rasetsu

I suspect it has to do with the engine options. The 2019 Base will have the carryover 2.0T global VW/Audi EA888 that is already federalized everywhere. The S and up V6 models are supposed to get replacement motors from Audi.

srcn

if it were up to me, I'd be ordering a Chalk or Miami Blue car. Mayyyybe Mamba Green.

But it'll be the mrs' car, and she wants Volcano.

Pavegeno928

My wife wants Crayon/Chalk but the Mamba Green lit up her eyes. I have no idea where this will end up.

Pavegeno928

US Configurator is online for the 2019 Macan refresh. Only the Base model is available to build.

PistolPete

Thanks for the heads up. At least we can eyeball some of the option prices in US$ now.

Still waiting for any info on the S engine and availability...

cometguy

It seems to have some inaccuracies. For example, it lists the main center computer screen as still the old 7 inches in size, instead of the new 10.8 inches.
Jukebox is missing from this and also from the 2019 Cayenne Configurator; have they discontinued Jukebox? (It appears they've discontinued CD players for 2019, so it would be strange to delete Jukebox also.)
Also, ParkAssist is missing from the 2019 Macan list of standard features (but it's still present in the 2019 Cayenne list) -- so surely this is a mistake? Since the rear-view camera is also missing from the list of standard features, I assume that it's simply a mistake that both are left out (since they both are usually listed on the same line).

I also find it interesting that the collapsible spare tire is still listed as a standard feature in the 2019 Macan; I hope that's not a mistake.

One would think that Porsche USA would take this all a little more seriously -- getting this all correct before putting it online.

visitador

Also isn't the base engine now 300 hp?

Pavegeno928

Yes, us too. We have a build slot for an S in March from our dealer for a requested July Factory delivery that is yet unconfirmed because the specs haven't been issued for the S. I've started making hotel and B&B reservations for our two-week trip. Really want to get the delivery date confirmed to buy plane tickets.

Pavegeno928

The website and the tech specs from the configurator for the 2019 Base say 248, down from 252 from the 2018 base. I've seen 300hp tossed around the internet, but it doesn't seem so. I received my November issue of Panorama from PCA and on pg 22, middle column, last paragraph, it says the base in mid-2019 will be 300 hp. The S will go from 340 to 350 and the Turbo will be 430. Not really sure what is happening with the base and why the website, configurator, and why some articles and Panorama would say 300.

visitador

^^^ I think it is going to be 300 hp because it is same engine as in the Golf R and the Golf is getting a hp bump to 300

Pavegeno928

What is their strategy? 2019s get a 248 hp engine and then next year or half year later, poof, here's a 300 hp engine for the base? That would make some early buyers of the Base pretty angry I'd think.

cometguy

Wow... I didn't know you could do overseas delivery in Germany during July or August, because I thought that Porsche shuts its plants down them for summer vacation.

cometguy

Given the other inaccuracies that I have found in the specs list for the base 2019 Macan at the Porsche Configurator, I would not be at all surprised if the listed 248 hp is incorrect also.
Porsche really should get its act together with this information... It's inexcusable to not be perfect in their listing of standard specs, features, dimensions, etc., when they expect customers to use this information in making decisions regarding giving them oodles of money...

ExMB

And the option prices listed for '19 are the same as for a '18. So, there are more errors in that configurator.

Pavegeno928

May not be an error. Option prices seem to stay fairly static year to year and with a mid-cycle refresh.