jhumph88

lja36

a couple of comments: I own a Q5 TDI and had a Q5 3.0T (same generation) service loaner once. The gas engine had noticeably better handling than the TDI due to the much lighter engine up front. I have never driven a Macan but recently when I was tire shopping I came across very aggressive summer tires as standard factory fitment to Macans. It made me curious as to what a Q5 would feel like if fitted with the same aggressive summer tires as a Macan. Anybody here tried it? Lastly, the Macan is still based on the Q5 first generation platform. I have driven both Q5v2 and SQ5v2... They are noticeably lighter, though at the same time I perceive slightly less structurally strong.

apoelistas

MACAN seems longer than Q5, boot side, but boot and front slopes/tilts/angles more agressively. Macan seems more of a sports car externally and better looking when viewed at an angle 2nd and 3rd photo.

Warhead

The front end of the MACAN reminds me of a KIA.

apoelistas

KIA sportage headlight shape and fog light trims do seem similar indeed.

canon_mutant

Our S-line came with summer hummers and I love how they wake that car up. It's the wife's daily so I don't get nearly as much saddle time, and she could care less, but even with that extra TDI weight, they do make a very noticeable difference even compared to HP all seasons. Right now, I am trying [harder than any other car/truck ever in the history of man, don't get me started] to buy a Landrover Diesel because I have wanted one forever even though again it will be the wife's primary but, if that falls through and we keep the Audi, I am buying a 2nd set of wheels so I can get some Pilot Sport 4Ss on the 20s and put some off road winter tires on some 18s going forward and we'll just drive it . . . til the proverbial wheels fall off.

F250

Thanks guys. Lots of good input. I expect that I might have to hold off on the Porsche option for a while at this point. The car would be my wife's GG and Errand-mobile, though we would also use it for long weekend getaway's. She doesn't care one iota about handling, and is extremely interested in fuel economy. I expect that I'll probably chase down a '15 Q5 TDI to replace her current Lexus RX450h when the time comes (perhaps this fall or this coming spring). I think I'll reserve the Porsche option as my DD when I retire my truck to the hauling/towing spot with weekly drives to keep it in shape. I've always loved the Cayenne, but you guys have me rethinking that and considering the Macan instead.

Thanks again for all the input and experiences.