2022 Macan GTS
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I posted this in General Gassing, but probably best here:
Hi All
I test drove a 2022 Macan GTS yesterday and was left with a few questions, that perhaps someone who owns one could answer?
Some of them may be a consequence of living with my other cars, the majority of which are large capacity V8, V10 compared with a 2.9V6?
1. It was an horrendous day in terms of the weather, and I was left surprised with the amount of wheel spin, when pulling out of junctions. I know it has "torque vectoring" but I was still surprised to hear rear wheels spinning compared to my B8 RS4 in similar conditions.
2. We made the mistake of thinking that we could "waft along" with minimal gear changing, especially it being a turbo engine, but again were surprised by the amount of auto down shifting to maintain a constant speed on hills etc. Once we realised, winding the engine up brought the car alive, but it felt a bit "forced". The test car had c.300 miles from new, so maybe everything is a bit tight?
3. The Sports Exhaust when switched on was still close to silent....
The positives were:
- Ride quality
- Build quality
- Comfort of the 18-way seats (probably to be set on day one and never touched again!
)
- The Dealer experience (yes, honest)
Anyway, I'd be grateful to hear any real world experience!
Thanks!
Hi All
I test drove a 2022 Macan GTS yesterday and was left with a few questions, that perhaps someone who owns one could answer?
Some of them may be a consequence of living with my other cars, the majority of which are large capacity V8, V10 compared with a 2.9V6?
1. It was an horrendous day in terms of the weather, and I was left surprised with the amount of wheel spin, when pulling out of junctions. I know it has "torque vectoring" but I was still surprised to hear rear wheels spinning compared to my B8 RS4 in similar conditions.
2. We made the mistake of thinking that we could "waft along" with minimal gear changing, especially it being a turbo engine, but again were surprised by the amount of auto down shifting to maintain a constant speed on hills etc. Once we realised, winding the engine up brought the car alive, but it felt a bit "forced". The test car had c.300 miles from new, so maybe everything is a bit tight?
3. The Sports Exhaust when switched on was still close to silent....
The positives were:
- Ride quality
- Build quality
- Comfort of the 18-way seats (probably to be set on day one and never touched again!
)- The Dealer experience (yes, honest)
Anyway, I'd be grateful to hear any real world experience!
Thanks!
Edited by JohnnyUK on Friday 13th January 11:22
I test drove one in November 21 and can absolutely agree with your 4 positives.
'My car' didn't have sport +, but I even found the gear change to be not all that quick in manual compared to my Range Rover Sport, which surprised me. Like you, I was probably slightly disappointed as had expected so much.
I have since driven one on my PEC day and I can honestly say that I was blown away by what it was capable of on track.
Due to lock spec in on Sunday so hopefully won't be too disappointed.
'My car' didn't have sport +, but I even found the gear change to be not all that quick in manual compared to my Range Rover Sport, which surprised me. Like you, I was probably slightly disappointed as had expected so much.
I have since driven one on my PEC day and I can honestly say that I was blown away by what it was capable of on track.
Due to lock spec in on Sunday so hopefully won't be too disappointed.
I’ve taken delivery of mine in the last couple of weeks, at the moment I’m running it in but yes it does wheel spin the rear wheels out of tight hairpins and road junctions in the wet.
Mine is a GTS Sports Pack model with PTV rear diff along with Pirelli Corsa tyres and I love it.![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/YWtA57ua.jpg[/img]</a> <a href="https://thumbsnap.com/JGrwhMSe" Target="_blank" rel="nofollow">[img]https://thumbsnap.com/sc/JGrwhMSe.jpg[/img]</a> <a href="https://thumbsnap.com/Muraeabm" Target="_blank" rel="nofollow">[img]https://thumbsnap.com/sc/Muraeabm.jpg)
Mine is a GTS Sports Pack model with PTV rear diff along with Pirelli Corsa tyres and I love it.
Edited by tyrrell on Friday 13th January 15:24
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I've had one for a year, and had a Gen 2 Turbo before which is very similar.
They're great for long distance trips, whilst carrying plenty of stuff. They steer OK, but wouldn't see which way your RS4 went, although as said above - if you push them they're very capable indeed.
They're fast but often don't feel it in my view. Just wish Porsche made a 500bhp version.
The 18 way seats are the best car seat I've ever had and are supremely comfortable over long periods of time when combined with the air suspension.
The exhaust on the Gen 3 GTS is noisier and fartier than on the Gen 2 Turbo, which had the same engine. So I think you're at peak Macan noise.
I keep thinking I'll swap mine for an M3 Touring but suspect the ride on that would be much harder, and I like the comfort the Macan has along with the ability to pick it up when needed.
They're great for long distance trips, whilst carrying plenty of stuff. They steer OK, but wouldn't see which way your RS4 went, although as said above - if you push them they're very capable indeed.
They're fast but often don't feel it in my view. Just wish Porsche made a 500bhp version.
The 18 way seats are the best car seat I've ever had and are supremely comfortable over long periods of time when combined with the air suspension.
The exhaust on the Gen 3 GTS is noisier and fartier than on the Gen 2 Turbo, which had the same engine. So I think you're at peak Macan noise.
