The Macan -- Indonesian for tiger -- goes on sale in 2013 as a 2014 model with an enormous job: draw younger, largely urban customers to the Porsche fold.
Previously known by its codename of Cajun -- short for Cayenne Junior -- the Macan is decidedly smaller than the Cayenne, Porsche's initial SUV.
The Macan can share a platform with Audi's Q5 and upcoming Q6 crossovers and is predicted to be powered by Porsche's initial four-cylinder engine since the 968 was phased out in 1995.
It was photographed undergoing prototype testing close to Porsche's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
Porsche plans to create fifty,000 Macans a year at a factory in Leipzig, Germany, beginning next year.
In addition to the Audi Q5, the Macan can go head-to-head primarily with the vary Rover Evoque, Mercedes-Benz GLK and BMW X3.
Porsche aims to extend annual worldwide sales to over two hundred,000 units by 2018, up from 118,867 in 2011. Most of the expansion is predicted to occur within the u. s., Europe, China and Russia – where Porsche is targeting growing higher category shoppers.
While the Cayenne's introduction in 2003 dismayed some Porsche loyalists, it's become the automaker's top-selling model within the u. s..
The Macan can become the automaker's sixth model line when the 911, Boxster roadster, Cayman coupe, Cayenne SUV and Panamera four-door coupe.
It will additionally be a part of a slew of recent and revamped models in Porsche's lineup.
The redesigned Porsche 911 coupe and convertible went on sale in February. The third-generation Boxster roadster debuts in June and a redesigned Cayman coupe are introduced at year finish.
In September, Porsche plans to start selling a diesel-powered Cayenne SUV.
The 918 Spyder hybrid supercar and a lot of variants of the 911 also are scheduled to hit U.S. showrooms over consequent few years.
Porsche expects its U.S. sales to extend to regarding fifty,000 units within the next 5 to 6 years, up from 29,023 in 2011.
Porsche's U.S. sales have climbed four % this year to ten,596 through April.
