2020 Porsche Macan Turbo Review // Too Fast, Too Serious

This is the Porsche Macan Turbo. It has a new V6 engine and is the ultimate Porsche crossover, with a top speed of 167 mph. Putting its power through all four wheels, its launch control is aggressive, and its build quality is sensational. James and Thomas jump behind the wheel to see what it's really like. Because at $117,000 CAD, it better be good. Watch and enjoy. SUBSCRIBE!
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That's reason it's gone from the plate so fast

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Talking about the centre of gravity of a liquid 😂

[@bounty9269]

James: 6ft away--- 1 james away Thomas: he's actually 5ft 10

[@murt772]

Great work guys, thanks. I bought a Macan S earlier this year. I'm one of those strange people that wants a very sporty SUV! Personally I feel like I need an SUV - I live in Sydney, Australia. My driveway and also in-laws, friends, often are steep and awkward and normal cars bottom out. Speed bumps (in parks, at the beach) get bigger as more people drive SUVs and utes. And the roads are a bit rubbish off the highway. Basically we live in a city where - in the suburbs - an SUV is a lot easier to live with. I know it's subjective, but I'm never going back to a car as my daily drive. My kids have their own cars, the back seats are very rarely used, and with the seats down the boot is actually quite big, great for all our stuff for a weekend away with the missus. I optioned Air suspension, (PASM comes standard here), the torque vector rear diff, sports chrono and a bunch of other 'driving' options and I love it. Air suspension drops it down a noticeable bit lower in Sports Plus and I feel like it makes as close as an suv is going to get to a hatchback for ripping through corners on back roads (which I do regularly btw, every few days I sneak off for a rip!). I tried all the alternative SUVs (X3M40i, GLC43, SQ5 etc) and they are amazing in a straight line but (again subjective I know) besides that I don't think they are a patch on the Macan, if you care about the 'fun drive' experience rather than a cruiser. I would love a Cayman but (and yes, I know, the Macan is not a sports car) but I feel like I get 80% of the fun in the Macan and it's a great daily driver too. I would never buy the Turbo, the S is plenty fast for me unless I wanted to take it to a track. In which case I'd get the Cayman or similar as my weekender. Keep up the great work, love the reviews.

[@ThrottleHouse]

All fantastic reasons to have a macan S. Congrats on the purchase mate!

[@MrSuryapratim]

These intros are the kind of hard hitting journalism that we need and deserve right now...

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[@imnotsharingmyrealnameonth5601]

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[@matthewjones9366]

9:47 If you look closely, you can see the car's "eyes" move

[@WhiteGoldSynesthesia]

That's spooky

[@wocaomade]

That’s the equivalent of VW’s AFS (adaptive front headlight system) it can pivot the headlight projectors up down and left right (up down for auto leveling when you are on a hill, left right for following the turn/curve). When the car starts the ignition, the system needs to do a quick calibration, hence the ´eyes movements’. Although personally I think it’s more of a gimmick (the calibration part)

[@pfsantos007]

@@wocaomade It's required with xenons. Some sort of law so you don't blind other drivers because of the reflector housing.

[@NLamki2002]

Yeah even my wrangler does that

[@wocaomade]

@@pfsantos007 Very few new cars use Xenons now, definitely not the one in this video. Also, I don't recall Xenon using reflectors? I thought they use projectors. Also how the hell do you pivot a reflector housing?

[@johnnyhernandez3729]

Thank you Thomas and James for this... I've really missed you guys being able to drive the cars and review them. I've enjoyed watching your quarantine videos but it feels great to see you guys out there together and back at it. I'm so looking forward to the future uploads. #ThrottleHouse4Life #Return2Form

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

Fun fact: the word 'macan' does mean tiger in Indonesian. The 'ma' is pronounced like it is in 'mark' and the 'c' is pronounced like how 'ch' is in 'channel'. Kind of like 'matcha' minus the 't' and with an 'n' added. If you keep the hard c sound, you get the Indonesian word for 'eat'.

[@pierremikhael4339]

It eats up gas ⛽️ so also eats the road with that grill

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

Pierre Mikhael It's a Cayman that has eaten an Audi Q5.

[@DS-pk4eh]

And in serbo/croat it means small male kitty, and big male cat would be macak (ma-ch-ak).

[@Mercilessonion]

@@Raj-dv8bb nah, macan with hard c means building in Hindi, butter is makkhan.

