My supposed order

[Powerdoc]

I have my current volvo in location until october. There isn't any Vovlo car that please me avalaible in France right now . So I plan to buy a Macan 4S.
Here is what I am thinking to order : https://porsche-code.com/PS1173Q2
I have an appointment with my dealer saturday
Do you have any advice or comment to give me ?
Thanks in advance

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[W1NGE]

I have my current volvo in location until october. There isn't any Vovlo car that please me avalaible in France right now . So I plan to buy a Macan 4S.
Here is what I am thinking to order : https://porsche-code.com/PS1173Q2
I have an appointment with my dealer saturday
Do you have any advice or comment to give me ?
Thanks in advance

All personal choices of course but:

1. Gloss black window surrounds look better (less chintzy) + gloss black rails (will disappear into the glass roof)
2. Fully painted door mirrors either in body colour or body colour / gloss black
3. Olea is very expensive (this is a Macan remember) and I would not go beyond extended leather
4. Heated front windshield (if you get frost)
5. Privacy glass
6. I would skip the cost of racetex headliner - you have a glass roof so you won't get much!
7. I would skip leather central frame - expensive for what it is
8. Rear axle steering - really not needed on what is a short car (try before you buy)
9. Bose over Burmester (too expensive for little / no gain).

 

[Powerdoc]

Thanks for your advice
What do you call Olea (truffle brown) ?
Did you have a chance to compare Bose vs Burmester (Just listened to Bose)
For axle steering : I tried it, and love it (where I live it's a plus)
For privacy glass : I did not find this option in France.
I am going to try for Gloss option. (but there is difference between the simulation of the configurator and real life experience)

 

[W1NGE]

Thanks for your advice
What do you call Olea (truffle brown) ?
Did you have a chance to compare Bose vs Burmester (Just listened to Bose)
For axle steering : I tried it, and love it (where I live it's a plus)
For privacy glass : I did not find this option in France.
I am going to try for Gloss option. (but there is difference between the simulation of the configurator and real life experience)

Olea Leather (olive oil treated) only comes in Truffle brown plus it adds more leather and some other cosmetic things - full leather is good enough but you don't get the colour that you might want - black / crayon or black / beige looks great in my opinion.

I have had RAS on both of my Taycans and convinced myself that it was a must have. Having subsequently driven Taycans and Macan EVs without it I began to doubt the argument on manoeuvrability - more advantageous on the Taycan probably. I had a Macan EV Turbo on loan which had RAS and I found it more pronounced to the point where I didn't really like it. The acid test is to try two cars in your typical situation to see what the actual advantage is. There's no doubt it's nice to have and so if budget isn't an issue then "why not"!

Privacy (smoked) glass -and can be had with the insulated glass also (no wiper option):

Standard window surrounds are matte black, upgrade to gloss black pops (check any Porsche as most will have it over chrome). Chrome is ok but depends on colour and I think will spoil the look of the lovely Oak Green Neo colour. Upgrade your mirrors to be body colour / gloss black and it will look great. Take care to align everything with either black or chrome and so the roof rails should be black if you decide to go that way.

Gloss black for the rear model badge might be an idea too - but watch the costs as each tick costs €€€ - still if you downgrade the hifi and leather you'll have lots to either save or reallocate.

Forgot to mention that the electric charge port doors might be good to add. Early Macan EVs with the manual doors looked odd and sat proud of the bodywork but I was in a dealership at the weekend and it appears that this issue has been addressed. It's a nice feature.

Burmester vs Bose - I've always had Bose (can't justify the extra expense in a car given the ambient noise) but have tried identical cars with both fitted. In my opinion there is no clear advantage to paying a lot more. What I've not tried is the standard Sound Plus in the Macan EV but my wife has it in her Macan T and I have to be honest and say that it is surprisingly good for what we listen to - Radio 4 (yes, we're old timers)!

