Last spruce up for petrol models ahead of electric edition’s arrival.

DETAIL of the specification and pricing for the final facelift of the current Porsche Macan in fossil-fuelled format has been shared.

The updated line-up should be available locally by year-end and will remain in service after a new Macan that introduces an electric drivetrain to the type enters production in 2023. The latter shares a battery platform with Audi.

Meanwhile, this second facelift for the strong-selling compact sports utility as it presents in the now delivers updates to the styling, interior, technology and engine choices.

The Macan Turbo has been axed for 2022, so now there are three models, all petrol - a plain Macan, a Macan S and a Macan GTS.

The latter assumes the flagship role and gets a twin-turbo 2.9-litre V6 engine with 324kW, which is some 44kW more than the previous Macan GTS. Funnily, that output also matches that cited for the outgoing Turbo.

That's enough to shove the Macan from 0-100kmh in just 4.3 seconds and on to a top speed of 272kmh. Should you seek to feature on prime time cop-tastic TV.

At the other end of the scale is the entry-level Macan, whose 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine is uprated to develop 195kW and 430Nm – up 10kW and 50Nm – to enable a 6.2s 0-100kmh sprint time and a 232kmh top speed.

The new Macan S adopts a 280kW/520Nm 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6. Porsche claims it’ll nail the open road limit from a standstill in 4.6s and out at 259kmh.

All the performance times are cited on assumption you've ticked the options box for the Chrono Sport Pack, which includes launch control.

Fuel burn is not a strong point, with all models chewing up premium grade petrol at more than 10 litres per 100km, and that’s on the factory test cycle.

All models get, as standard, a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic gearbox, and Porsche Traction Management (PTM) four-wheel drive.

According to Porsche, the Macan's chassis has been tweaked: "so the car responds with greater sensitivity and more directly to the driving style and road conditions."

The adaptive suspension setup, which Porsche calls PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) has been updated and tuned specifically to suit both the Macan S and Macan GTS. It's standard on those models, and an option for the base Macan.

The car achieves a slightly sharper nose treatment and the most significant interior change appears to be a tidy up of the centre console, where haptic touch controls replace buttons. The gear lever has also been redesigned.

Prices start at $111,900 for the Macan, $134,600 for the S and $156,200 for the GTS.