Currently X5D can’t decide between Macan RWD or BMW IX 60

[secretagent]

Hello, first time post on here.
I currently have a BMW X5 3.0D ( new shape ) which I love.
Financially it is much cheaper to jump into an EV and realise the huge tax benefits on salary sacrifice so I am about to order either a Macan RWD with a good spec or a BMW IX60 with an equally good spec.
The Macan is 85k and the IX is 110k but the monthly cost is the same. It is largely because the residuals and running costs of the Porsche are worse.
I have driven the Macan and really liked it and I have a drive booked in the IX next week.
I just wondered if anyone has any opinion on what they would order given the choice ( appreciate this is a Porsche forum ).
I get it will be easier after the IX test drive but Ive read more articles, watched more YouTube videos and scoured more forums than enough and still 50/50.
I did like the Macan and I was nailed on ordering one but the BMW has turned my head.
Thanks in advance

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[ColdCase]

Just buy what you like to drive and want to be seen in, both are good vehicles. If it was my spouse, she would chose by color, so which one has a better color choice for you?

 

[Fun TC Driving]

I am very pleased you are driving an iX next week. I hope it is a 2026 for they made several KEY improvments to it starting with seats, battery and thus range, and suspension/handling.

I have driven fast cars for years. Well handling cars is my priority (perhaps you noticed my other car is a C8 Z06). I love the way my Macan Turbo EV handles. True, it has all the suspension goodies and 22” wheels, but even driving to Walmart or seeing the grandkids, love to get into it and drive. Tomorrow my wife and I are going for a mini road trip just because we love it so. Ironically, we are driving an entry Macan without any suspension upgrades and choosing to go on a mini-road trip just because we enjoy time driving country roads in it

Conversely or 2024 iX M60 was a massive disappointment. After 14 months, BMW kindly let me do an “early lease return” (financially fairly compensating me for it). True its software was better than our Macan, and true it had slightly better range, and true its back seat was much larger, but as to driving it it was to me as much fun as driving a couch. Coincidentally, I just watched the two week old savagegeese video of it (Mark has a leased iX 50), and he commented LOL, his exact words identical to mine, that it was “like driving a couch.” He also added that it works for him and he drives like an old man going to a nursing home and its fine for him in that capacity.

So super smart of you “secretagent” to do your test drive, but before you decide may I suggest you ask yourself, “what do I need, what do I want in my next vehicle.?” If a couch with lots of rear seat room, that is reliable, get the iX. If instead you are looking for a vehicle that is a hoot to drive, even your next local errand trip, the Macan is it. As I noted above, even through I am currently driving a Macan EV loaner (the entry level without a single suspension-handling option, with 20” wheels/tires, and 409 HP), and I still am enjoying it way more than I did our 610 HP, 22” wheels, special suspension iX M60. Nice you have two super different choices. Your iX test drive will IMO make your choice super easy.

 

[JonoNZ]

We have a 2024 iX M60 that my partner mostly driver, I have a Macan Turbo fully optioned with 22" wheels. I love both cars, but the driving dynamics and experience on the Macan Turbo are in whole different league to the iX. They're both good, but very different.

 

[sor]

I have an iX M60 and am moving to the Macan. The iX is a great car, but it is pretty porky as far as driving feel and is also quite roomy in the back seat. I am sure you don’t need the full pros and cons regurgitated, but for me I look forward to the 800v, faster charging, and sportier feel - but even when I first test drove the iX I liked the i4 better because it was more fun. I just couldn’t bring myself to buy it because of low range, small size, and old platform.

edit - and ergonomics! I was just reminded on my last drive that I literally can’t reach the infotainment screen with an outstretched arm. I have to lean forward slightly, and it’s a pain to reach the far side of the screen.

 

[RickDCMD]

I love BMW, had 4 cars, my mother drives X1 plug in hybrid 2022, good looking car, now I’m on my second Porche, a Macan 4S moving from Taycan. For me the looks of the car is equally important and in my personal opinion, the BMW is too ugly, that is why I never considered.

 

[Fluff]

I have come from 2 x I-Pace, now a macan 4, but had an iX for a month when the jaguar was poorly. The only positives I had was the space - so if your transporting 3 x teenagers the iX is ahead, and the heated armrests were nice - but only trying to make up for lethargic and hard to effect heating on the iX. The iX was abysmal on charging speed, especially when getting down to 0 to 5 deg C. And now comparing to the macan, a lot of the ingredients are the same, but the Macan makes a cake a lot more palatable than the iX ever felt. The iX was the 76kw but the range was also terrible, even against the I-Pace, I know the 60 is the 110kwh battery, but I'd expect you would be spending a lot of time charging it, and I'd be amazed if the iX did 300 miles real range, in UK usage.

