2022 Porsche Macan: The Poor Man's Porsche?

The little Macan crossover is the least expensive way to own a Porsche, but does that make it a good value?

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[chimaeraSPK]

According to Porsche's research, the average income for folks who buy the Macan is $450k annually. Hardly a poor man's vehicle. Great review though.

[sevens]

A poor man's vehicle? That's a good one...
The base without options is still more expensive than most cars on the road. A huge percentage of people won't be able to afford this, let alone a "poor man" - as you so eloquently put it.

[youngbrevy]

Poor man Porsche? you mean a little more affordable Porsche than the GTS. No Poor man should be buying a Porsche. Stick with a 10 year old RAV4. You’ll save more and spend “less” in maintaining the car. High end cars are great, I love them. But then what if a rich man bought a Nissan Versa? Now what ? is he looked at as a Poor man? We need to take titles off what people can and cannot afford. Great review.

[mrmullin]

I actually like the wheel and tire package that’s on this. The proportions look right for this car.

[suwi]

that’s like calling a huracan a “poor man’s” lambo

[phillm]

The way Porsche does price Ala’Cart, there’s no way you can walk out the door for less than a BMW X340I. Which brings me to my choice.

[menotyou]

this is a joke, the Macan is by no means a poor mans porsche. The Macan is actually in my opinion the best value in the Porsche line up. this woman doesn't do the car justice

[epbrown]

The actual Poor Man's Porsche is a used Boxster. Everything else now is crazy money, even used. Back in 2003, I bought a THREE Porsches for $20k a 911SC for $13k, a 944 for $2k and a 928S for $5k. Those days are long gone...

[johngalt]

I'd break into my rainy day fund and pony up for the S trim. IMHO, that's the current sweet spot in the lineup.

[isimonsez]

I used to think I’d rather have a fully loaded mainstream vehicle than a base high end but after having bought each, there’s still a reason why even a base model Porsche is light years ahead of a fully loaded Hyundai/Genesis. The base Macan is by no means a weak car.. for most people who don’t go to the track or haul trailers, this is plenty of power to overtake on a motorway or gun it from the traffic light

[alanflors]

I feel “poor men’s Porsche” is a completely inadequate title for this video.

[Lennox]

Also I like the physical buttons better, looked way cooler

[SilverScarletSpider]

i like her narration style and presentation. one thing to help set cnet videos apart is to talk about long term reliability and maintenance costs

[MaestroWenarto]

well, around Seattle greater area, there's almost zero inventory, we can't get a 2022 Macan S, no available yet.

[dwill]

If all you do is go to the Walmart for grocery shopping and the once a week Sunday spin then this car seems perfect to me.

[georgevarghese]

No fluff, no drama, to the point objective review . Fantastic!

[p-dub]

Good video! I was hoping for a walk around and open the back door and discuss carrying capacity and what is it like to sit in the back seat. However, I appreciate the review. How does this compare to Audi A6 allroad or the Mercedes station wagon? Would youi get this over the Audi Q 5? I like to hear more about those things so if thinking about buying it.

[manningfarms-rottweilers]

$500 per oil change. Not a price for the poor.

[agentsmith]

Poor man's Porsche?! I'd say a very poor title and video.

[DeuceDeuceBravo]

How does it not have Android Auto in 2022? That's crazy. Also, my Tacoma gets the same MPG. That's disgraceful. I've driven a couple of these and the chassis is fantastic (for an SUV). But those glaring issues (plus haptic buttons) mean it's a hard pass for me.