The Macan we have here today is the ‘S’ variant, which means it is packing a twin turbo 3.0-litre V6 engine and can whisk its occupants to 60mph in about 5 seconds on its way to a top speed of 156mph.

Despite being a weighty and capacious SUV, this car is, first and foremost, a Porsche – and that means that it handles, performs and behaves with levels of capability and composure that are born of the marque’s sportscar know-how and would put many cars with more obviously sporting pretensions to shame.

The headline news on this car is that it is a Japanese import, having been delivered new to the Land of the Rising Sun in 2015.

Now then.

What exactly does that news tell you? Firstly, it tells you that this car will have experienced the pampered and fastidiously curated existence enjoyed by nearly all prestigious, luxury Japanese imports.

It may be something of a cliché to talk about the value of ‘honour’ in Japanese society and culture.

But it’s no exaggeration to say that this tra...