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Originally Posted by NYAWE60

I've been following this thread very closely and I'll have to chime in here. The Macan is certainly not a "rebadged Q5 with some tweaks". Thats like saying the 911 is a rebadged Beetle. Have you taken a look at the some of the reviews so far?? The Macan driving feel and chassis dynamics are at this point outclassing anything in the segment. The Macan is more of a larger Cayman than it is a smaller Cayenne. Don't take my word for it, take a look at what I feel is one of the best most unbiased automotive sites on the internet.

http://autospies.com/news/REVIEW-201...stitute-80281/

From the ground up, it is a Q5, obviosuly, it's been reworked and about 50% of the parts are changed.
What does it all boil down to?
I guess it's everyones choice to see what it is, or was, and call it whatever they choose to.
Just look at the engine choices as well.
Porsche are now in the VAG family, surely the sane thing is to use VAG parts, that to me, makes a Porsche less Porsche, noe matter how good it is, it is less uniqe.
That's not to say the Macan is the leader in this segment, i truly belive it is, and it should be, it's the newest contender out there atm, so it is the leader of the pack, as it should.
But there are some many treads about how BMW have lost their way, and in some ways i agree.
But Porsche...
Making more SUV than sportscars these days, and beeing a member of VAG, it's not the purist brand it used to me imo.
My point stands, i'd love to see CH drive these 2 cars against each other, and i reckon the Porsche will win it, F25 isn't a true competitor to it.
Nor does BMW have the financial muscles VAG has.