Porsche’s More Affordable Cayenne

This is the all-new Macan – the sixth model in the latest range of Porsche cars. Yes, it does look like a smaller Cayenne but this mini-SUV also has a smaller price, starting at £43,300.

Available to order now, it will be in UK showrooms from April. Styling of the Macan is no great surprise and Porsche will hope that it will steal sales from the BMW X3 in a fast expanding sector of the market.

Unveiled at the Los Angeles Motor Show, there will be a choice of three models, including a top spec Macan Turbo with a 400bhp 3.6-litre V6 petrol engine. The big seller is expected to be the 258bhp diesel.

The Macan is ‘Made in Germany’, produced at the Leipzig factory. Porsche has invested 500 million Euro in the plant and established an entirely new production line. The line is set up to produce around 50,000 vehicles per year.

BMW X4 Concept

The BMW X factor has been a huge hit since the first X5 came onto the market in 1999 – a quarter of all BMWs sold is an X car.

Next in line for the X treatment is this pretty X4 – pictured here in concept form. It’s due to go on sale next year and will plug another all-wheel drive niche in the market.

The styling is pure BMW of course, from the kidney grille and twin circular headlights, to the muscular wheel arches and squat stance.

X4 will be built in the USA, home of the SUV. It will line up alongside the existing X1, X3 and X6 models.