2021 Porsche Macan Turbo - Which Macan is right for you?

We take a look at the new Porsche Macan Turbo and compare with the Macan S and Macan GTS and the other models in the range.
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[@wildcat1065]

Love my 3.6l Macan Turbo with air suspension. Quick, reliable, fun and very easy to live with.

[@REBooner30]

Great video, Nick. Solved my GTS vs Turbo dilemma. Now to find the right GTS...

[@stuartbrowning3074]

Hi Nick, I also bought the Macan S, here in the U.K. as the GTS wasn’t available to order at the time. I think your assessment of the Model range, is absolutely “spot on”. As you say, they are not a sports car, but more of a luxury vehicle! I tried the equivalent BMW X3 M40i, and the ride was unbelievably hard, (twice as firm as my 3 series m-sport, with run flats)! Btw we get zero-discounts here, on new Porsche’s. Keep up the good work!

[@Fairhavenbranch]

A great demonstration of the power difference between the two cars!

[@CaptCanuck4444]

Your green Macan is awesome.

[@peterrandall3369]

He’s back doing what we love to watch, nice

[@edeaton1000]

I have no business being here watching videos on cars I don't ever plan on buying, however very informative and interesting to watch!

[@markchen5710]

get the gts, get a quick ecu tune and you're running 520hp easy

[@Michigan_Wolverine]

Does that invalidate the warranty? Can you tune without them knowing?

[@hellocar123]

@@Michigan_Wolverine porsche reliable anyways

[@russella7263]

@@Michigan_Wolverine Invalidates warranty and insurance (if you don’t tell insurers). I tuned a Mercedes once, difference in insurance cost plus cost of tune, (which included cost of replacement warranty for parts affected by the tune) after 3 years was more than buying the next more powerful model up.

[@shmulikanglister]

The best Macan for me is the one that says 911 before the Turbo.

[@dennisalvarez9830]

Oh yeees... 911.2 all the way.

[@tommy516]

@@dennisalvarez9830 the 992 is waaaaaay improves over the 991.2

[@tommy516]

@Tidd Ham the 911 is actually really easy to get in and out of, now the cayman, that’s another story

[@hellocar123]

macan 911 turbo??

[@numbereightyseven]

If only Porsche made a really hot hatch. Merc and Audi make ones with about 300kW, but those company's customer service reputations (in NZ) mean that I won't consider them. I have too much self-respect than to ask to be treated like shit.

[@TDS981]

I know we aren't allowed to like boring colours over here but black and red works really well on this car. The 2.9l really is a gem I had a Cayenne on loan and really liked the power delivery, makes a pleasant sound too 👍

[@D992]

Eh up Daz 😂👍🏼

[@TDS981]

@@D992 😜

[@brandonangelodiaz8854]

Already good with the GTS! I am always torn between the gts and the turbo. But now you have convinced me to opt for the gts already. And i will mostly use it in the province, to where i live and going up to the mountains. Thank you so much!!!

[@Andrew-zv4fm]

I like how well behaved your dogs are.

[@toh3211]

I always find your videos useful and funny!

[@stevemartegani]

We bought a Base Macan. IMO the base is like a Golf R that can tow! Wound up driving an S as a loaner for a day, and it didn't feel faster around town (faster at freeway speeds yes) and felt significantly heavier. I also like the sound of the base over the S surprisingly, especially the DSG farts like the GTI I used to have :)

[@KiranPatel-fk1pg]

You prefer the DSG farts?

[@nateisright]

Tow? I thought Porsche did away with tow hitches on the 2.0L I4.

[@KiranPatel-fk1pg]

@@nateisright either way, I'm sure you wouldn't be towing much with that thing

[@stephenoverstreet9898]

I still love you Nick.

[@NickMurray]

Our love is the envy of all others Stephen

[@ep9321]

With the air sus issues I’ve been having in my Cayenne Turbo, I’ll happily take the coils on this one…lol

[@lancecahill5486]

Great review as usual! It sounds like the GTS is the optimal value point between cost and performance.

[@rbarnard264]

Another awesome bit from Nick! Thanks for such great content!!

[@TomCccog]

Great review as usual Nick! I just bought a 2017 Macan S and I added the Cobb Stage 1 tune raising it to 434 ft-lbs at the wheel. What a screamer now. I love it! So easy to drive in LA. I bought one based on how much you love yours, my all around needs as well and I really value your opinion. I paid 43K for a 75K vehicle. Great value I think.

[@TimmyTandoori]

Been waiting for this video! Loved your options review of the Turbo prior. Helped me make the decision to buy my 2020 Turbo in March :-)

[@twagn]

Merges onto highway at 105mph...