[@gurvaaz1703]

@@TheOtherNeutrino and the 1st gen panamera ate a camel

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[@ARentz07]

I rented a Macan Turbo though Turo last year, and it is probably the best vehicle I've ever driven. There are cars I've driven that are more fun, but it's still entertaining. There are cars I've driven that handle better, but the Macan is really sharp in Sport Plus. There are nicer interior spaces in cars, but the Macan has really great build quality and comfy seats. It simply does everything well, while not being totally numb or boring to drive. It's actually very expensive though... that's the thing that would keep me away from the Turbo trim level, even if I am having a hard time imagining the Macan any other way.

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“Tomato sauce has a lower center of gravity” 😂

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Great video guys, thank you we’ve missed you!!! Can’t wait to see you guys do more videos with the actual cars in person!!!

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The initial sketch 😂

[@trentpearce8900]

I think Throttle House needs to do a review of a current (2023-2024) Macan GTS. It will completely change their perspective on this little hot hatch from Porsche. Its a riot!

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Favorite youtubers by far. Thanks guys

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Check out TheStraightPipes. More fun than these dudes.

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@@OMGWTFLOLSMH as an enthusiast, I watch multiple review channels (including StraightPipes). Not a competition in my opinion.

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"Engineered the Audi out of it". God Bless Porsche.

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We returned on wednesday with the Civic video. Check it out!

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[@joeykitty2892]

Another stellar review guys! If I want zoom zoom, I'm buying a sports car/sedan, not an SUV; period. However, I love those trick headlights.

[@timothycoyne5874]

We had two sons, aged about 6 and 4 when the Cayenne came out, and I thought, why in the world would someone want to buy a Porsche SUV?! Then the idea started to grow on me. We’ve owned 4-5 SUVs now, but never a Porsche. As I’ve gotten older and the kids are mostly independent, I’m more drawn to the Macan, just as a practical but still fun daily driver. Now I’d rather have the Macan than the larger Cayenne. I’ll still never buy either one, but it’s funny how tastes change as we get older.

[@ronin2981]

I guess the same applies to me, I used to be obsessed with sportbikes and Porsches. But ever since I have a son, I now prefer having a 4 seater and naked bikes (Yamaha and Triumph.)

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Buy it papa! Treat yourself real good!🤣🤣

[@johnhamill8687]

I felt the same - until I test drove a Turbo, and wrote a check on the spot. Its a great car and I love driving it.

[@MrRedline69]

I have a 17 Macan GTS as my daily and it blows me away everytime I get behind the wheel - ticks a LOT of boxes!

[@akifqadri10]

How about backseat space?

[@MrRedline69]

@@akifqadri10 It is tight, I mean it's fine for kids! I'm 5'11 and in my driving position if someone of similar height sits behind me legroom is a bit tight, but no different than a sports sedan. It's not as bad as most people make it out to be!

[@ks3788]

What’s your thoughts on it not being as fast as the comps?

[@mikesterman123]

How is reliability

[@MrRedline69]

@@ks3788 I mean the handling and feel are great, build quality is nice, it'll probably outhandle most of them, just the right amount of power, PDK, probably wont win a stoplight battle but it's a nice overall package. Trunk space is terrible...

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Yay, welcome back!!

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I loved the brunch metaphor! 8-)

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Love to see a local car channel. Here in Ontario. Most are from the US.

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so interesting video! i love turbo!

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[@drewfoster1493]

I have a 2016 macan turbo and I absolutely love it! Im 6'5 and its perfect for me.

[@ziggy149]

Reassuring to hear. I’m close to ordering a black on black on black GTS. Seems like the 14 way seats is the way to go for bigger people for comfort and not such tight bolstering. I’m in the SF Bay Area and these roads in the mountains would be all day fun with the Macan GTS. Except for being at the track on their vids and Straight Pipes, they’re mostly on flat straight country roads. This car is about power AND precise tight handling.

[@MrKeeleeer]

My father picked up a previous gen Macan SE as his daily to replace a grand cherokee. He loves the size for around town and finds it fairly fun to take on weekend trips if he needs more space then his cayman.

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lmao, the seat buttons "look like a mario level". great seeing an actual car review on youtube again!

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Beautiful colour 😍

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Your intros are the best in the industry 😂

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Facts

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The intro sketch made me laugh so much

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Nice vid boys! Question for Thomas, where is the project M3? And was Jason alot help with your trouble shoot on it??

