Porsche Macan GTS
Reference — shown, never scored
Why 6.4: Within the SUV world this is the driver's pick: lowered air suspension, a real V6, and owners who put 12,000 miles a year on them without ceremony. Scored against sports cars it couldn't crack the top half — which is exactly why SUVs get their own category from here.
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · $84k (2021) → $60k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
The long version
This is the Porsche that parents actually drive the way Porsche people talk about driving: carpool, groceries, the odd back-road detour that adds ten minutes to a five-minute errand. Values have slid in a straight, ordinary line since 2021, the depreciation of a tool that gets used rather than an asset anyone is protecting, and nobody trades one at a premium. Daily Driven is the only badge it needs; there is no speculation subplot and no garage-queen story to tell. It is proof that enthusiast SUV can just mean an SUV an enthusiast happens to own, without the ownership drama upstairs.