India, Nov. 19 -- There are many things that one dreams of in life. For example, doing what you love (check), getting paid to drive Porsches (check), but if there was one thing that I could never have dreamt of, it would be a Porsche winning the overall prize in our vaunted 'Best of' competition. The universe, however, works in mysterious ways, and here we are celebrating the victory of the Macan as the ultimate winner of our 2019 test . A lovely surprise, I think, and certainly a worthy winner!

However, first, let me explain that my scepticism about a Porsche's ability to win was based primarily on two aspects. First, Porsche's don't come cheap - this is true the world over, but even more so in India - and two, Porsche's intense focus on ...