FIRST DRIVES
PORSCHE MACAN GTS
Refresh keeps the dynamic SUV at the top of its game in the run-up to the 2023 EV
TESTER’S NOTE
A small diameter, a thin rim with minimal padding, narrow spokes and tactile paddles. Porsche might have the best steering wheel around, and you can get it in a mediumsized SUV.
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TESTED 23.8.21, OXFORDSHIRE ON SALE NOW
Porsche used to have a habit of keeping models around forever, giving them a big update every so often, but sticking with the same basic car. The original 911 ran from 1964 to 1989 and the 928 stuck around from 1978 to 1995. The brand is in considerably better financial health these days, so its models tend to have normal seven-year life cycles, but the Macan has been around since 2014 and has just received its second facelift. The reason is that it must hold the fort until an all-new electric Macan arrives in 2023, and even then it will continue to be sold alongside the newer EV, until 2024.