 

[Yves]

We have both and difficult to compare … iX is bigger more space, especially in the back … you will have more range in the iX, especially the new one and the fast 800v fast charging does not really compensate the difference. Also the iX will happily fast charge at a Tesla point, while the Macan will charge at 135kw … From a software perspective the iX is clearly more complete especially with Apple CarKey.
From a driving perspective the Porsche drives more sporty / agile as it is lighter, smaller and Porsche tune their cars more to the sporty side … it invites to be driven so, with all consequences
So it really depends on your priorities and I cannot really recommend one over the other as they both have their +/- …

 

[daveo4EV]

Hello, first time post on here.
I currently have a BMW X5 3.0D ( new shape ) which I love.
Financially it is much cheaper to jump into an EV and realise the huge tax benefits on salary sacrifice so I am about to order either a Macan RWD with a good spec or a BMW IX60 with an equally good spec.
The Macan is 85k and the IX is 110k but the monthly cost is the same. It is largely because the residuals and running costs of the Porsche are worse.
I have driven the Macan and really liked it and I have a drive booked in the IX next week.
I just wondered if anyone has any opinion on what they would order given the choice ( appreciate this is a Porsche forum ).
I get it will be easier after the IX test drive but Ive read more articles, watched more YouTube videos and scoured more forums than enough and still 50/50.
I did like the Macan and I was nailed on ordering one but the BMW has turned my head.
Thanks in advance

BMW bigger SUV better Tech - probably a bit less money than Macan - driving dynamics not as sharp but still excellent
Macan better driving vehicle, better looking (my opinion), smaller car both extorior and interior, tech is "meh" but acceptable, less likely to wow you on the digital front - shows Porsche's weakness in the Digital age - but still an excellent car, probably pay a bit more than BMW

both cars are more than adequate and you're likely to be very satisfied once making a decision - none of this is "doing penance"

I'd lease either one…they are transition products with strong offerings on the near horizon

my $0.02

 

[nadkoolio]

The two cars might come across as similar on paper and in reviews but they feel quite different once you drive them.

BMW is a proper sized SUV, especially with interior space. I agree with the other comment in feeling the screen was too far and too hard to reach.

I've only done test drives of both so haven't driven as much others here, but I'd say the iX is a competent driver for a SUV. It will be a softer more luxurious ride with less noise in the cabin and better tech.

Macan feels like a hot hatch with better ergonomics and a more sporty drive but less practical.

Hopefully once you've driven the iX the decision will be a relatively easy one

 

[RondoTheMidget]

Yesterday, I had an IX60 annoyingly tailgate me for about a 1/4 mile, even though I was driving 20% over the speed limit. We were both going to be turning right at a 90 degree intersection. I went into the turn fast, accelerated out, and was a block ahead by the time he gradually made the turn. I don't think he was happy because he caught up and passed me going about 20 mph faster than the 40 mph speed limit I was driving at.
I enjoy handling and acceleration, which is why I optioned sport chrono, rear axle steering, and torque vectoring in my 4S. I haven't driven the IX60, but based on this little episode, I don't think it can take turns as fast.

 

[Yves]

Yesterday, I had an IX60 annoyingly tailgate me for about a 1/4 mile, even though I was driving 20% over the speed limit. We were both going to be turning right at a 90 degree intersection. I went into the turn fast, accelerated out, and was a block ahead by the time he gradually made the turn. I don't think he was happy because he caught up and passed me going about 20 mph faster than the 40 mph speed limit I was driving at.
I enjoy handling and acceleration, which is why I optioned sport chrono, rear axle steering, and torque vectoring in my 4S. I haven't driven the IX60, but based on this little episode, I don't think it can take turns as fast.

Believe me if he really wanted he could have followed, is probably a straight line racer, many drivers have the guts to drive fast in a straight line, but when it comes to cornering … I have both and while the Macan is nippy and more agile the difference in capable hands is not that big …

 

[W1NGE]

Hello, first time post on here.
I currently have a BMW X5 3.0D ( new shape ) which I love.
Financially it is much cheaper to jump into an EV and realise the huge tax benefits on salary sacrifice so I am about to order either a Macan RWD with a good spec or a BMW IX60 with an equally good spec.
The Macan is 85k and the IX is 110k but the monthly cost is the same. It is largely because the residuals and running costs of the Porsche are worse.
I have driven the Macan and really liked it and I have a drive booked in the IX next week.
I just wondered if anyone has any opinion on what they would order given the choice ( appreciate this is a Porsche forum ).
I get it will be easier after the IX test drive but Ive read more articles, watched more YouTube videos and scoured more forums than enough and still 50/50.
I did like the Macan and I was nailed on ordering one but the BMW has turned my head.
Thanks in advance

Two very different cars IMHO and not a fair comparison not least you are comparing RWD with 4 wheel drive.

Macan EV in any all wheel drive guise would be a starting point.

Cosmetically the iX is a marmite moment made worse with the latest updates. Personal choice of course.

If you decide to go Porsche then would advise air suspension, all wheel drive, sensibly sized wheels (range considerations) but watch the cost rise as you play with options.

Finance rates on Porsche’s are outrageously high which is reflected in lease costs. A concern to hear that depreciation is a major factor as this really tarnished the Taycan (particularly for the private buyer).

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