Porsche planning to expand Macan range

Porsche is planing to increase the number of models in the Macan range, says Matthias Mueller, chief of the German carmaker.

The Porsche CEO's remarks came at the recent opening of a new plant in the German city of Leipzig to assemble the Macan, the compact sibling of the full-size Cayenne SUV.

"With the 911 we have shown perfectly how a model can be enhanced by a range of variants and we will continue to do so with our new series," Mueller said.

The Macan range is likely to see a variety of engine variants and high-performance spin-offs, although the body shape will remain the same, a company spokesman said.

The Macan goes on sale from April, with three powerful V6 engines - two petrol units and an oil-burner. There is also talk in Stuttgart of a possible entry-level Macan priced at below 50,000 euros ($A75,753) and a plug-in hybrid variant.


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