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Porsche Macan GTS gets 20hp boost

Porsche Macan GTS gets 20hp boost Porsche Macan GTS gets 20hp boost Porsche Macan GTS gets 20hp boost

This might just be the ultimate mid-size SUV. We already love the Porsche Macan, but now it's even more loveable because it's getting MORE POWER!

OK, so appending the famed GTS badge to a two-tonne 4x4 might be a bit of a shock for hard-core Porsche enthusiasts, but for the rest of us it means a Macan with 360hp (up by 20hp) and 500Nm of torque. Creamy, and that's before you get to the tuneful sports exhaust system.

The 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine drives all four wheels through the familiar seven-speed PDK (Porsche Doppelkuplungsgetriebung) paddle-shift gearbox and can sprint from 0-100km/h in just 5.2 seconds. Top speed is 256km/h.

The springs (equipped with Porsche's PASM active suspension) have been lowered by 15mm, and all GTS Macans will get the gorgeous RS Spyder-style 20-inch alloy wheels. Inside you get sports seats with Alcantara centre panels, and a big new Porsche Communications Management touch-screen that features Apple CarPlay.

Outside, you'll spot a Macan thanks to a mixture of gloss-and-matte-black trim accents (gloss above the window line, matte below) and there's the option of Porsche Dynamic Lighting System LED headlights.

The German market price is €73,400 so bet on one costing just over the €100k mark here.

Check out the Porsche Macan GTS in this video.

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Published on October 28, 2015
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