Porsche Macan practicality and boot space

• Decent amount of standard safety kit
• Five-star Euro NCAP safety rating
• Driver assistance tech can be added

Those buying a Macan with family in mind will be pleased to discover it has a five-star Euro NCAP crash safety rating and comes with two Isofix child seat points in the rear as standard.

There’s a number of airbags and a high-strength steel design, plus Porsche has chosen to install a multi-collision braking system to the Macan which will prevent further collisions if you’re involved in an initial accident. The systems holds on the brakes to prevent you being shunted forwards, for example.

Optional safety kit includes lane-departure warning, blindspot monitoring and warning, radar-guided cruise control, autonomous braking and a number of lighting packages featuring LED lights that adapt to the conditions and oncoming traffic.

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• Generous interior space for passengers
• Big, practical boot is very useful
• More spacious than its looks suggest

You wouldn’t think it to look at, but the Macan’s curvy body hides a surprisingly practical interior that suits families exceptionally well.

There’s room for four adults of average size to fit in the Macan, but five is going to be a squash and taller rear-seat passengers may not enjoy longer journeys.

The rear of the cabin is quite dark, but there shouldn’t be too many complaints from average-height passengers. It’s also very easy to get in and out of, thanks to its slightly raised ride height compared with a regular estate car.

The Macan is surprisingly compact when you consider the generous interior dimensions. It’s quite a chunky car though and visibility isn’t its strongest point – especially out the rear of the car. It’s mainly the width that you have to contend with in narrow parking spaces, but sensors all-round help with this. 

The boot measures 500 litres, but this expands to 1,500 litres if you fold flat the 40:20:40-split rear seats.

If you’re worried about how high you’ll have to load things into the boot, choosing the Air Suspension system will allow a 50mm drop a the rear (activated by a button in the boot) to make life a little easier.