Best valved exhaust for Porsche Macan GTS, S and Turbo (95B)

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All our exhausts for this generation, version by version, are brought together on one page: Porsche Macan 95B exhaust system.

The type 95B Macan has gone through three phases, and its V6 engines changed along the way. This guide brings three of them together: the GTS and the Turbo of the early days, then the Macan S of the last phase. Each has its own Rog product page, and the first step is to know which one is parked outside your home.

Macan Turbo 95B.1

From 2014 to 2017; 400 hp and 550 Nm, from a 3.6-litre twin-turbo V6

Macan GTS 95B.1

From 2016 to 2018; 360 hp and 500 Nm, from a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6

Macan S 95B.3

From 2022 to 2026; 380 hp and 520 Nm, from a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 whose turbos sit in the V

Transmission and drivetrain

Dual-clutch PDK; Porsche Traction Management all-wheel drive

Front section

Two downpipes, one per turbo, with their catalytic converters

Sport exhaust

Standard on the GTS, optional on the others; a console button controls the valves

Not covered by this guide

GTS, Turbo and S of the 95B.2 phase, and the four-cylinder Macans: separate guides

Three phases, three families of V6

The first phase of the Macan, called 95B.1, was launched in 2014. The Turbo sits at the top with a 3.6-litre twin-turbo V6, the largest the SUV has ever received. The GTS joins it in autumn 2015, with the Macan S's 3.0-litre twin-turbo pushed up by 20 hp. The restyled 95B.2 phase then changes engines: a 2.9-litre for the GTS and Turbo, a single-turbo 3.0-litre for the S. Those cars have their own guide.

The 95B.3 phase, presented in July 2021 and delivered in Europe from October of the same year, brings a new Macan S. It gives up the single-turbo 3.0-litre for a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6, and gains 26 hp in the process. That is the one covered by the third product page of this guide.

To find your bearings: a 360 hp GTS is a 95B.1, a 380 hp GTS belongs to the 95B.2 phase. A Turbo with the 3.6-litre engine is a 95B.1. A 380 hp Macan S, delivered since late 2021, is a 95B.3. If in doubt, your VIN settles it before manufacture.

Factory power, version by version

The Macan Turbo 95B.1 develops 400 hp, or 294 kW, and 550 Nm. In September 2016, Porsche added a Performance package that takes it to 440 hp and 600 Nm, with the sport exhaust as standard. The GTS 95B.1 delivers 360 hp (265 kW) and 500 Nm; Porsche quotes 0 to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, or 5.0 with the Sport Chrono package, and a top speed of 256 km/h.

The Macan S 95B.3 delivers 380 hp (280 kW) and 520 Nm. It reaches 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and up to 259 km/h.

If your Turbo has the 440 hp Performance package, mention it along with your VIN: we check what suits it before manufacture starts.

Porsche Macan GTS 95B.1 3.0 V6 twin-turbo, 360 hp factory

Porsche Macan Turbo 95B.1 3.6 V6 twin-turbo, 400 hp factory

Stage 2: published figures with the front section and an ECU remap carried out by a tuner.

PDK and all-wheel drive

The three Macans in this guide pair their V6 with the dual-clutch PDK transmission and Porsche Traction Management all-wheel drive, which varies the share of torque sent to the front. The GTS also gets a firmer PASM suspension, lowered by 15 mm. On the last-phase Macan S, PASM is standard.

For the exhaust, the drivetrain changes nothing: the Rog exhaust follows the factory route under the body, from the outlet of the downpipes to the tips.

The Turbo's 3.6 litres, the GTS's 3.0 litres

On first-phase Macans, each bank of three cylinders feeds its own turbo. The Turbo's 3.6-litre is the most torquey: it pushes hard from low revs and its voice goes lower than that of the other V6s in the range. The GTS's 3.0-litre has a harder note, with a slightly rough grain that intensifies under load.

In both cases, the outlet of each turbo leads to a downpipe, which carries a catalytic converter. These two parts form the front section of the exhaust. What comes next, up to the tips, forms the cat-back, the portion that gives the Macan most of its sound.

The last phase's 2.9-litre V6

The last phase's 2.9-litre follows a different architecture: its two turbos sit between the two banks of cylinders, in the hollow of the V. Porsche uses this layout on its recent V engines, because the gases travel a very short path between the combustion chambers and the turbines, which speeds up the response. The same engine also powers some Cayennes and Panameras.

