Porsche Macan is off-road capable, if anyone cares.
After the most successful year in the history of the company, employees working at Porsche AG will receive a bonus amounting to €8,600 or ~$9440.74. The Executive Board and the General and Group Works Council approved the bonus that consists of two parts: €7,900 will be paid for the performance made by the work force of 14,600 employees during the 2014 financial year. Next, €700 will be given as a special contribution to the Porsche VarioRente, the company pension scheme, or a private pension fund.
During 2014 the launch of the Porsche Macan – $53,00 to more than $75,000 – as the second SUV in the model range from what was once exclusively a sports car maker increased deliveries by 17% to ~190,000 vehicles compared to 2013. Turnover rose by 20% to just under €17.2 billion. This earned owner Volkswagen Group roughly $23,000 per Porsche peddled.
Macan is part of a VW Group global sales assault on the booming small SUV market and follows the Cayenne philosophy of offering multiple high-performance powertrains and a step ladder of options. Macan brings to six the number of cars and trucks Porsche offers.
Macan – Indonesian for tiger – like Cayenne will be assembled in the East German town of Leipzig (Milestones – 500,000 Porsche Cayenne Made in Leipzig) on an expanded production line initially with 50,000 in annual capacity.
The Macan line at launch includes an S mode with a 3-liter V6 bi-turbo engine rated at 340 horsepower (250 kW) with an active all-wheel-drive system, which is used on all models. A seven-speed double-clutch transmission transfers power as required with a claimed acceleration from zero-to-100 km/h in 5.4 seconds (5.2 seconds with optional Sport Chrono package). The SUV reaches a top speed of 254 km/h, and its NEDC fuel consumption figures are between 9 and 8.7 liters/100 km, or a CO2 emissions level of between 212 and 204 g/km on premium fuel.