[@iCharls]

Yay my favourite car. I will watch this as soon as I finish cooking. Brb

[@somesh7784]

Even before starting to watch i liked the video

[@horizonnp5153]

My grandmother bought a Macan and I've driven it a bit and she asked me what I thought. And I said not to mark it down as a bad thing but it just drives like a bigger more powerful golf... I've had multiple golfs and it just reminded me of how they drive🤷‍♂️

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Wow that's a nice car

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Wow it looks sweet

[@StuPedassol]

Reunited, and it feels so good.

[@simonwelby-solomon241]

And that gentlemen is why we got the GTS with air suspension. Perfect balance.

[@ambassadoroftruth99]

How is the reliability, and how long have you had it?

[@albundy5992]

Just bought a Macan S D. Picking it up Saturday :)

[@evanlee1624]

Imagine u have like 150k sitting around and u choose to buy this Porsche out of literally any other Porsche

[@letsgobrandon416]

That would be very unfortunate

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Why “literally?”

[@John.Christopher]

I'm hoping for a GT4 RS Cayman. But yeah you could literally buy a 991 GT3RS for this kind of money or a nicely equipped 992 Carerra S

[@Jesus_Iced]

I don't think it works like that buddy. Nobody has 150k sitting around and just decides to buy a Porsche. They decide on a car that suits their budget and then find one that fits their life. Not everyone has several cars and so they would need something practical. Do you think you could just ride around a GT3 RS if you have a wife and a couple of teenage children?

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John McLane What does it mean to “literally” buy a 991? As opposed to figuratively buying one?

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ive actually never really been this early on throttle house

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Wow, so interesting.

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Lil Home Invasion love this exchange

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Welcome back guys

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The note the car plays when you open the door, is the first note of “Talkin to Myself” by Chiddy Bang.

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''Tomato sauce has as lower center of gravity'''..!! Haaahaa good one!!

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So happy to see you guys be able to be back at it

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A fast little porsche suv for the diminutive set. Nice!

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These guys are the funniest car guys on KZbin 😂

[@J_Starr007]

I missed you guys!!!! I felt that launch both times though lol. I've driven the new Macan Turbo and X3 M and the Macan is hands down better, haven't had the chance to drive the Stelvio Quadrifoglio though I heard it's the only real competition for this..

[@Nathanael1888]

Ive never driven a macan turbo but i own a stelvio QV and this car is addictive. Its a little more performance based than comfort based than the macan I think

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That new Ontario plate looks good on any cars

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This channels has the best intros on youtube

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Turbocharge everything!

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No, just "turbo" everything

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[@shivamthakur8148]

Hey hey hey! Look at 9:48 macan moved its eyes. So coooolllllll👁👁

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Entertaining video as usual! Gee that panel gap on the front fender is just atrocious.

[@kiimore7093]

Hi guys nice to have you gyz on the road And what a way to come back that with a porsche ❤❤

[@morganvon5664]

You guys nailed the problem with this segment. The ride is compromised for the sake of handling. But the handling is nothing like a real sports car. I guess it's how you look at it. It's either the worst of all worlds or a swiss army knife that can do many things. Plus, this particular vehicle has precious little cargo space and you need a different set of wheels and tires for the winter.

[@jamesengelsman9369]

Yeah jack of all trades, master of none

[@johnhamill8687]

Try riding in an X3 M or X5 M. The Porsche even in sport plus rides worlds better than either BMW. I have a Macan Turbo and its handling is excellent. Its not a 911 or anything like my M3's or M5's but still excellent.

[@gabrielflores1149]

Y’alls acting skills are getting good!!!!

[@dl3988]

Great review, and prophetic in some ways since Porsche have gotten rid of the Macan Turbo.

[@willdebeljak7062]

Question for TH: out of the 4 big ones what would you buy? X3M C, GLC63S, Alpha quadro....., macan turbo.

[@increase9896]

this show is so good

[@weixu1872]

Timely and awesome video! Am considering a Macan GTS and wondering where that will fit in. Shall I also get an S and save?

[@bene1945]

Get the gts. I had 2016 gts, it looks better than S (slightly lower) and it comes with a lot of nice options stock. If you option a macan S as good as a gts, you‘d end up paying more, at least it was the case in Germany.

[@weixu1872]

Bernard K Thanks for the info. It’s the case in the US I believe. However, I never had a chance to test drive a new GTS because there is none available in local dealers. if even the turbo doesn’t stand out from the S in driving...