUV non the less. The only similar car out there is the Audi SQ5 and frankly I much rather have the Macan S. You want speed then get a 911 and get that awesome feeling of all that power just rocketing you forward as you feel the car squat down and push you like only a 911 can. I get my Macan S early October and cannot wait. That said I will still get my speed thrills in my 997.2 S.

 

[windblow]

I'll stand by my statement. The people who bought those cars, by and large, were not going to question their performance. The vast majority of them also will never sniff the capabilities of the cars. They were interested in owning super exotics than the actual performance involved.

I agree with @RJMcInnis here. I ordered the Macan without EVER test driving it. My first test drive was after delivery, when it was delivered to my driveway on July 3rd without pano roof and all performance options because I value performance above all else. I didn't ever question Porsche on the Macan's performance, and I don't now.

Porsche has absolutely no reason to inflate the 0-60 time. People who think that way should think again. Think about it - Porsche could have tuned the 3.0 and 3.6 twin turbos for a lot more performance than what is endowed on the Macan. 0-60 time for the S at 5.0s and under could easily been obtained with a slightly different tune. They chose to leave room to differentiate performance across model and model lines. By thinking the 0-60 time is inflated means that Porsche cannot build a CUV with adequate performance and have to resort to trickery to get buyers in. This thought by itself is just RIDICULOUS.

 

[windblow]

If you want every Macan S to run 5.2, it's just not going to happen. I think you can rest assured though, that Porsche was able to, on multiple occasions, run that time with a Macan that was lightly optioned and wearing summer tires. They didn't just estimate the time.

I have no doubt of this!

 

[L0U]

At 6500 feet the turbo feels weak.

I was following a guy doing 65 mph in a 65 mph zone. Passed full throttle and was doing 100 mph after two shifts.

 

[Yoyogirambler]

A 0-60 time is important to some and if a choice of vehicle is based off that then fair dues, times in the real world should match up for the satisfaction of those people. I have no issue with the disappointment felt by certain posters. I don't feel the same way but I bought the car for my reasons.

So to the question of trickery and misrep. If Porsche falsely states a fact that a buyer relies on to his detriment then yes, there is a misrep. That is a rudimentary description of misrepresentation in the common law tradition. We'll never know until someone somewhere matches the advertised time. However, how many car mags and websites are going to run a bare bones S just for the 0-60 time test? Most seem to have AS, PASM, PANO, full leather etc and so on. This is to say perhaps the advertised times will never be matched. Still doesn't give me enough to claim a misrep.

 

[rhoyle]

I do wonder if they had offered a stripped turbo if more wouldn't have reached for it if the gap was smaller.

They would have had my money. I almost wish the engine was an ala carte option. I don't want leather interior, or PCM or LCA/LKA. I do want that motor though. And I'd gladly have paid 70k for it with PASM and PTV and not much else.

 

[Wintermute]

Lord jeezuz. This is all based on one Edmunds test of an S model.

EDMUNDS???

 

[Edgar]

Lord jeezuz. This is all based on one Edmunds test of an S model.

EDMUNDS???

Yes it appears so and then logic disappears and paranoia reigns. Even the poor old turbo whose test times were within a tenth of a second of Porsche's figures is impugned.