Another GTS on order

[Skyway]

I chose carbon for the interior initially, but removed it once I found out it was just glossy plastic with a carbon imprint

[wab172uk]

I chose carbon for the interior initially, but removed it once I found out it was just glossy plastic with a carbon imprint

Problem with the Carbon, like you say, it's very shiny like the Gloss black trim. Sunny days it's just reflects sunlight.

To avoid that I went for brushed Aluminium, and pleased I did.

[Skyway]

I actually reverted to Piano black which I thought I wouldn't like, but actually it's been fine so far.

[Plyphon]

GTS comes with a darkened aluminium trim as standard which is the nicest of the bunch imo.

I do like carbon, but as said above, it's a layer carbon veneer over plastic rather that 'solid' carbon. Whether that matters to you I don't know. It does look good, though.

Keep the PTV+ - if you have the budget its a great option to make the car feel as agile as possible in the tight bends.

Some thoughts on PTV+ here:

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I have it on mine and you can tell when it's working magic, the car just feels pointed through the corners as if you're driving a nimble saloon rather than a 2T SUV.

[2japs]

Really nice spec

[PJV997]

Welcome to the forum. A nice spec but I have to say the carbon “stuff” certainly loads the price quickly!

My serious comment on the spec are whether PTV is necessary on an SUV and tongue in cheek is re-sale grey - really? But it’s your car so spec as you want it.

My GTS has been built and is somewhere in transit and I’ve been running a Gen 1 Turbo for the last 6 months. I have had M cars for the last 15 years and I find two things in the Macan are streets ahead of my past and present BMWs - the ride quality when combined with the handling is in a different league and the PDK when compared to BMW DCT or the 8 speed auto is like driving a sports car compared to a regular hatchback.

If you get a chance to do your PEC experience and try a PTV car vs a non-PTV car in extreme driving conditions before locking spec, that would be useful. My PEC experience in the Macan was non-PTV like my new car and I found the handling very impressive and more capable than I’d ever need on the road.

Good luck with your order (it’s difficult not to keep ‘fiddling’)

[Kiernan]

Welcome to the forum. A nice spec but I have to say the carbon “stuff” certainly loads the price quickly!

My serious comment on the spec are whether PTV is necessary on an SUV and tongue in cheek is re-sale grey - really? But it’s your car so spec as you want it.

My GTS has been built and is somewhere in transit and I’ve been running a Gen 1 Turbo for the last 6 months. I have had M cars for the last 15 years and I find two things in the Macan are streets ahead of my past and present BMWs - the ride quality when combined with the handling is in a different league and the PDK when compared to BMW DCT or the 8 speed auto is like driving a sports car compared to a regular hatchback.

If you get a chance to do your PEC experience and try a PTV car vs a non-PTV car in extreme driving conditions before locking spec, that would be useful. My PEC experience in the Macan was non-PTV like my new car and I found the handling very impressive and more capable than I’d ever need on the road.

Good luck with your order (it’s difficult not to keep ‘fiddling’)

Thanks for the comments. A few things to give some background

Colour - I also have a 991.2 GTS in the garage, and that's Carmine Red. I was tempted to get something brighter, or even Carmine Red again, but I think the red and grey will go well together and the Macan is more of a daily driver, so I don't want it to be too 'shouty'

PTV - I want to drive cars with and without before finalising my spec, but at the moment it's still in. I went through the same process with the 911 and the GTS sports suspension and rear axle steering. Some people advised that the latter wasn't really necessary on a road car, but after driving numerous cars at the OPC, I had to have both so the car was delivered on that basis. Having driven the car for some years, I've never regretted the choice, so hopefully it will be the same with the Macan.

We'll know more about the rumoured price increase shortly so I can budget accordingly (not that it works - i always go over budget when ordering a car!)

[PJV997]

We'll know more about the rumoured price increase shortly so I can budget accordingly (not that it works - i always go over budget when ordering a car!)

I’ve got that t-shirt too!!

[Plyphon]

I will die on the hill that PTV+ suits the AWD SUV platform incredibly well as it directly works to reduce understeer and introduce chassis rotation.

You may argue that you'll never be driving your Macan hard enough to feel the benefit, but it's certainly possible to do so - I have done and will continue to do so, PTV+ makes the car feel so incredibly nimble and pointed. It's a great addition IMO.

[GeeRam]

Nice one, congrats!

The Macan will be night and day to your X3M - those things have a horrible chassis and suspension setup compared to the Macan - X3M may be faster in a straight line, but certainly not round the twisties!

Share your Porsche code so we can all tell you to spend more money on various options

That is very true. I went from X3 M40i to Macan S, and the difference is startling. The X3 is a great car, fantastic in fact. But the ride quality and handling are just in another league. So it the gearbox.

Two things I miss with the X3 though is I-drive with the rotary wheel. And the driving position.

Its the driving position, comfort seats and I-Drive functionality that I'm worried about missing so much if I change my X5 for a Macan S.
If Porsche jack up the prices again next week, it could make a Macan S very close in price to a Alpina X3d....and that's considered to be a much better and more comfortable and compliant drive, suspension wise to a X3M, down UK B roads, and with 730Nm of torque, not slower in the real world.