Porsche Macan Convertible: Here's Why It Never Happened

While the several droptop convertible SUVs have come and gone, find out why the German automaker has steered clear of this unqiue body-style

This Is A Digital Render Of A Porsche Macan SUV Cabriolet

Difference Between Crossovers And SUVs

History: World's First SUV

Willy's Jeep, was built purely for utiity and to aid the American war effort in Word War II

Rugged 4x4 SUVs With An Open-Top Use A Body-On-Frame Chassis

Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco offer open-top experience, but continue to employ a tough ladder frame chassis

Crossover Convertibles Use A Uni-Body Chassis

You have models like the Range Rover Evoque, Nissan Murano and Volkswagen T-Roc embrace this weird body-style

Crossover Convertibles Were Sales Flops

The Nissan Murano Cross Cabriolet (2011 - 2014) And Range Rover Evoque Convertible (2016 - 2020) have been discontinued due to poor sales

Porsche Designed Three-Cayenne Body-styles In The 2000s

With Porsche venturing into new territory with a 4x4, they wanted to explore the prospects of a new market

Porsche Introduced The Cayenne Coupe SUV In 2019

While the convertible never went into production, Porsche introduced the Coupe to expand its portfolio

Enter The Porsche Cayenne Convertible Concept

This is a one-off prototype that had two-long doors, but with room for four

Targa-Style Fixed Rollover-Bar For Structural Integrity

The Cayenne Convertible that borrowed its soft-top roof from the 911 of its time

Rolling Chassis Made

2-sided design style experimental prototype to explore the scope for production

Macan Convertible: 2-Doors

Macan Convertible Rendering: 4 Doors

PROS

High-Riding Open-Top Experience

Unibody Allows For A Compliant Ride & Sharper Handling

Practical: Convertible With The Ability To Seat 4

CONS

Limited Cabin Room With Even Lesser Cargo Room With The Roof Down

Added Weight & Compromised Safety

Added Complexity With Complicated Roof Mechanism

Subjective: But Questionable Design

We think...

Why It Never Happened

All other failed - Porsche didn't bother taking chances

Porsche Convertible offering

Porsche Speedster, Targa, Cabriolet

VW Sells A Smaller T-Roc Cabriolet

While Porsche chose not to do a convertible Macan, the T-Roc Cabriolet from VW is immensely popular in Europe

Was It A Good Idea That Porsche Chose Not To Make A Convertible SUV?