Just 24 hours after Porsche listed the new 4-cylinder Macan for sale in a number of Asian countries, the base model made its appearance on the firm’s UK site with the footnote, “Special order only. Please contact a Centre”.
There’s no official statement out yet on the base Macan, which is the first 4-cylinder Porsche in 22 years – it’s as if Porsche seems…embarrassed by the addition of the VW Group’s EA888 engine 2.0-liter turbo that’s found on lesser models, such as the Skoda Octavia, and prefers to quietly roll out the car without officially telling the press….
As far as pricing is concerned, Autocar magazine managed to find out that in the UK, the 234hp (237PS) Macan 2.0 Turbo is available to order now at a price of £40,276 or a little over £3,000 less than the 335hp (340PS) Macan S V6.
By John Halas
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