Porsche’s upcoming SUV will be called Macan. Sounding a lot like Malaysia’s favourite pastime, the name Macan is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger. Porsche says that the tiger combines suppleness, power, fascination and dynamics – core characteristics of the new SUV.
“The Macan combines all sports car characteristics with the benefits of an SUV and is a genuine Porsche. The name of a new Porsche has to fit with the brand, sound good in many languages and dialects and evoke positive associations,” said Bernhard Maier, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG.
The Macan SUV, which is smaller than the super successful Cayenne, is a key pillar of the company’s Strategy 2018, by which the sports car manufacturer wishes to expand its model portfolio. Macan will roll off Porsche’s Leipzig factory in 2013.
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porsche didnt want malaysian tiger? hmm
Macan is a Javanese word for tiger. The Indonesian word for tiger is harimau.
Interesting.
Macan is derived from javanese “ngoko” dialect.
sundanese calls tiger as “maung belang”.
Hmm.. ‘ma-chan’ or ‘makan’…
Porsche Ma Can. Malays should buy it in droves.
Since the word is Indonesia in origin, it should be ‘MA-CHAN’. This is because in Indonesian, the letter C is pronounce ‘Che’ instead of ‘Cee’ like we used to in Malaysia.
A smaller Porsche SUV! Just wonder if this would be based on the platform used by VW Tiguan & Audi Q5. If it is, would the Macan uses engine options from both sister marques as it make commercial and practical sense. Or Porsche would keep the engines, petrol at least a Porsche only flavor. Diesel will most likely be a unit from VAG group and the 2.0L TDI found in both VW and Audi may just not cut it in a Porsche without tweeks. Perhaps Porsche will use the unit from VW Golf GTD and tweek it for the base Macan diesel. Top diesel needs a V6 TDI at least with twin VGT turbos.
Currently doing research on which car to get as a weekend sports car. One of the main criterias dictate that it will have to be a coupe or (2 door) and not the 4 door coupe variety. Anyway looking at older cars for more classic motoring. A Porsche is definitely on the list. 911 or Boxster? Hmm.. the list is endless. OR maybe a 928.
Tiguan and Q5 do not share a platform. Tiguan is based on Golfs transverse engine platform while Q5 uses the Audi A4’s longitudinal engine platform.
While Cayenne shares the same platform as the Q7, I suppose this Macan will be from the Q5?
Paul Tan, when will the pricing of the 991 be announced in Malaysia? I thought they said early February?
17 February is its official launching date. You can go check it out.
audi got Lamborghini
vw got porsche
why share???…compete lorh~~
What sudath said is true. Macan is Javanese word for tiger.
i might be thumb down for this but now everybody want a bit of the tiger… kia with tiger face design… now porsche…. but only proton put the real tiger face on the logo…. go go tiger
Proton could name its next car ‘Proton Feline’ ;-)
Sissy tigers.. Only Porsche Macan is really tiger-like, power and beauty.
Porsche did a mistake. Should have named it Porsche Harimau.
“Hari-hari mau drive.” <—- Tagline for Asean market.
Looks like the X6 which has many unfavourable reviews. But if the hp is high enough, a macan it is. Yok tuku!
Just compare the European vs Bolehland mentality in portraying the tiger prowesness:
“…Porsche says that the tiger combines suppleness, power, fascination and dynamics…”
Meanwhile Protongkat’s tiger logo simply combines mediocrity, inferiority-complex, self-absorb/syok sendiri and delusional of grandeur….
I stand to correct you, is not syok sendiri, is sangat super syok sendiri! Quadruple S.
It sounds funny porsche macan. “Harimau sudah makan?” Car manufacturers now keep on using weird model name including mesarati kubang.
Next model in Malaysia:- Perodua Machai
Nama “macan” sebab banyak makan minyak”. Maybe.
apa macam? porsche macan…makan belacan
doesn’t matterlah macan or makan.. not bad
Wow! Now everyone’s making smaller SUVs. But it think this will be somewhere along the likes of Q5 and X5. I’m sure pretty soon Porsche is coming up with a baby SUV. At the moment, the Evoque is making a runaway success in that platform.
when u drive this car only place u will go is food stall, restaurant or any other food establishment haha, because in the driver mind is makan makan makan haha
..nice name macan…when i was kid..my parents always told me for not playing near the bushes..macam was a lot hiding there…hahaha..
Seems like Porsche is taking Indonesian SUV market very seriously.
I remembered the Tiger Biskuat ad’s tagline – “Semua Bisa Jadi Macan.”
is it makan or mae-caen?
Kalu kat Malaysia…..kita panggil Porsche Macha.
it’s pronounced ma-chan, not ma-kan (as c in malay, not c in english). sounds weird tho for a porsche
ehemm.. being javanese myself.. i feel proud.
porche macan? lol what a funny name..
Ma:kan though Indonesian pronounced as Ma:chan
should name it “Macet” instead. Meaning traffic jam in Indon.
Proton could name its next car ‘Proton Failure’
First its Kain, now its Makan…thee hee heee..
name’s a side, i think the concept is awesome.
stupid name stupid car.
yeah stupid becoz u jelly
that name though
Apanama… jalan-jalan cari makan ka