Porsche's new small SUV to be named "Macan"

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by kaisen

"The name is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger and according to Porsche it embodies the suppleness, power, and dynamics of the new model."

Put some cheap veneer down the sides and a 9-iron through the back window and call it the "Tiger Woods".

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by rouxroux

Put some cheap veneer down the sides and a 9-iron through the back window and call it the "Tiger Woods".

Now, that's funny!

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by kaisen

"The name is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger and according to Porsche it embodies the suppleness, power, and dynamics of the new model."

Like that weird thing Tiger Woods sported for GM- Buick?

[Arizona_928]

The 944 of the suv's.....

[Les Paul]

AZ_porschekid, believe it or not when 944's came out they were pretty darn cool looking and performing. They sold like hotcakes.

My wife had an Infiniti FX-35 when they came out. Ran good, looked totally different but was rough as hell with those 20 inch wheels. She has had a G-35 which they have not altered for 5 years. She wants another SUV but not another Infiniti. This looks real promising. She never like the looks of the Cayenne front end or may have gone for one of those.

[vash]

i kinda like it.

i kinda like it alot. if i buy one, i'll start a debadging thread.

[Jim Richards]

Great idea. Just tell people you bought a Porsh SUV and let it go at that.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by kaisen

One of Porsche's spokespeople just told me it was pronounced: (mah•khahn)

Is it desirable to need to explain how to pronounce the name of your product? I'm no marketing major, but I'm thinking that answer is no.

[Noah930]

What happened to "Cajun?"

All that ad and just a single shot at the end of a rough sketch of the vehicle? I remember a joke Jay Leno made the marketing ploys used when the Lexus and Infiniti lines first launched 20+ years ago. Something along the lines of Lexus outselling rival Infiniti by a margin of 2:1. "And in an unrelated news story, sales of rocks and trees are way up!"

[GH85Carrera]

It was going to be the Cajun but the Germans could not pronounce Cajun for beans.

[madmmac]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Is it desirable to need to explain how to pronounce the name of your product? I'm no marketing major, but I'm thinking that answer is no.

I'm sure the back seats fold down. Therefore, Macan Bacon.

[Doug&Julie]

Maybe it's

Ma

[71 3.0 911]

Porsche



I like it.

[RANDY P]

all they need is a pickup truck and something that seats 4 with a 3 cyl engine and they can be everything to everybody...

Oh, and maybe a touring bus would be nice.

A shame actually...

rjp

[futuresoptions]

they should have called it the piquin!

[RANDY P]

it my native tongue Mccan roughly translates into "come here"

rjp

[kaisen]

In the Balkans, Macan means kitten

[Playa76911S]

How big R tha rimz?!?! Tha new 911 comes on 20" dubz, so can I git ma Macon with dub-fo's?

What kinda name is Macon anEwayz, Macon georgia?

I call it tha Mac!

[kach22i]

Porsche Macan - baby SUV coupe' - Team-BHP




http://www.bild.de/regional/leipzig/porsche-macan/leipzigs-neuer-porsche-heisst-macan-22673842.bild.html

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Playa76911S

so can I git ma Macon with dub-fo's?

You were just interested in a 917?

You are all over the map.

My Barn Find Porsche 917...