I keep thinking I'll swap mine for an M3 Touring but suspect the ride on that would be much harder, and I like the comfort the Macan has along with the ability to pick it up when needed.
First Sea Lord said:
They're fast but often don't feel it in my view. Just wish Porsche made a 500bhp version.
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Thanks for the feedback!.
Yes, 500bhp sounds about right. I'm not affiliated to Litchfield (apart from being a customer), but the 2.9V6 is pretty easy to push up:
https://www.litchfieldmotors.com/audi/rs4-rs5-b9-2...
Haven't got the new one yet, but we've never spun the wheels in our 2021 GTS, honestly it does sound unless the tyres are massively different to what they were before that you are driving somewhat hastily.
It definitely is not a sports car and from what you've said I don't think it's going to satisfy you.
It definitely is not a sports car and from what you've said I don't think it's going to satisfy you.
Hammersia said:
Haven't got the new one yet, but we've never spun the wheels in our 2021 GTS, honestly it does sound unless the tyres are massively different to what they were before that you are driving somewhat hastily.
It definitely is not a sports car and from what you've said I don't think it's going to satisfy you.
Thanks for the feedbackIt definitely is not a sports car and from what you've said I don't think it's going to satisfy you.
I thrashed the living daylights out of one at the PEC at Silverstone, passed a guy in a new GT3 until his instructor pulled him off to play on the figure of eight. I passed numerous 911’s and Caymans/Boxster during the day, it’s a very capable car if you push it hard. On the day it was someone else’s brakes & tyres, I did ask my instructor if he minded and he said just go for it, so was brilliant fun on the day.
Gulf Blue PTS for the win too !
Gulf Blue PTS for the win too !
Got to add here I only have the S model, but it has chrono & PSE so will tell you the exhaust definitely does make a significant difference.
To echo the comments above re the experience day, although I had a deposit & build when I visited I probably wasn't that excited initially, after all its a high-riding SUV and I was coming out of a 991. But after a full day of thrashing an S around the track(s) at PEC and passing pretty much everything out there, I could not wait to take delivery and have not been disappointed at all.
There's a world of difference between bumbling along in full auto mode, knocking it into Sport+ and pressing the M button on the wheel. Night and day.
Edit to add, I'm one of those people who fall into the 'not understanding why Macan etc.' but now a full convert. I'd happily be ordering another one right away if I was not trying to convince myself to get back into a 911.
To echo the comments above re the experience day, although I had a deposit & build when I visited I probably wasn't that excited initially, after all its a high-riding SUV and I was coming out of a 991. But after a full day of thrashing an S around the track(s) at PEC and passing pretty much everything out there, I could not wait to take delivery and have not been disappointed at all.
There's a world of difference between bumbling along in full auto mode, knocking it into Sport+ and pressing the M button on the wheel. Night and day.
Edit to add, I'm one of those people who fall into the 'not understanding why Macan etc.' but now a full convert. I'd happily be ordering another one right away if I was not trying to convince myself to get back into a 911.
Dannythemusicman said:
Got to add here I only have the S model, but it has chrono & PSE so will tell you the exhaust definitely does make a significant difference.
To echo the comments above re the experience day, although I had a deposit & build when I visited I probably wasn't that excited initially, after all its a high-riding SUV and I was coming out of a 991. But after a full day of thrashing an S around the track(s) at PEC and passing pretty much everything out there, I could not wait to take delivery and have not been disappointed at all.
There's a world of difference between bumbling along in full auto mode, knocking it into Sport+ and pressing the M button on the wheel. Night and day.
Edit to add, I'm one of those people who fall into the 'not understanding why Macan etc.' but now a full convert. I'd happily be ordering another one right away if I was not trying to convince myself to get back into a 911.
Thank you - maybe it's a slow burn appeal rather than an immediate impact? More likely to love it in the long term then! To echo the comments above re the experience day, although I had a deposit & build when I visited I probably wasn't that excited initially, after all its a high-riding SUV and I was coming out of a 991. But after a full day of thrashing an S around the track(s) at PEC and passing pretty much everything out there, I could not wait to take delivery and have not been disappointed at all.
There's a world of difference between bumbling along in full auto mode, knocking it into Sport+ and pressing the M button on the wheel. Night and day.
Edit to add, I'm one of those people who fall into the 'not understanding why Macan etc.' but now a full convert. I'd happily be ordering another one right away if I was not trying to convince myself to get back into a 911.
Have test driven a few as a potential replacement for a 340D M sport touring. However, as I do a lot of miles the MPG is just too brutal for me to stomach. So have rolled over my build slot (and deposit) to an EV Macan instead and will see what that’s like. Mind you The big power beemer takes some beating as a daily hack espec on all weather rubber.
finmac said:
Have test driven a few as a potential replacement for a 340D M sport touring. However, as I do a lot of miles the MPG is just too brutal for me to stomach. So have rolled over my build slot (and deposit) to an EV Macan instead and will see what that’s like. Mind you The big power beemer takes some beating as a daily hack espec on all weather rubber.
Yes, we averaged 21mpg! 
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