Porsche has added a new performance flagship model to its wildly popular Macan compact SUV range. The Macan Turbo with Performance package, to give it its full title, takes the existing Macan Turbo as its starting point but then dials up the power and the performance several notches. The 3.6-liter twin-turbocharged V6 nestling under its […]The post Porsche’s New Macan Turbo 2017 appeared first on Pursuitist.

Porsche has added a new performance flagship model to its wildly popular Macan compact SUV range. The Macan Turbo with Performance package, to give it its full title, takes the existing Macan Turbo as its starting point but then dials up the power and the performance several notches.

The 3.6-liter twin-turbocharged V6 nestling under its compact hood now delivers 440 hp, that’s a 40 hp increase, and 600 Nm of torque (a 50 Nm improvement) in order to get the SUV off the line to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds, then on to a top speed of 272 km/h if the owner is lucky enough to be driving on the Autobahn where speed limits don’t apply. However, where restrictions are in place, that extra torque means that there’s still fun to be had. For instance, it can now accelerate from 80 km/h to 100 km/h (highway overtaking speeds) in just 2.9 seconds. That’s seriously impressive for what is a high-sided vehicle (1.62 meters tall) that weighs 2000 kg.To handle the extra performance, Porsche has upgraded the brakes and chassis and lowered the ride height. It...