[@911scales]

Even as a German it's hard to say - sure you'd need a turbo 😅 I drove the 2.0L just a week after the turbo and I actually enjoyed the little four pod as much as the super fast version and it hits 200 kmh with ease. I think this is definitely a case of how much you like to spend on stuff you don't need 🤭

[@Tony-ob2ts]

Great review, crazy air suspension is not standard on the turbo, but then again you can say that about a lot of options!

[@kemalpiskin1304]

I have a CPO 2017 Macan Turbo, which may not be totally pertinent. But when I was looking, it was very difficult to find a GTS and they all seemed to have a premium attached to them. I got my Turbo for the amount I probably would have paid for an S new. Very happy with it. I can't see another vehicle I like better. I am waiting to see what the Macan EV is like before I make any changes.

[@drewflanagan4296]

Not a great week to go through life a spitting image of Jeffery Toobin. Thank god for that Australian accent.

[@lancecahill5486]

Being associated with Toobin is the last thing Nick needs this week. LOL

[@nateisright]

🤣

[@numbereightyseven]

@@lancecahill5486 And as a New Zealander to be mistaken as Australian - that's just the final nail in the coffin...

[@dianvandermerwe]

Its definitely worth to look at the gts, if specced the gts works out cheaper than the S

[@munirshafi2647]

Great video...I swear my S with the sports exhaust sounds just like the turbo without the extra grunt.

[@alliejr]

Same.

[@numbereightyseven]

Okaaaay ... what's the point in that?

[@jimreilly9179]

Another thoughtful video. I own a 2019 base and love it. I drove the S and you are correct, to is smoother and has faster acceleration at high speed. It also feel heavier and more solid than the base - not that this really is a problem for the base. As you state, if one lives where one can travel legally at 130+ the Turbo may make sense. But that leaves out most areas in the USA. so I really do not get the Turbo. BTW, I think in addition to the acceleration onto a highway comparison, you might also show a passing comparison - say from 70 to 100+. My base just leaps out when I pass like that - so satisfying, so much fun.

[@ballislife2351]

Getting my 2021 base tomorrow with turbo wheels, this comment has me so hyped!

[@jimreilly9179]

@@ballislife2351 Have fun with your new car! Had mine since 2019 and it still pleases me every day.

[@riggysamasan]

Greeting from Edmonton, Alberta! I looked into buying a GTS from your video detailing the car in January and ended up buying one. Couldn’t be happier. Was waiting to see your follow up video. Thanks for the advice. Now the 911 build... 😉

[@amiller2121]

Great video Nick! You're one of the best reviewers on KZbin.

[@christiangruhler6929]

"but maybe if you drove it off a cliff, you would hit the 190" LMAO

[@danknox9986]

Nick I miss your 911 videos, even your 911s that always seem to break! Would rather see dog videos than SUV’s. Stay save.

[@BrianSchoedel]

I like my fast grocery getter. 15’ Porsche Macan S 3.0 twin turbo 340HP good bang for the buck if you can find low mileage car.

[@D992]

Thanks for doing the video Nick. ☺️👍🏼

[@V1RT8]

If it wasn’t for Nick I would have never watched a video featuring an SUV!

[@aviano72]

Macan in black looks great :) Thanks for another great video Nick

[@steffydog]

Awesome stuff as always, thanks Nick.

[@WarHammer1911A1]

Being Green is my favorite feature.

[@ruimpinho]

Porsche is working on a electric version of the Macan. Just like Taycan vs Panamera. What are your thoughts? I think it will be a winner!

[@NickMurray]

I think I agree, it will be a hot seller

[@patrickcloutier1571]

@@NickMurray The look of the electric macan is awful

[@TheDonMagicWon]

Thanks for the video I’ve just ordered the turbo 2020 mk2

[@davidvanderson941]

Bought a 2020 GTS. Had a 2016 S. The difference is huge!

[@kevomtb3542]

Nice vid, air suspension + PASM is standard on the Turbo in Aus.

[@ScottParisi]

Great review. Absolutely love my 2021 Turbo and will not buy a Porsche again without PSCB or PCCB. Never, do I find even a spec of dust oh my beautiful gloss black wheels.

[@labaule123456]

Another great video Nick. Could you have a similar look at the cayenne?

