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Porsche Macan - MPG, CO2 and running costs

Without hybrid or diesel options, the Porsche Macan is very thirsty and therefore expensive to run and tax

MPG, CO2 and Running Costs rating

2.5

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Prices for the Macan range start from around £56,000, so all cars face the higher road tax rate for the first five years of ownership. 

The Macan is thirsty compared with the latest range of fuel-sipping premium SUVs from Mercedes or BMW. Even the four-cylinder in the base model and Macan T will only return 28mpg at best while emitting up to 243g/km of CO2 due to its high weight figure, wide tyres, and an ageing platform

The V6-powered Macan S and GTS aren’t much better in terms of fuel consumption, capable of 25.4mpg and 25mpg, respectively, and emitting roughly 250g/km of CO2 at the same time. However, thanks to the V6’s extra grunt, you’ll find yourself working it much less, making their mpg figures more achievable and, at times, preferable to the four-cylinders. The extra performance from the engine also makes it a figure that’s easier to justify.

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There isn’t a company car-friendly plug-in hybrid version with an electric range and low Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) rates. However, there will be an all-electric version coming soon that’ll have some seriously low BiK rates – just in time for the rates to go up in 2025.

Insurance groups

Each model is performance-oriented and with prices escalating well over £50,000, you're destined to be paying a small fortune out on insurance as well as fuel. The standard model is in group 41, rising to 44 for the T, 45 for the S, topping out at group 47 for the GTS.

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Petrol versions of the 2.0 Turbo 280 Alfa Romeo Stelvio that offer similar performance to the Macan T should be cheaper to insure due to being in group 36. Meanwhile, the more powerful BMW X3 M just undercuts the Macan GTS by being in group 45.

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Depreciation

The premium SUV sector is home to some of the strongest residual values anywhere in the new car market, and the Porsche Macan is one of the strongest models for residual values in the class. When it was launched, extremely strong demand meant early buyers could sell their cars after 12 months of use at the same price they paid for the car in the first place.

Those days are long gone, though. The strongest performing Macan is the standard version according to our experts, and should hold 59 per cent of its resale value after three years and 36,000 miles. The worst version is the S, although a 53 per cent result is still very good compared with rivals.

A Range Rover Velar holds its value similarly well over the same period, while the Audi Q5 and BMW X3 do significantly worse.

To get an accurate valuation on a specific model check out our valuation tool...

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Which Is Best

Cheapest

  • Name
    5dr PDK
  • Gearbox type
    Semi-auto
  • Price
    £57,895

Most Economical

  • Name
    5dr PDK
  • Gearbox type
    Semi-auto
  • Price
    £57,895

Fastest

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    GTS 5dr PDK
  • Gearbox type
    Semi-auto
  • Price
    £76,395
Senior staff writer

Senior staff writer at Auto Express, Jordan joined the team after six years at evo magazine where he specialised in news and reviews of cars at the high performance end of the car market. 

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