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https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64308066/list-of-how-tariffs-will-affect-every-car/ My dealerships here in New England are saying that they will pass most (but possibly not all) of the tariff onto the end buyer of new Porsches. They're guesstimating that between Porsche and the dealerships...

Try using the Tesla app instead of the Porsche app?

Yeah, I don't understand buying Porsches to use lane steering assist (LKA), and don't even understand why Porsche offers it. I wish they'd leave it off and cut the MSRP accordingly. I've never seen a car where lane steering assist is worth using much...

In that case, we'll find out how much Porsche sells their cars to USA dealerships for, at least more so than we know now.

I think you're wrong. Canada and Mexico are not exempt. And temporary stays of automobile tariffs on those countries go into effect on April 2. I do not think that the EU will be able to do anything to pacify Trump, just as Canada and Mexico have not been able to. As I said, Trump is not...

Trump is not rational; he doesn't care if he burns down economies -- in fact, he seems to want to do exactly that, to get back at the world for being so "mean" to him. It seems that Trump just likes to see people squirm and get angry, so he can sit back and enjoy watching the spectacles that...

My dealership says that they assume that the 25% tariff will be passed on to their customers (if/when it happens). If Porsche gets 25% tariffs on all incoming cars to the US, Porsche may struggle to survive, given how important the US market is to them (and given that perhaps 90% of Porsche...

Two things that I've liked about the Macan is its size (not as huge, vs. the Cayenne, or as long and wide as the Panamera) and its ground clearance (vs. the Panamera). The biggest problem with the Macan, in my opinion, is its not having an E-Hybrid version; having a 26-kWh battery pack like the...

I've owned several Porsches and have had both the base sound system and the Bose. And for my money, the Bose isn't that much better than the base system (not that I'd probably care much even if it was). I find the base system totally fine, and will never spec an upgraded sound system and use...

Here's my 2-cents worth: I would not get the red interior; it gets dirty really fast and looks really ugly when it does. In a BEV, I'd always opt for the smallest wheels -- better range, better ride, better safety, cheaper to change. Here in the USA, we cannot get an all-metal roof like you...

I am currently driving a 2022.5 Volvo (Google OS, not the older Sensus gear from 2022.0) and a 2021 Taycan, with a special-order 2025 Macan 4 sitting at the dealership. From sitting hours in the Macan 4 and doing a couple of test drives, its camera is inferior to that in my Volvo XC60, but the...

I also have noticed the driver door not closing easily -- unlike the other four doors... very strange... I have no problems with the base sound system, nor with the acceleration (though it does seem more sluggish in acceleration than my Taycan CT4). I also like how the frunk opens without...

That's why I said make space in the frunk for a spare wheel/tire, which the owner can option to have or not have. I have had trips ruined with a blown-out tire -- on a Saturday morning driving to a sky resort, in which my car had to be flat-bed towed two hours to the nearest Porsche dealership...

A couple of things stood out to me in Out of Spec Dave's video. One was his comment about value vs. MSRP for the Macan 4. Those of us who've been invested in owning Porsches for a long time understand the "Porsche tax" and depreciation. One way to get more value in buying a new Porsche is to...

New England: build submitted mid-Nov. 2024; Macan 4 arrived at dealership mid-Feb. 2025. Not sure when the order made it to Germany, or when the build commenced, but three months or less from Germany to Massachusetts.

very strange poll... I put "a handful", which I guess you mean to be "five", but I've seen somewhere between half a dozen and a dozen outside of dealerships -- which is neither "regular" nor "a ton".

I won't ever buy another ICE-only car. But if Porsche comes out with a Macan E-Hybrid (PHEV), I'll probably buy it -- if it has the same drivetrain as the 2025 Panamera 4 E-Hybrid (i.e., 26-kWh battery pack). They've said in the past that they won't make a Macan E-Hybrid, but they continue...

Even if Trump adds a big tariff on cars imported from Germany (something I could see him doing), if one puts an order in with a deposit prior to that happening (i.e., late January at the earliest), that person should get their German car without the tariff. If Trump added a 25% tariff to my...

In the US, you can't delete any badging, at least according to the online configurator. I'm blacking out the PORSCHE lettering in the rear and coloring the "electric" and "Macan 4" badging the same color as the car.

I prefer all-metal roofs first, and glass roofs that can't open second. I've never felt the need to open my glass in cars that have that, partly because I don't want crap coming into the cabin and partly because it just adds noise and no real benefit. But moving glass is just something more...