gnat

VW has indeed been the main one to keep the flame alive all these years. Diesels are growing in popularity, but they still aren't really a big chunk of the market here (if you discount the heavy duty trucks and commercial vehicles).

I agree that the V8 TDI might not be a V8 by the time it gets here. My reall point is that I believes it (or its replacement) will come over.

You could also try to limit the V8 gas engines to enthusiasts, but Porsche has done a good job selling those

mudman2

not so sure VAG is responsible for keeping D alive here I a pretty sure its more to do with MB who have fantastic engines

fincher

Mercedes the reason? Not a chance. By volume alone, it is VW in the States and across just about every model. It's 1 in 5 VWs sold here that are TDIs and they're pushing for 30%. Overall, the Germans, of course, are leading the pack and now we have the Jeep CRD again and the Chevy Cruze diesel. Not saying VAG has a better diesel than Mercedes but definitely more volume.

Interestingly, BMW/VAG/Merc use the Bosch AdBlue system. In Illinois, I think Merc stop selling diesels because of a state mandate to use B20...I use a place with no bio-diesel and another with B5 max.

kosmo

after filling our a service survey i get this:

"Please indicate if you own any of the following vehicles (Acura RDX, Audi Q5, BMW X3, Cadillac SRX, Infiniti EX, Mercedes-Benz GLK, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque or Range Rover Sport, Volvo XC60) "


So the Macan Marketing begins...

Suzy991

More pictures of the Macan

http://www.carscoops.com/2013/07/sco...28CARSCOOPS%29

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mudman2

Not here, over the last 20 years have seen more MB diesels than VW. My dealer did not even stock them when they were available.

mudman2

Could be worse coule have included the Arcadia and the Kia's

slwong23

Thanks for sharing... these new photos have me intrigued.

fincher

Bring the diesel here and I'm in.

Suzy991

I also want one. Next year I will trade in my Q5. Keeping my fingers crossed that the most powerful diesel is available at that time.

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edgy

thanks for sharing

Some clever camouflage.. I saw some renders that supposedly showed the rear tail lamp design and its nothing like what the camo suggests.

Anyhow on that note, I absolutely want one!

endless_corners

Wonder how much piglet canibalizes pig sales.

fincher

It will to some degree for sure but it will bring in first-time Porsche buyers. The Macan might be my first Porsche unless I can find a good, lightly used CD with what I want.

endless_corners

I think its going to be some years before the CD's come down to earth. Used prices are not worth the fuel savings relative to how little they have depreciated from new yet.

fincher

Yeah, I can get a used CD with 100k warranty. There are two near me and I've driven them. They're asking $65-66k, so I figure I can get for a bit less. But, I really want Pano and 19s or 20s (can be easily changed). Not too particular on color as long as interior is black.

So, you're probably right. Other issue for me is I drive 20k a year so I definitely want the 100k warranty.