Porsche has released images of the forthcoming Macan during final testing ahead of its public unveiling in Los Angeles on November 20.
Appearing virtually undisguised, the Macan takes many styling cues from its larger sibling the Cayenne, while its face features C-shaped lighting units housing the indicators and sidelights – known as C-Blades – mounted in the large air inlets and four-pronged LED headlight units similar to those seen on the company’s Panamera Sport Turismo.
Sharing the same Volkswagen Group MLB platform as the new Audi Q5, the Macan will be built alongside the Cayenne and Panamera in Leipzig, with powered rumoured to come from a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 in the S and a 295 kW (395 hp) twin-turbo 3.6-litre in the Turbo, with both variants using a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission.
Production will start before the end of the year with deliveries beginning early 2014. Pricing is expected to range from €38,000 for the S model to €55,000 for the Turbo.
[Source: Porsche]