 

[Powerdoc]

Thanks for this input
Olea version is only 150 euro more than extended leather bicolor
I have update my order with the various suggestions you made
https://porsche-code.com/PSKW82K7

 

[cogtooth]

My 4S has the truffle brown club leather. What appears on the website at summerwood is the color of my oak metallic as it appears inside my car. Make sure you check the samples that a dealer should have.

 

[sor]

I would say gloss black trim gives more sporty look, while silver trims are more luxury-oriented. You should decide if you want to lean sporty or lean luxury and if that works with the exterior and interior colors.

For example:

Truffle brown interior and oak green can go either way but leans luxury and looks good with silver trim. Adding the black gloss and/or carbon fiber works and makes it more sporty.

aventurine green and truffle interior with silver trim look really good and make even a 911 look more composed and luxurious.

Bordeaux red leans sporty and I would only do it with black exterior trim, personally.

Wrapping the center console in leather or race Tex also cleans up some of the interior plastic and adds a higher end feel, but it does cost.

By the way, hope you don’t take offense but I think you mean “my proposed order”. “My supposed order” sounds like you aren’t certain if the dealer actually has a build slot for you or not.

 

[Powerdoc]

Thanks for your input
I tend to go to luxuary rather than sporty
I will go to my dealer saturday
I already tried a Macan 4 in november. May be I will try it again.
It's an hard choice, but it's a fun choice.

 

[CJ-4S]

I've gone the Burmester on mine - I think sound system preference comes down to genres, what you're used to etc..
The Bose was fine with Top 40 style pop music or anything which is well produced and has quite separate bass and treble..
If you're listening to music with a lot more going on, it can sound muddy on the Bose - the burmester provides a lot more clarity and instrument separation.
If you judge a stereo by how much it rattles the car - neither Bose nor Burmester will give you that.. Just get an aftermarket subwoofer instead.

Not sure about your climate, but here in Melbourne, Australia - a heated windscreen is not necessary at all. On the few mornings where it is cold and frosty and your car is outside, just pre-heat the cabin for 10 minutes and you're good to go.

In the end it's an expensive car, so go with what makes you happy. Don't be regretting missing out on something later on which you skipped because it saved you 1-2% on the purchase price.

 

[Powerdoc]

Thanks for this input
I listen mostly jazz , So the Burmester seems to be for me
I schedule a location with buying option. There is good chances that I will finish to buy this car, so I don't want to miss anything .

 

[Yves]

Nice config, except for the exterior color, but that is personal though.

 

[W1NGE]

Thanks for this input
Olea version is only 150 euro more than extended leather bicolor
I have update my order with the various suggestions you made
https://porsche-code.com/PSKW82K7

Looking better!

The price difference in leather is much greater than you think. Two tone leather is €1700 vs €4000 - the extended option is overkill plus the Club comes with neodyme finishers etc which inflate the price. I think the langauge translation on the configurator is a little different than what we have in UK.

 

[Powerdoc]

I realised that for nearly the same price without the oak green color and without the Burmeister system and some less leather , that I shoud get the Turbo
Here a configuration in Papeye and Brun truffle
https://porsche-code.com/PSMXW3G7
Perhpas a better value

 

[byebye]

Considering all the costly options you’ve added to the 4S (PTV+, PASM...), the Turbo seems to be the one that fits your needs… you will just lose some range.
I didn’t take the Burmester, and so far, I’m happy with the Bose.
RAS is a must have IMO, it does change the way the car behaves.
You should add the 230v outlet, it’s useful and almost free.
Papaye & truffle, try to figure it out in the flesh before signing.

 

[Fly4ever]

I realised that for nearly the same price without the oak green color and without the Burmeister system and some less leather , that I shoud get the Turbo
Here a configuration in Papeye and Brun truffle
https://porsche-code.com/PSMXW3G7
Perhpas a better value

I say it again, there's absolutely no guarantee the Papaya will be available upon order placement by the dealer.In most - if not all - cases the order will be rejected due to the specific colour selection because it's withdrawn by Porsche.In the German configurator which BTW is the most updated, Papaya is already gone.Maybe your dealer could find an allocation capable to accept Papaya however it's highly related to the time the car will gonna enter production phase.

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