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http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1280x904+0+0/resize/250x177!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/3bc94b9dc81a6ddda3be14d4ecb7a9b8/porsche-macan-04.jpgPreparing a beachhead in the marketplace for the 2014 Porsche Macan crossover has been a years-long project for the German company. We’ve been hearing and reporting on rumors of the vehicle from its ideation stage and have covered the Macan’s birth thoroughly over the last 12 months, including teasers, rumors, spy shots, leaked videos and more. Now, just ahead of the LA Auto Show-debut of Porsche’s first-ever compact crossover, the wait for details is at an end.
Porsche will offer the crossover in two flavors to start: Macan S and Macan Turbo. The S model will be fitted with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine that makes 340 horsepower and will push the vehicle from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.2 seconds, then on to a top speed of 156 miles per hour. The Macan Turbo has even more impressive figures on all fronts: an all-new, 400-horsepower, twin-turbo 3.6-liter V6 engine; 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds; top speed of 164 mph. Both models make use of Porsche’s seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission as standard.
As impressive as these potent powertrains are the brakes Porsche is fitting to its new crossover. Six-piston monobloc fixed-caliper brakes live up front, grabbing 13.78-inch discs on the S model and tremendous 14.17-inch discs on the Macan Turbo. We’re expecting serious stopping performance, to say the least.Continue reading Porsche finally gives up the goods on 2014 Macan
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