Loan Macan S experience

[wab172uk]

I also didn't think it felt that fast. Maybe as the car was using regular E10 fuel rather than V-Power. The original S I test drove back in June felt far stronger. Strange.

It will have had the latest software update, you know, the one to correct the fiddled consumption/emission figures.

Surely power is the same though?

[andreas]

Surely power is the same though?

The Porsche letter announcing the recall was very carefully worded. It said "The type-approved values for engine power and maximum torque remain unchanged with the new software."

Note the words "type-approved".

[Cobnapint]

Interesting about the speed & fuel - would be interesting to drive the same car with V-Power/Ultimate and see if it makes a big difference.
Presume it was in correct sport setting?

Re: the seats - do you recall if they were 8/14/18 way?

I'm not sure how to tell the difference between 14 & 18 way seats. I thought it was just more adjustment, but people seam to think the 18's are more bucket like? They certainly weren't bucket like, so maybe 14 way.

Very comfortable seats though.

The 14 ways are just the comfort seats but with a lot more adjustment (that you'll probably never use).
The 18 ways have higher side bolsters on the seat base and backrest. This is good and bad. The higher seat base bolsters make it a bit more of a pita when getting in and out. But the ones on the backrest keep you in place on the bends - unlike the 14s that I have in mine, which, while looking very nice, offer very little lateral support and make you feel like you're being thrown out the seat. And that's at normal road speeds.

I'd say the wider comfort seats in my previous Cayenne were better in this regard.

[Skyway]

I have the 14 ways which are still bucket like especially compared to my Merc. For me they are super comfortable in every way and very supportive. I found the 18s an absolute chore to get in and out of, and my wife really really struggled with them.

My PEC day was conducted in a car with 14 ways and I never felt I was being thrown out of the seat

[Cobnapint]

It's the top half of the backrest on the 14s (around armpit to shoulder height) that doesn't do it for me.
The support on the seat 'base' is fine.

[Bluesnose1812]

I have the 14 ways which are still bucket like especially compared to my Merc. For me they are super comfortable in every way and very supportive. I found the 18s an absolute chore to get in and out of, and my wife really really struggled with them.

My PEC day was conducted in a car with 14 ways and I never felt I was being thrown out of the seat

We are all different in height weight and girth. I have 14 way and the first bit of spirited driving I did was in the Sierras of Andalucía last summer. The current Mrs B starts complaining that the seats aren't very supportive because she's sliding about. .

It's horses for courses with everything in life. But I will be going 18 way on the replacement.