Newbie with Gen 3 Macan GTS on order!!

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Jon A
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drgav2005 wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:13 pm Welcome to the forum.
Lovely spec! I’d probably change the belts to crayon rather than red but they certainly offer a bit more excitement than the standard black belts.
Only thing I’d personally add would be the rear side airbags (which really should be standard).
I think it’s been posted before somewhere that the Macan already has rear airbags and the option is for further bags at knee height, presumably for children’s car seats?
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Jon A wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:17 pm
drgav2005 wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:13 pm Welcome to the forum.
Lovely spec! I’d probably change the belts to crayon rather than red but they certainly offer a bit more excitement than the standard black belts.
Only thing I’d personally add would be the rear side airbags (which really should be standard).
I think it’s been posted before somewhere that the Macan already has rear airbags and the option is for further bags at knee height, presumably for children’s car seats?
Yes me I think. Obviously the Macan has all the airbags that any other Euro approved car has, so isn’t less safe. These optional bags are small outer bags at hip height. I’d guess they’re ok with child seats but would be sensible to check.
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Post by Deleted User 4325 »

Standard air bags that come with the car....from the confusorator

Full-size airbags for driver and front passenger

Front side airbags integrated into seat

Curtain airbags along entire roof frame and side glazing from the A-pillar to the C-pillar
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Post by woojah »

Thanks for the warm welcome and comments everybody. Good to know the spec is more or less there. Now that you mention it I didn't get any more information from my OPC other than a March build, no precise lock or build dates at this stage, so I will check.

Re sideblades, I haven't seen the standard GTS side blades up close to see the texture/finish. Can anybody share a close up picture of theirs?

Re gloss black door handles, I did go back and forth on this one! I can definitely see the appeal of adding a bit more black to contrast the colour. And likewise having body coloured is a cleaner look. I honestly think the car looks good either way. I'll mull this one over.

One thing I didn't mention in my original post is that I've added PDLS+ to my spec. I figured anything that helps with night time visibility is probably worth it for A and B road driving. But I think there are mixed views on how good it really is. All that said, I'm disappointed that that this is the best headlight spec available for the Macan, because even my previous gen BMW 3 series has adaptive headlights which I suspect is better than PDLS+.

I am wavering a bit on the seat belt colour choice now... Crayon only available with the GTS interior package, and I'm not too keen on the total cost of that!

Finally, on rear airbags, I believe this has to be disabled if you are using a baby/child seat in the back, making this option a bit redundant for me at this stage. Otherwise I'd definitely get them but also agree that it really should be standard to begin with.
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Wing Commander wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:46 am Welcome to the forum! :)

That’s a smart looking and well specced GTS. Not long until March!

I’d also consider black door handles. And maybe the lower part of the mirrors painted in gloss black (a free option).

I’ve heard that the standard side blades on the GTS are easier to clean than the standard ones on the other models.
In response to Col's post, I was going to make the point that the side blades on a GTS are not the same as those fitted on Gen 1 cars. They are much easier to clean (though I didn't find the ones on my SD that much of a problem).

Like you I consider the black door handles provide a nice contrast (but given my choices, I would say that wouldn't I :D )
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Are these the same as the Macan + system?

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/05/19/leg ... s-opinion/
Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 24-???)
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Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 22-Nov 23)
http://www.porsche-code.com/PNIECDM4
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PorscheMack wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:37 pm Are these the same as the Macan + system? https://www.autoblog.com/2021/05/19/leg ... s-opinion/
No that's the Matrix version available on 911 and Cayenne
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pmg wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:45 pm
PorscheMack wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:37 pm Are these the same as the Macan + system? https://www.autoblog.com/2021/05/19/leg ... s-opinion/
No that's the Matrix version available on 911 and Cayenne
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Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 24-???)
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Post by woojah »

Brief update - my car has been built and is now in Emden! :D
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