we also did a mental London > Dieppe > Amsterdam > Paris> Dieppe > London trip last year over 3 days - barely broke a sweat - except our big mistake was the first leg we drove in one go in Oct 25 right through the eye of Storm Benjamin and out the other side. Macan shrugged and did its thing...
i use the newhaven UK <> dieppe fr ferry 6 or 7 times back and forth a year - the alarm does disable for me everytime (after not knowing the first journey where the alarm kept tripping) - its a second click on the remote arm button key fob within 2 secs - all the indicators do a long flash and...
also get "single key to pass" (same key) bars and roofbox and then any other thule product can take the same key when future planning purchases. i have bars roofbox and two bike racks. all key to pass. very handy
no trouble with L and rear hatch. the roofbox has fwd and aft adjustment when you reclamp. so check thule specs. in fact call them direct or supplier, they are usually very helpful and knowledgeable
have moved my thule system from etron to macan - Thule Motion 3 LARGE Roof Box Black Glossy Part No 639700 & Thule 7106 Evo Flush Rail Foot Pack (710600) Thule Evo Flush Rail Fitting Kit - 6207 (186207) Thule WingBar Evo 118 (711200)
we use it every 6 weeks back and forward to normandy from...
IMHO splitting time between rural Normandy & Central London as we do, can confirm experience shows go both (RWS/RAS & PSP) - PSP if you do any city driving parking its a big plus. RWS is a delight to use at limit on country roads AND you get 'how did they do that' looks for the London Taxi...
4 with offroad pack, std aero 20, pano and roof bars (thule cross bars) half total miles with thule evo roofbox since feb 2025 - 8016 miles and 2.8 mi/kwh. motorway city rural 3/3 mix with 50/50 ac/dc charging, so pretty happy with consumption considering roofbox and bars. never hypermile always...
I retired from 30 years in music industry recently hence my macan 4 with many extras (!) - my opinion is Bose is very good for dance, club, electronic, pop (ok yanks its edm) mainly via apple music, with some equipment tweaks it deffo works well 8k miles down the road with 1300km trip to...