[@RZFitnessTV]

"Okay, now I've switched cars... switched Gorillas" Things like this make my day lmaooooo

[@VK-pl1nd]

thank you, it is the best video about macans :)

[@RevTiberius]

Great video, thank you, we're in the market for an SUV, too... I've always felt that one shouldn't buy one of these hoping to get a sports car. They clearly are not, they are clearly more luxury than sport. As such, I'd never go beyond the Macan S (possibly GTS), or AMG GLC43 or BMW X340i, or possibly, the most boring of them all, the Q5/SQ5. I think that's the sweet spot in the respective range

[@chinsanity9313]

Think ima get the gts. I don’t get why the turbo wouldn’t come with the air suspension

[@cintrain69]

Thanks for another great video, now to find a 2017 GTS. :)

[@marcnobel3938]

I don`t plan to buy one but for some reason, I am still watching this Video. I agree with the Gorilla: Nick liking GTS Models makes me also nervous. Anyway, in this case, a GTS Model can really make sense.

[@paulrondeau2517]

Speaking of VW...would love to see you review the MK7.5 Golf R sometime!

[@QuitMC]

Quadrifoglio 🍀 😉

[@olivergrizzly6346]

Depreciatio

[@jordanross3290]

Gen 1 turbo and Cobb tune FTW

[@alliejr]

Thanks for the comparo. Only you have the patience to line up all of the Porsche details, model to model. The S is all anyone needs (my 2017 with a Porsche V6 was an easy choice over the VW Turbo 4 base model).

[@patrickcloutier1571]

loll

[@CarlBrainerd]

Nick, thanks for a great video. I find all your videos about the various Macan models to be interesting and useful, as I recently ordered one (a 2021 "S") for November delivery. Your videos helped me to cement my decision to go with Macan and the Macan S in particular. For me the "S" is the sweet spot. I don't feel the need for the extra HP of the 2.9L models, but do feel that in this price range a 6-cylinder engine with "enough" power is required. Anyway, for me it's the "S". One month until delivery. I'm replacing a BMW 3-Series wagon. The runner-up was the Mercedes E-class 450 wagon at almost exactly the same price, but I didn't like the instrument panel nearly as well as the Macan's. When Mercedes "lifted" the E450 for 2021 and put plastic cladding on it, that was the last straw. Macan, here I come......

[@cameronstewart6193]

@nick Really great comparison; thanks for it.

[@MWS1960]

Love the color of that Macan Nick, next to my Racing Yellow 911......people can tell I support the Green Bay Packers.

[@MikeAndTum]

Waiting for the electric one. Don’t want to have the infamous oil leak problems.

[@307skylake7]

Looks like the facelift has exhaust again, so yep.

[@tomaszpaluch9688]

Great vid. I’d like to see your Macan Turbo vs. X3M Comparison

[@Samson44444]

I keep forgetting that the gorilla is not a sentient being

[@benc7044]

Nice one Nick. 👍

[@jean-francoisgiroux6108]

Very helpful and well explained. Currently own a GLC43 and shopping for a Macan. I am leaning toward and S loaded with what I need/value but the GTS is probably closer to a GLC43. Will take a deeper look but your input helps. Cheers from Canada!

[@emiller7040]

"Secret message at the end"! 😎

[@j.3854]

The real question is how long until the Cayman T replaces that green lantern of a spaceship? 🤔

[@lancecahill5486]

The GTS represents the optimum point between cost and performance in the entire line-up of Macan.

[@johnomahoney7755]

Thanks Nick!

[@pumpjacka]

The best part of my '18 Macan S was selling it for my new '21 Tesla Model 3 performance.

[@hman0007]

Wanted a Macan S but needed to fit 4 teenagers. Macan is too smal for 3 in the back. Ended up with a Alfa Stelvio and quite happy with it. Drives nearly as good as the Macan S with more space.

[@GuessBoy1]

That's where they would come and say buy a Cayenne. I think this is also the reason they don't want to increase the leg room in the Macan.

[@hman0007]

@@GuessBoy1 Cayenne isn't as good to drive and is $30k more.

[@peterlappland]

Ure a legend nick!

[@toddpatt585]

Put a tune and down pipe in your S. Probably an extra 100 HP easy.

[@peterlappland]

Would never take that route Again, Huge decrease in value and much more probs with the car, had a 335

[@Mullster]

I would love to see if anyone here can comment on the low end torque characteristics of the turbo against the S model. For the 19-21 model years. I have tested both the GTS and the S, and found that the in town, casual driving, low end power delivery to be more usable on the S.

[@michaelharris8228]

I like the front splitter on the S model better

[@ryanmatthew511]

Don't the air suspensions break all the time?

[@reaver9]

Turbo yes but only pre downsized 3.6l that also sounds right

[@TheWombatCredenza]

Great video as always! My wife won’t let me buy your towels until my 911 arrives...but she did let me buy a 911 so I’ve got that going for me (which is nice).