Its character reflects this: the torque arrives early, the sound is tighter than that of the Macan's older V6s, and the turbines, placed as close to the engine as possible, filter out a good share of the pulsations. The cat-back therefore has a lot to give back on this Macan S.

What holds back the factory sound

A twin-turbo V6 does not have the voice of a naturally aspirated engine, but it has substance. On the Macan, the factory exhaust keeps it to itself: large rear mufflers, designed for an SUV that does the school run and the holiday highway, and a sound level chosen never to tire you on board.

Porsche has offered a sport exhaust from the start, standard on the GTS and on the Turbo with the Performance package, optional on the other versions. Its rear mufflers are changed by a button on the centre console, which alters their flow and their sound. Even open, it remains tuned for a family car, far from what the V6 can give.

Factory valves or Rog remote

If your Macan has the sport exhaust, the product page offers you the Factory option: the Rog exhaust arrives with the mounts for its valves, your garage refits them there, and the console button or the chosen mode continues to control them. If your Macan does not have one, or if you prefer to decide alone, the Rog option equips the exhaust with its own valves, which you open or close with a press on a remote; they then no longer move, whatever drive mode is chosen.

With the valves closed, the Macan returns to a level close to that of delivery, useful for an early morning start or a long run on an expressway. Open, they let the gases run through without crossing the muffler's baffles, and the V6 finally growls on every acceleration, with well-marked downshifts.

Character, material and tips

On the GTS 95B.1 and the Macan S 95B.3, the character is chosen at the same price: straight pipe for the raw grain of the V6, or resonator, which gives it a rounder and slightly softer voice. On the Turbo 95B.1, the exhaust is made as a straight pipe, which suits its deep 3.6-litre well.

All three product pages offer 304 stainless steel or titanium, available in brushed, gold or purple without changing the price, and about 40% lighter than stainless steel for the same design. The Rog tips, in chrome, gloss black or blued titanium, are included, and the exhaust can also be ordered without tips.

What each product page allows

Each product page covers the cat-back and offers the front section as an option, under the name "Manifold": the two downpipes with a 200-cell sport catalytic converter, with a 100-cell converter, or catalyst-free. For a family SUV, the 200 cells keep the Macan emissions-controlled as from the factory; without a catalytic converter, the part belongs only on the track.

If you replace only the cat-back, the control unit and the power of your V6 remain the factory ones: the sound changes, not the mapping. Extra horsepower comes through the downpipes and a tuner who reprograms the engine. Your VIN is the basis for manufacture, then your garage fits the exhaust with no welding or cutting.

Configure your exhaust.

How the exhaust is put together

On these three twin-turbo V6 Macans, the Rog cat-back starts at the outlet of the two downpipes and reaches the rear of the SUV: pipes, mufflers, valves and tips. Upstream, the two downpipes, one behind each turbo and each with its catalytic converter, form the front section, sold as an option under the name "Manifold".

Each choice explained in detail, from sound to material: How to configure your exhaust.

Three recommended configurations.

• GTS 95B.1, on the road

  • Stainless steel
  • 200-cell sports catalytic converter
  • Straight pipe
  • Factory valves

  For a GTS that loves country roads: the 3.0-litre gains breath and voice with the 200-cell downpipes, and the button of its sport exhaust keeps control of the valves.

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• Macan S 95B.3, with the family

  • Stainless steel
  • No manifold
  • Resonator
  • Rog remote

  For a recent Macan S that handles the school run and the holidays: factory front section, a more present 2.9-litre rounded off by the resonator, and a button to close the valves before getting home.

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• Turbo 95B.1, in titanium

  • Gold titanium
  • 200-cell sports catalytic converter
  • Straight pipe
  • Rog remote

  For the 3.6-litre Turbo: a lighter rear end thanks to titanium, the low note of the big V6 fully released, and emissions control retained by the 200-cell downpipes.

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From order to fitting.

VIN, manufacture, delivery, fitting and warranty, step by step

Questions.

Further reading.

• All our exhausts for the Porsche Macan 95B
• Our exhausts for V6 engines
• Guide to the Porsche Macan S, GTS and Turbo 95B.2
• Guide to the Porsche Macan 95B.1 3.0 V6 turbo