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Jump to navigation LoginRegister Home MENU 2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due Porsche's facelifted sporty SUV gets a new range of turbocharged V6 petrol engines co-developed with Audi, plus cosmetic tweaks 2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior duePorsche MacanPorsche MacanPorsche MacanPorsche MacanPorsche Macan 2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior due2018 Porsche Macan – new turbo V6 engines and restyled interior duePorsche MacanPorsche MacanPorsche MacanPorsche MacanPorsche Macan by Greg Kable 2 August 2017 Follow @@autocar The 2018-model-year Porsche Macan has shed most of its disguise as prototype versions of the updated SUV, which aims to rival the Jaguar F-Pace, continue to rack up miles in durability testing ahead of a planned world debut at next year’s Detroit motor show. Set to launch four years after the Macan was first introduced to the Porsche line-up, the facelifted model is planned to remain on sale until 2021, when it will be replaced by a new model that offers, among other engine options, full electric drive. The stylistic changes made to Porsche's best-selling model are subtle, to say the least. Evident on the prototypes pictured here are restyled front and rear bumpers with new-look air ducts. The front indicators are also mounted lower than that of the current model, on the lowest horizontal fin of the outer front air ducts. The Porsche SUV also receives upgraded headlights with altered LED graphics, although the overall shape of the headlight clusters remain the same as those in use today. The Macan was the first Porsche to adopt structured tail-light lenses; those on this new model are restyled with new LED-enhanced lens graphics and what appears to be a full-width reflector panel across the tailgate – a design feature that has already graced a number of recent Porsche models. Although the facelifted Macan was originally expected to receive an updated interior featuring the touch-sensitive switchgear introduced to the latest Panamera, the prototype pictured here gives no clues that it will head in that direction, retaining the same controls the Porsche SUV was launched with back in 2014. But with another three years before it is due to be replaced by a comprehensively re-engineered second-generation model, we would be surprised if the new capacitive switches didn’t make their way on to the 2018 Macan. What we can bank on is the adoption of a pair of new 7.0in displays within the instrument cluster, together with a 12.3in touch-sensitive infotainment display as part of an updated Porsche Communication Management system. The system, launched in the latest Panamera, supports Apply CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration and contains a new function called Porsche Connect, which offers services such as call centre support, a wi-fi hotspot, real-time traffic updates and remote access via a smartphone. On the engine front, the Macan’s existing turbocharged 3.0-litre and 3.6-litre V6 petrol engines will be replaced by more advanced units boasting capacities of 2.9 litres and 3.0 litres. In 3.0-litre form running a compression ratio of 11.2:1, the new V6 delivers 325bhp and 332lb ft of torque in the base Panamera. This is 10bhp and 7lb ft less than the least powerful version of the outgoing 3.0-litre engine, which serves up 335bhp and 339lb ft in the existing Macan S. There is more to come from the new engine, though. With altered software liberating added turbocharger boost pressure, the same unit kicks out 349bhp and 369lb ft in the latest Audi S4/S5. A more performance-oriented version of the new V6 with a lower capacity of 2.9 litres and compression ratio of 10.5:1 is earmarked to replace the current 3.6-litre engine. In the Panamera S, it provides 434bhp and 406lb ft – 39bhp more than the existing Macan Turbo, with the same torque output. Also planned is a new petrol-electric version of the Macan, running the same driveline used by the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid. It uses the new turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine in combination with an electric motor to provide a combined system output of 456bhp and 516lb ft of torque. 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Most engine families have some differences in components for different power outputs. If the 2.9 has different pistons anyway (quite likely), then a slightly smaller bore for instance is not much effort/cost. Log In Or Register To Post Comments xxxx Can't think of any current car 8 February 2017 k12479 wrote: Ski Kid wrote: ...needless waste and duplication by VW Porche etc Why is it a needless waste? Most engine families have some differences in components for different power outputs. If the 2.9 has different pistons anyway (quite likely), then a slightly smaller bore for instance is not much effort/cost. Yea but it's wasteful in that for the same car it varies less than 4% Hydrogen cars just went POP Log In Or Register To Post Comments Ski Kid mainly dealt with turbos etc 8 February 2017 complicates the production process Log In Or Register To Post Comments avidreader makes even less sense .... 11 February 2017 ... to make the smaller capacity more powerful. how is the marketing dept. going to spin that ? lolol Log In Or Register To Post Comments Kamelo Duplication 11 February 2017 Ski Kid wrote: Someone made a mistake on this with either incorrect reporting or needless waste and duplication by VW Porche etc Yes, have to agreee with you, Ski Kid. Macan is a fabulous car, but I fail to see why two engines of such similar capacities are required. Will the differences in driving be so different? Time will tell, of course. Log In Or Register To Post Comments Kamelo Duplication 11 February 2017 Ski Kid wrote: Someone made a mistake on this with either incorrect reporting or needless waste and duplication by VW Porche etc Yes, have to agreee with you, Ski Kid. Macan is a fabulous car, but I fail to see why two engines of such similar capacities are required. Will the differences in driving be so different? Time will tell, of course. Log In Or Register To Post Comments madmac Agreed, they could have the 8 February 2017 Agreed, they could have the same block but different liners in the cylinders, would like to see the exact bore and stroke numbers,also of course they could do different strokes [for different folks!!HAHA] Madmac Log In Or Register To Post Comments speckyclay Stroker 8 February 2017 The difference is almost certainly in the stroke. I suspect that the block, pistons and liners are almost identical, and it's the crankshaft which varies. This will provide a more 'square' ratio between bore and stroke, which will better cope with the higher power, and likely provide a freer-revving engine. It's only 17cc per cylinder, after all. Log In Or Register To Post Comments eseaton I always get the impression 8 February 2017 I always get the impression with this chap he is writing the words without knowing what they mean. For instance, the sentence ending 'suggesting there is scope for Porsche to vary the engine's output depending on the model it's used in'. Does he really think anyone going to the bother of reading this article, on this website, does not know this? 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