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Porsche Macan vs Lexus RX

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Porsche Macan
Porsche Macan

$99,999 - $159,900

2023 price

Lexus RX
Lexus RX

$97,800 - $114,990

2023 price

Summary

2023 Porsche Macan
2023 Lexus RX
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Inline 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
9.5L/100km (combined)

5.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No standard AEB
  • Three-year warranty
  • Uninspiring engine noise

  • Base RX is now $15,000 more expensive
  • Infuriating and confusing capacitive-touch cruise-control
  • Some road noise intrusion
2023 Porsche Macan Summary

For Porsche, T is much more than the 20th letter of the alphabet. In Weissach-world it stands for Touring, and has been applied to special 911 variants for over half a century.

More recently it’s been attached to the 718 Boxster and Cayman, and now the mid-size Macan SUV.

Porsche says T means “precise tuning, exclusive equipment and efficient engines”, and this most recent example adds another option in the Macan line-up, one rung above the entry-level model.

We spent a week with this recently introduced 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, AWD machine to see how far it expands the Porsche Macan performance and practicality envelope.  

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2023 Lexus RX Summary

Let's face it. Previous Lexus RXs – and there've been three whole generations since 2003 in Australia and an earlier one (from 1998) if you're reading this from abroad – have always felt a little bit like, well, Toyota Klugers in drag.

Lacking sufficient charisma and talent, none really possessed the appropriate dynamics, sophistication or comfort to effectively take on rivals like the Audi Q7, BMW X5 and Volvo XC90.

At least Lexus had the uniqueness and nerve to release a hybrid version way back in 2006 in the pioneering 400h. Remember that?

Now, there's an all-new RX, and it's had quite the transformation. But is it any good? Let's find out.

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