I'm not sure I've seen a green leather interior quite the color of our test Macan 4S, but I'm obsessed with it now.
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I'm not sure I've seen a green leather interior quite the color of our test Macan 4S, but I'm obsessed with it now.
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There is enough room here for two adults not to feel cramped. The interior space is a huge upgrade over the gas-powered Macan.
Porsche
There is enough room here for two adults not to feel cramped. The interior space is a huge upgrade over the gas-powered Macan.
Porsche
I'm not sure I've seen a green leather interior quite the color of our test Macan 4S, but I'm obsessed with it now.
Porsche
There is enough room here for two adults not to feel cramped. The interior space is a huge upgrade over the gas-powered Macan.
Porsche
There are physical controls for the climate settings, and unlike the Taycan and some other cars of late, you adjust the vents by physically pointing them at you, using the wonderfully tactile rubber handles. It's welcome to see an automaker taking a step back from a fully touchscreen user interface, although your finger still has plenty to do on the main infotainment screen.
Porsche's system is now built on top of Android Automotive, meaning third-party apps are becoming increasingly plentiful. But the voice recognition and natural language processing is done in Porsche's cloud and is more capable than the current state of Google's voice assistant. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are both present, and with such a high percentage of Apple users among its owners, Porsche has written an iOS app that lets you control the car's climate or radio without leaving Apple's cast garden.
Smart doors
In addition to understanding you better when you talk to the car, the Macan also has a thoughtful way to get your attention. As with many new cars, the interior lighting is LED-based, with countless variants, combinations and themes. But the top strip in the door turns bright yellow when there is a vehicle in the blind spot on that side. There's also an optional augmented reality heads-up display, which may divide opinion: I appreciated its presence, but my driving partner did not.
The LED lights in the doors can also warn you if something is in one of the car's blind spots.
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The LED lights in the doors can also warn you if something is in one of the car's blind spots.
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I feel like I'm shouting at the clouds when it comes to these passenger infotainment systems.
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I feel like I'm shouting at the clouds when it comes to these passenger infotainment systems.
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The LED lights in the doors can also warn you if something is in one of the car's blind spots.
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I feel like I'm shouting at the clouds when it comes to these passenger infotainment systems.
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We've been seeing this AR-HUD technology on other cars for a while now. The striking thing here was how clear the screen seemed and how much better it looked while wearing polarized sunglasses than the HUDs you might be used to.
If you choose something like this, you won't have a clear view of the passenger infotainment screen from the driver's seat. I am not yet convinced of the usefulness of a whole additional infotainment system for the front passenger, who can operate the system in the center of the car without much effort. The coating or film on the screen that makes it appear black from the driver's viewing angle also didn't contribute much to the picture quality for the passenger. I even got a little car sick when I tried to use the screen, but that quickly disappeared as I reacquainted myself with the horizon.
