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Porsche Macan Convertible: Here's Why It Never Happened - Storyboard

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  • This Is A Digital Render Of A Porsche Macan SUV Cabriolet
    This Is A Digital Render Of A Porsche Macan SUV Cabriolet
  • Difference Between Crossovers And SUVs
    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
    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
    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 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
    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 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
    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
    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
    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
    Rolling Chassis Made
    2-sided design style experimental prototype to explore the scope for production
  • Macan Convertible: 2-Doors
    Macan Convertible: 2-Doors
  • Macan Convertible Rendering: 4 Doors
    Macan Convertible Rendering: 4 Doors
  • PROS
    PROS
  • High-Riding Open-Top Experience
    High-Riding Open-Top Experience
  • Unibody Allows For A Compliant Ride & Sharper Handling
    Unibody Allows For A Compliant Ride & Sharper Handling
  • Practical: Convertible With The Ability To Seat 4
    Practical: Convertible With The Ability To Seat 4
  • CONS
    CONS
  • Limited Cabin Room With Even Lesser Cargo Room With The Roof Down
    Limited Cabin Room With Even Lesser Cargo Room With The Roof Down
  • Added Weight & Compromised Safety
    Added Weight & Compromised Safety
  • Added Complexity With Complicated Roof Mechanism
    Added Complexity With Complicated Roof Mechanism
  • Subjective: But Questionable Design - We think...
    Subjective: But Questionable Design
    We think...
  • Why It Never Happened - All other failed - Porsche didn't bother taking chances
    Why It Never Happened
    All other failed - Porsche didn't bother taking chances
  • Porsche Convertible offering - Porsche Speedster, Targa, Cabriolet
    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
    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?
    Was It A Good Idea That Porsche Chose Not To Make A Convertible SUV?