[@numbereightyseven]

Yeah man, wanting to buy Porsche towels before a Porsche car, would be the sign of a pretentious loser. You've got a wise wife.

[@SornGeorge]

Hey Nick, does a Macan S drive that much better than an Audi SQ5?

[@NickMurray]

Yes it is quite different but more importantly the Macan has real tail pipes not little warts.

[@cornellfrancis]

Agree. S and GTS are more than adequate in terms of power.

[@ChoPi-Eww]

Recently debated a used Macan vs a GTI. Spend the extra $$ or save it for a rainy day. Heart said Macan, brain won out though. Maybe in 4-5 years...

[@fisherh9111]

Nick, can you build an off-road 911 as a project car please? You can take it back to NZ with you to round up sheep.

[@fisherh9111]

*4wd off-road

[@samchisholm2088]

Just looking at the GTS/Turbo and seeing the $ asked, I'd have to look at that Stelvio Quad awfully hard.

[@taylor315]

Heyyy I get my Macan serviced at Fairfield

[@klasseact6663]

Whatever you go, grab a hairdryer and remove that G T S decal....right Nick🤔😉🤓

[@mso008]

Mamba Green is soooo siiiick

[@nicknygaard4122]

How were the old bespoke Porsche engines of the older models not reliable? I've read about oil leaks but thats about all

[@sbfhawk4343]

The GTS is right in the sweet spot. With the Cobb tuned your up in the 470 to 500 HP you will pretty much be doing 0-60 in 3.5 man! That is like Super Super Fast. For SUV CUV think about it. Plus the Luxury and reliability of the Porsche PDK transmissions and crazy launches dude. Overall though the Model S has more then its share of performance I mean I do not ever really use that power all that much. Its still pretty smooth.

[@johanlittorin2765]

That Audi RS4/5 engine really suits the Macan and it's understandibly that an economy engine in the lower trims Macan comes from VW 2.0L 4cyl. I wouldn't complain about that engine strategy. Porsche makes the V8:s for Panamera/Cayenne that is also used in Audi RS6, RS7, S8, RSQ8, Lamborgini Urus. So VW makes 2.0L R4, Audi 2.9L V6:s and Porsche 4.0L V8:s.

[@mammelond]

Any preference for the two different sized steering wheels on the Macan?

[@alberthodge631]

its great that the speedo goes to 190. that and the partial circle gauge make the useful daily range of zero to 100 basically worthless. I have to use the digital because who can read that little compressed gauge..

[@wideworldwes]

I always get a little chub when I see you post a new video

[@Topofthelinetommy]

I debated for a month. I ended up ordering a 2021 GTS. The average price for a base model is $65,000. The average price on the S is $75,000. I wanted the sport design, wheels, carbon fiber and sport exhaust. The GTS has the best value.

[@wulson]

Great video, I bought a new macan just the base model this year it’s a great car, it’s my first Porsche the S was just that little bit out of reach for me tbh as I wanted a better spec wheel so it was the wheels or the S model but still didn’t want the base s wheels so upgraded the wheels on the base, I love my car drives brilliant better than any other car I’ve had, maybe the next macan will be a sport itor a gts but it looks like they will be all electric by that time. Just enjoy the car you can afford an aspire to own.

[@stockcraft5148]

Nick, your shades really take this video to a whole different level. Also the turn signal clicking is subtly dramatic. So do you think I can get 8% off a custom GTS order? TrueCar is showing maybe 2% off SoCal dealers where I live. Cheers!

[@NickMurray]

you might hit that on an S but for a GTS it would not be possible there are just no allocations.

[@bahnboss-497]

9:26 Ja, ich bin sehr glücklich darüber.

[@PH-md8xp]

Excellent comparison Nick, very helpful. BTW- I only know two kiwis; you and your prime minister Jacinda Ardern. I must say I’m impressed with both of you. Keep up the good work. :)

[@UD747RED]

Finally, a subscriber uploaded a video...

[@SChapps]

That ‘lower rear fascia’ is like 50% of the rear bumper, I’d feel so ripped off not getting that painted as standard. I hate this trend of manufacturers including less and less on the base model so you have to spec stuff that is basically essential

[@shelloiluk]

I shopped the S and Turbo. I owned the S and liked the Turbo BUT I walked out with a 992 911S

[@mysho6317]

LOL - William's thought bubble on BMW X3M - LOL........6:35-6:45..........and now I think they offer 1,000 models

[@xbwang87]

At high engine speed the oil pressure of the S and Turbo is almost 20psi