Porsche Says it Has No Plans to Build a Cheaper Model than the Boxster

A high-ranking Porsche official has reiterated that the company has no plans whatsoever to expand its automobile range with a car costing less than the firm's current base model, the Boxster roadster, which starts from €48,291 in Germany, £37,589 in the UK and U$49,500 in the U.S.

"To build a Porsche for 30,000 euros [$38,000] currently doesn't fit our brand," Porsche's head of sales and marketing Bernhard Maier told Automotive News.

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2014 Porsche Macan Compact SUV Speculatively Rendered

The latest crop of revealing spy shots of the all-new 2014 Porsche Macan compact SUV have inspired photoshop artist Dan Buzdugan to create a rendering of what the actual production model could look like without the fake headlamps and light camouflage surrounding the prototype's front end. Read more »

2014 Porsche Macan Compact SUV Speculatively Rendered

The latest crop of revealing spy shots of the all-new 2014 Porsche Macan compact SUV have inspired photoshop artist Dan Buzdugan to create a rendering of what the actual production model could look like without the fake headlamps and light camouflage surrounding the prototype's front end. Read more »

SCOOP: This is the New Porsche Macan Compact SUV

No more hiding under the body panels of the Audi Q5 for the Porsche Macan as the Stuttgart automaker's engineers took a completed prototype for a ride in Germany and our spy photographers were on hand to capture it on film.

Lifting a page from the 911 prototypes, Porsche's people added some goofy-looking head- and tail lamp covers mimicking the style of the larger Cayenne to confuse us, but the rest of the car matches the teaser sketch released by the company in February during the announcement of the name.

The overall exterior styling is very close to the Cayenne but the Macan is smaller in size and features a swoopier roofline.

The Macan shares its platform architecture with the next Audi Q5, which means its key dimensions will be similar to Ingolstadt's crossover model.

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SCOOP: This is the New Porsche Macan Compact SUV

No more hiding under the body panels of the Audi Q5 for the Porsche Macan as the Stuttgart automaker's engineers took a completed prototype for a ride in Germany and our spy photographers were on hand to capture it on film.

Lifting a page from the 911 prototypes, Porsche's people added some goofy-looking head- and tail lamp covers mimicking the style of the larger Cayenne to confuse us, but the rest of the car matches the teaser sketch released by the company in February during the announcement of the name.

The overall exterior styling is very close to the Cayenne but the Macan is smaller in size and features a swoopier roofline.

The Macan shares its platform architecture with the next Audi Q5, which means its key dimensions will be similar to Ingolstadt's crossover model.

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Porsche Names its Upcoming Compact SUV "Macan", Releases First Official Teaser and Video

As it turns out, Porsche won't be keeping the name Cajun for the production version of its upcoming junior SUV as the Stuttgart-based automaker announced today that it will be named "Macan". Porsche says that the name is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger.

“The Macan combines all sports car characteristics with the benefits of a SUV and is a genuine Porsche”, said Bernhard Maier, Member of the Executive Board Sales and Marketing of Porsche. “The name of a new Porsche has to fit with the brand, sound good in very many languages and dialects and evoke positive associations.”

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