Please advice on Macan S build, need to combine comfort for Her and Fun for me.
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C&D ran an article praising the Macan, also stating that they think AS is the essential way to get the most dynamics out of the car.
Here's a bit from Porsche on it as well.
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Here's a bit from Porsche on it as well.
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I wish I would read your post earlier.. Seems like Porsche is claiming that AS does add even more sportiness to the quality of the ride.
I can't change my build anymore since car already at the paint shop
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Oh well I will be suffering without AS…
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Yep… It was last change for my build - 3 zone climate control. Just in last minutes I realized that Daddy overlooked the most important option for his little princess.
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Resale is not my concern since I am leasing the car.
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Sports Exhaust wasn't available when I ordered mine, but the cabin has a significant amount of sound insulation. It's also a turbo engine that doesn't sound anywhere near as good as a N/A engine.
I don't think its money well spent vs AS, PVT+ etc when looking at performance.
You could also skip things like porsche crest, sunblinds in rear (they're ok, but only ok), don't know about the 8-way seats, but very happy to have seat ventilation on the 18-ways.
I don't think its money well spent vs AS, PVT+ etc when looking at performance.
You could also skip things like porsche crest, sunblinds in rear (they're ok, but only ok), don't know about the 8-way seats, but very happy to have seat ventilation on the 18-ways.
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Now serious, I was never fan of "load pipes" until I got Maserati. Drive is much more pleasant when each gear shifting accompanied with cool sound. That gives you an ability to create very special "melody". I would say Sport Exhaust enables you to be not just a driver but a composer at the same time.
So if cabin has good sound insulation - then I will open window.
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After brief ownership, i'd suggest:
- get the pano roof. It's really awesome
- Have driven both AS+PASM and PASM only. Get the PASM only. It's awesome and the car corners really well. I think the AS is vastly overrated and adds to the list of things to break out of warranty.
- Don't underestimate the value of good seats for sporty driving. We went with the 18 ways and LOVE them.
- good choice on the 20" wheels and summer tires. HUGE difference there in road feel.
- get the pano roof. It's really awesome
- Have driven both AS+PASM and PASM only. Get the PASM only. It's awesome and the car corners really well. I think the AS is vastly overrated and adds to the list of things to break out of warranty.
- Don't underestimate the value of good seats for sporty driving. We went with the 18 ways and LOVE them.
- good choice on the 20" wheels and summer tires. HUGE difference there in road feel.
But thanks so much for supporting me on all other choices.
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I tested the Macan S today with steel springs, no PASM, infotainment but no Bose, and the Performance Plus package with back up camera, etc. $50k base, $10k in options. It was a nice ride and I was tempted, but I was so glad to get back into my C4S. The suspension was taught and fun, and the PDK was impressive, but the package just did not make me reach for my wallet. It did make me want to drive the Turbo, though. That might be the ticket.
You can't really compare Macan to C4S. I drove both Turbo and S one after another. Turbo was my first choice and based on some comments and review I was expacting to feel something very close 911… unfortunately I was quickly disapponted because it's still SUV and quite heavy SUV. Then I drove Macan S with much lower expectations. It's felt more nimble and agile with enough power to have some fun. So I come to conclusion that Macan S can be perfect daily driver which won't let you to get bored, but for real excitement you still need 911 or Cayman GTS
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Many Thanks to all of your advices on the build.
