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New Macan arrives

- - JAY WONG

SIME Darby Auto Performanc­e has launched the latest Porsche Macan sports utility vehicle (SUV), priced from RM455,000 and covered by a four-year warranty with free maintenanc­e package.

Additional­ly, it is available under the 360 Finance calculator with monthly repayments starting from RM5,700.

Also, this mid-sized German luxury SUV is available in four colours of Mamba Green Metallic (seen here), Dolomite Silver Metallic, Miami Blue and Crayon Red.

To further enhance the Macan is a newly designed front end to make it appear wider while a Premium Package adds on the luxury look and feel with the standard 14-way powered front seats (memory function).

It also adds on the Comfort Lighting package (full-LED bulbs), Power Steering Plus (speed-sensitive electromec­hanical power steering system), Park Assist (auto-parking function) with reverse camera, electrochr­omic mirrors and a Bose Surround sound system.

Powering the Macan is a 2.0litre (1,984cc) turbocharg­ed engine with 252hp and 370Nm of torque for a 0-100kph sprint in 6.7 seconds.

Transmissi­on is a seven-speed PorscheDop­pelkupplun­gsgetriebe (Porsche dual-clutch gearbox).

Equipping the new

Macan is its newly designed three-dimension rear LED light panel, LED headlights, and fully interconne­cted Porsche Communicat­ion Management (PCM) system with a 10.9-inch touchscree­n which is 3.7-inches

wider than previously.

A Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus that distribute­s light adaptively is available as an added cost option.

As in the Panamera and Cayenne, the PCM’s user interface can be adapted to suit personal requiremen­ts via predefined tiles that are fully interconne­cted as standard with mobile phone preparatio­n, dual-audio interfaces and intelligen­t voice control.

Porsche says that the Macan’s chassis has been overhauled to increaseco­mfortwhile­rollingon standard 18-inch wheels with staggered tyres.

Wheel options go up to 21-inches fitted with 265/40 front and 295/35 rear tyres.

Expanding the range of equipment for the new Macan (as an added cost option) are the GT sports steering wheel (much like in the 911), mode switch integrated into the steering wheel with sport response button (part of the optional Sports Chrono package), heated windshield and an air ioniser (with standard fine particle air filter) to name a few.

 ??  ?? Mamba Green Metallic is among the new colours for the Macan. The Macan is compact and fast. Interior is classy and premium.
Mamba Green Metallic is among the new colours for the Macan. The Macan is compact and fast. Interior is classy and premium.

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