Compare the2025 Mercedes AMG GLCVS 2024 Porsche Macan

Safety
Warranty
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Transmission
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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The AMG GLC’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Macan doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the AMG GLC are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Macan doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The AMG GLC has a standard front seat center airbag, which deploys between the driver and front passenger, protecting them from injuries caused by striking each other in serious side impacts. The Macan doesn’t offer front seat center airbags.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The AMG GLC has standard Maneuvering Assistance that use rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically apply the brakes to prevent a collision. The Macan doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

Earlier warning of stopped traffic, traffic signals, dangerous road conditions, weather, or accidents, can keep driver's safer and prevent crashes. The AMG GLC offers optional Car-to-X, a system that seamlessly communicates important warnings to the driver about impending danger, if they're available. The Macan doesn’t offer a system that can receive automated systems from other vehicles.

The AMG GLC has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. A system to reveal vehicles in the Macan’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the AMG GLC’s standard Rear Cross-Traffic Alert uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and Active Brake Assist automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. The Macan doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

The AMG GLC’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Macan doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the AMG GLC and the Macan have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available lane departure warning systems and around view monitors.

The Mercedes AMG GLC achieved a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for the 2024 model year. This recognition was based on its impressive performance in the small overlap frontal crash test, updated side impact crash test, headlight evaluations, and pedestrian crash prevention testing. The Macan has not yet been evaluated by the IIHS for 2024.

Warranty

There are almost 2 times as many Mercedes dealers as there are Porsche dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the AMG GLC’s warranty.

Engine

The AMG GLC has more powerful engines than the Macan:

	Horsepower	Torque
AMG GLC 43 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid	416 HP	369 lbs.-ft.
AMG GLC 63 S E Performance 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid	671 HP	752 lbs.-ft.
Macan 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder	261 HP	295 lbs.-ft.
Macan S 2.9 turbo V6	375 HP	383 lbs.-ft.
Macan GTS 2.9 turbo V6	434 HP	405 lbs.-ft.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the AMG GLC running on electricity gets better mileage than the Macan:

			MPGe
AMG GLC
	AWD	AMG GLC 63 S E Performance Electric Motors	36 city/26 hwy
Macan
			MPG
	AWD	2.0 turbo 4-cyl.	19 city/25 hwy
		S 2.9 turbo V6	17 city/23 hwy
		GTS 2.9 turbo V6	17 city/22 hwy

On the EPA test cycle the AMG GLC running its gasoline engine gets better mileage than the Macan:

			MPG
AMG GLC
	AWD	2.0 turbo 4-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/25 hwy
Macan
	AWD	S 2.9 turbo V6	17 city/23 hwy
		GTS 2.9 turbo V6	17 city/22 hwy

Transmission

A nine-speed automatic is standard on the Mercedes AMG GLC, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only a seven-speed automatic is available for the Macan.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the AMG GLC’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Macan:

	AMG GLC	AMG GLC 63 S E Performance	Macan	Macan GTS
Front Rotors	14.6 inches	16.5 inches	13.6 inches	15.4 inches
Rear Rotors	14.2 inches	14.6 inches	13 inches	14 inches

The AMG GLC 63 S E Performance offers optional heat-treated ceramic brake rotors, which last ten to twenty times as long as conventional cast iron rotors, don’t rust, don’t fade during repeated high speed braking, and their lighter weight contribute to better braking, handling and acceleration. The Macan doesn’t offer ceramic brake rotors.

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the AMG GLC has larger tires than the Macan (F:265/45R20 & R:295/40R20 vs. F:235/55R19 & R:255/50R19).

The AMG GLC’s standard 265/45R20 front and 295/40R20 rear tires provide better handling because they have a lower 45 series front and 40 series rear profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Macan’s standard 55 series front and 50 series rear tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the AMG GLC has standard 20-inch wheels. Smaller 19-inch wheels are standard on the Macan.

Changing a flat tire near traffic can be dangerous and inconvenient. The run-flat tires available on the AMG GLC can be driven up to 50 miles without any air pressure, allowing you to drive to a service station for a repair. The Macan doesn’t offer run-flat tires.

Suspension and Handling

The AMG GLC 63 S E Performance offers active sway bars, which help keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnect at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The Macan doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The AMG GLC’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The Macan doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the AMG GLC’s wheelbase is 3.2 inches longer than on the Macan (113.7 inches vs. 110.5 inches).

Passenger Space

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the AMG GLC’s rear seats recline. The Macan’s rear seats don’t recline.

Cargo Capacity

The AMG GLC has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Macan with its rear seat up (21.9 vs. 17.2 cubic feet). The AMG GLC has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Macan with its rear seat folded (59.3 vs. 53 cubic feet).

Pressing a button automatically lowers the AMG GLC’s rear seats, to make changing between passengers and cargo easier. The Macan doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the AMG GLC’s liftgate can be opened and closed just by kicking your foot under the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The Macan doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its liftgate, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

Ergonomics

The AMG GLC has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The Macan doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

The AMG GLC offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed, tachometer and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Macan doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The AMG GLC’s power window, power lock, power mirror and cruise control switches are lit from behind, making them plainly visible and easier to operate at night. The Macan’s cruise control switches are unlit, making them difficult to find at night and operate safely.

Heated windshield washer fluid is standard on the AMG GLC to defrost the washer nozzles and quickly clear ice and frost from the windshield without scraping. The Macan doesn’t offer heated windshield washer fluid.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the AMG GLC has standard extendable sun visors. The Macan doesn’t offer extendable visors.

The AMG GLC’s Active Parking Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. The Macan’s automatic parking system requires operating the brakes and transmission to safely park.

Recommendations

The Mercedes GLC outsold the Porsche Macan by 49% during 2023.