Please if you interested see below my final and at that point of time unchangeable build:
~~~~~~~~~~ Comfort and "Pretty" for Her ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exterior Color White $0
Interior Leather Package in Black/Garnet Red $1,740
Power Seats (8-way) with Memory Package $0
Seat Heating (Front) $525
Infotainment Package $2,990
ParkAssist (Front and Rear) with Reversing Camera $1,460
Automatically Dimming Mirrors $420
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) $0
Interior Steering Wheel Heating $250
Wheel Center Caps with Colored Porsche Crest $185
Comfort Lighting Package $325
Automatically Dimming Mirrors $420
~~~~~~~~~~ Comfort my Little Princess ~~~~~~~~~~~~
3-zone Climate Control $510
Sunblind for Rear Side Windows $250
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sporty Looking Weekend Fun for Me ~~~~~~~~~
Wheels CY3 20" RS Spyder Design Wheels $1,650
Summer Tires for 20" Alloy Wheels $0
Sport Exhaust System including Sport Tailpipes $2,930
PASM $1,360
Sport Chrono Package i.c.w. PCM $1,290
Smoking Package $0
Deletion of Model Designation $0
Rear Fascia Painted $535
Window Trim in Matte Black $0
I WISH I CAN ADD RED BRAKES OPTION
~~~~~~~~~~~ Ski Vacation in Alps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roof Rails in Black incl. Roof Transport System $630
European Navigation on PCM $250
European Delivery (Zuffenhausen) $0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Destination Charge Amount $995
Vehicle price $68,195
Please if you interested see below my final and at that point of time unchangeable build:
~~~~~~~~~~ Comfort and "Pretty" for Her ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exterior Color White $0
Interior Leather Package in Black/Garnet Red $1,740
Power Seats (8-way) with Memory Package $0
Seat Heating (Front) $525
Infotainment Package $2,990
ParkAssist (Front and Rear) with Reversing Camera $1,460
Automatically Dimming Mirrors $420
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) $0
Interior Steering Wheel Heating $250
Wheel Center Caps with Colored Porsche Crest $185
Comfort Lighting Package $325
Automatically Dimming Mirrors $420
~~~~~~~~~~ Comfort my Little Princess ~~~~~~~~~~~~
3-zone Climate Control $510
Sunblind for Rear Side Windows $250
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sporty Looking Weekend Fun for Me ~~~~~~~~~
Wheels CY3 20" RS Spyder Design Wheels $1,650
Summer Tires for 20" Alloy Wheels $0
Sport Exhaust System including Sport Tailpipes $2,930
PASM $1,360
Sport Chrono Package i.c.w. PCM $1,290
Smoking Package $0
Deletion of Model Designation $0
Rear Fascia Painted $535
Window Trim in Matte Black $0
I WISH I CAN ADD RED BRAKES OPTION
~~~~~~~~~~~ Ski Vacation in Alps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roof Rails in Black incl. Roof Transport System $630
European Navigation on PCM $250
European Delivery (Zuffenhausen) $0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Destination Charge Amount $995
Vehicle price $68,195
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It will be daily drive for my wife but once I'll be behind the wheel during weekend or on a way to Vermont for our ski trip it should be some fun.
~~~~~~~~~~ Comfort and "Pretty" for Her ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exterior Color White $0
Interior Leather Package in Black/Garnet Red $1,740
Power Seats (8-way) with Memory Package $0
Seat Heating (Front) $525
Infotainment Package $2,990
ParkAssist (Front and Rear) with Reversing Camera $1,460
Automatically Dimming Mirrors $420
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) $0
Interior Steering Wheel Heating $250
Sunblind for Rear Side Windows $250
Porsche Crest on Headrests (Front) $285
Wheel Center Caps with Colored Porsche Crest $185
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sporty Looking Weekend Fun for Me ~~~~~~~~~
Wheels CY3 20" RS Spyder Design Wheels $1,650
Summer Tires for 20" Alloy Wheels $0
Sport Exhaust System including Sport Tailpipes $2,930
PASM $1,360
Sport Chrono Package i.c.w. PCM $1,290
Smoking Package $0
Deletion of Model Designation $0
Rear Fascia Painted $535
Side Blades in Exterior Color $670
Window Trim in Matte Black $0
~~~~~~~~~~~ Ski Vacation in Alps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roof Rails in Black incl. Roof Transport System $630
European Delivery (Zuffenhausen) $0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Destination Charge Amount $995
Vehicle price $68,065
~~~~~~~~~~ Comfort and "Pretty" for Her ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exterior Color White $0
Interior Leather Package in Black/Garnet Red $1,740
Power Seats (8-way) with Memory Package $0
Seat Heating (Front) $525
Infotainment Package $2,990
ParkAssist (Front and Rear) with Reversing Camera $1,460
Automatically Dimming Mirrors $420
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) $0
Interior Steering Wheel Heating $250
Sunblind for Rear Side Windows $250
Porsche Crest on Headrests (Front) $285
Wheel Center Caps with Colored Porsche Crest $185
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sporty Looking Weekend Fun for Me ~~~~~~~~~
Wheels CY3 20" RS Spyder Design Wheels $1,650
Summer Tires for 20" Alloy Wheels $0
Sport Exhaust System including Sport Tailpipes $2,930
PASM $1,360
Sport Chrono Package i.c.w. PCM $1,290
Smoking Package $0
Deletion of Model Designation $0
Rear Fascia Painted $535
Side Blades in Exterior Color $670
Window Trim in Matte Black $0
~~~~~~~~~~~ Ski Vacation in Alps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roof Rails in Black incl. Roof Transport System $630
European Delivery (Zuffenhausen) $0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Destination Charge Amount $995
Vehicle price $68,065