Nov 25, 2013 9:34:53 AM
- RC
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Re: Prices Macan
rulesdontapply:
Just came back from the dealer. If I place my order within the week, I'll get a spot in the first Macan allocation for the Kuwaiti market with a May delivery date.
I specced a Macan Turbo in rhodium silver metallic with a two-tone interior in black/garnet red with everything from Burmester and heated/cooled 18-way seats to carbon fiber side blades/interior trims and stainless steel front/rear skid plates. Opted for the 20" Spyder Design wheels; the 21s are LUSCIOUS but I know that one pothole on Kuwait's sh***y roads is all it'll take to separate me from a few thousand dollars. Besides, I love the design of these wheels; they're a modernized version of the ones on my Cayenne so they'll serve as a nice reminder once the Cayenne is sold.
The issue, however, is the price. The Macan Turbo is considerably more expensive than I anticipated with a base price of 28100 KWD [approx. 73290 EUR/99400 USD], putting it above the base price of a Cayenne GTS. With my options added on, I pulled the car up to a whopping 33960 KWD [approx. 88600 EUR/120000 USD]. For a country with no taxes, this is an almost absurd price for the segment. Another customer was speccing his Turbo order and complained of exactly the same thing; he too expected a lower price point for the segment and wasn't happy about looking at a compact SUV costing 120000 USD. The way the pricing structure is set, the base Boxster and Cayman models will remain the cheapest Porsches in Kuwait even when the base Macan shows up.
At this point, it looks like Porsche might be getting greedy.
rulesdontapply
In Germany, the Macan Turbo costs 80k, the Cayenne GTS costs 92k. So the Cayenne GTS is 12k EUR more expensive. It sounds weird that the Macan Turbo and the Cayenne GTS would cost the same money in Kuweit. Maybe your dealer made a mistake?! In the US for example, the Macan Turbo is 11k USD cheaper than the Cayenne GTS.
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