At the bottom of the engine range will be two four-cylinder engines - the first time four-cylinder powerplants would have appeared in a Porsche since the 968 in 1995.
On the petrol side, there will be a 220bhp 2.0-litre unit that should still be good for 0-62mph performance of 7.5sec and a 143mph top speed. The base diesel will be a 190bhp 2.0-litre turbo unit.
Other engines in the Macan's range are set to include a 295bhp 3.6-litre V6 in the S, and a 250bhp 3.0-litre V6 in the Diesel S. A Macan Hybrid is also planned, and Porsche is also keen to use Audi's potent new 309bhp twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 in a Diesel Turbo model.