reginos:
If your wife does the driving get the X3, if you drive get the Macan. The small Porsche drives very well even the diesel. Only small minus, more body roll than I would have liked. The car had air suspension. Perhaps, PDCC should be made available.
I drove only Macan Turbo and agree fully with your findings.
This is Off Topic but I am somehow dissapointed with Macan. IMO it do not justify its price position above its competitors(on most EU markets).