korsikoff
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Took delivery of my Neptune Blue CT 4S yesterday (Monday).
Here are some (very) early thoughts and notes:
- It drives quite brilliantly. Seems to be a super daily driver when in Normal mode, very comfortable. Moving up to Sport Plus makes it quite a bit more interesting! Handling through the A and B roads of Bucks and Beds last night was a joy.
- Neptune Blue is a fabulous colour. Super happy with it.
- Crayon / Black interior suits the neptune blue very well IMHO. I have only ever had black leather interior, so this was a risk for me. And it has turned out to be a risk that has paid off.
- Car has arrived with Comfort Access, although I didn't option it.
- Head Up Display seems to have different configuration to the manual. Maybe it has changed recently? Makes no real difference though and can't do without it after having on previous cars for last few years. Shame can't get music on the HUD but not a big issue.
- That rear camera isn't great. Nowhere near as good as that on my X5.
- Surprised by how good the PCM is. Not quite as user friendly as BMW idrive, but still a pretty good experience. The set up was super quick via Porsche Connect. Spotify, Apple Music connected by way of QR code from screen and completed within seconds at the dealer.
- Vehicle arrived with Bose and the VLC roof. My OPC said they don't expect too many more to have Bose or Burmester in next few months.
- Bose sound is good. Not brilliant, but perfectly acceptable
- The VLC roof is a cool feature. Completely unnecessary of course!!
- My 15 year old daughter loves the passenger screen and the ease for her to change music etc. Although going home to tell her mum about the g forces she experienced whilst viewing 'cockpit' is possibly not what I wanted her to do!! At night, with all four screens on, the cabin looks quite 'busy' albeit very high tech. The screens are go the highest quality.
- Dynamic ambient lighting is a great feature.
- Steering column is manual adjustment, not electric as it should have been. I believe this is a common issue now with lack of 'parts'.
- The boot can fit a decent size golf cart bag and clubs (without the need to take out your driver!) and a trolley, along with shoes, etc etc. Pleasantly surprised. My statement to the wife about it being 'practical' now holds water!!
- As others have highlighted, the armrest is a pain. Very small amount of storage and awkward to get into. Noticeable how much smaller the door bins are compared to my X5. Not a complaint, just an observation (and to be expected).
- First home charge in progress with a Hypervolt charger. Seems to be working but need to get to grips with timed charging etc. And the Hypervolt app tells me it is cheaper to charge at home than to fill up with petrol in an ICE!!
This is my first Porsche, so the likelihood was that I would be blown away. If anything, it has exceeded my expectations (just one day in ). It looks fantastic and drives brilliantly. Will get some photos up to the Neptune Blue colour thread when it is clean again.
Here are some (very) early thoughts and notes:
- It drives quite brilliantly. Seems to be a super daily driver when in Normal mode, very comfortable. Moving up to Sport Plus makes it quite a bit more interesting! Handling through the A and B roads of Bucks and Beds last night was a joy.
- Neptune Blue is a fabulous colour. Super happy with it.
- Crayon / Black interior suits the neptune blue very well IMHO. I have only ever had black leather interior, so this was a risk for me. And it has turned out to be a risk that has paid off.
- Car has arrived with Comfort Access, although I didn't option it.
- Head Up Display seems to have different configuration to the manual. Maybe it has changed recently? Makes no real difference though and can't do without it after having on previous cars for last few years. Shame can't get music on the HUD but not a big issue.
- That rear camera isn't great. Nowhere near as good as that on my X5.
- Surprised by how good the PCM is. Not quite as user friendly as BMW idrive, but still a pretty good experience. The set up was super quick via Porsche Connect. Spotify, Apple Music connected by way of QR code from screen and completed within seconds at the dealer.
- Vehicle arrived with Bose and the VLC roof. My OPC said they don't expect too many more to have Bose or Burmester in next few months.
- Bose sound is good. Not brilliant, but perfectly acceptable
- The VLC roof is a cool feature. Completely unnecessary of course!!
- My 15 year old daughter loves the passenger screen and the ease for her to change music etc. Although going home to tell her mum about the g forces she experienced whilst viewing 'cockpit' is possibly not what I wanted her to do!! At night, with all four screens on, the cabin looks quite 'busy' albeit very high tech. The screens are go the highest quality.
- Dynamic ambient lighting is a great feature.
- Steering column is manual adjustment, not electric as it should have been. I believe this is a common issue now with lack of 'parts'.
- The boot can fit a decent size golf cart bag and clubs (without the need to take out your driver!) and a trolley, along with shoes, etc etc. Pleasantly surprised. My statement to the wife about it being 'practical' now holds water!!
- As others have highlighted, the armrest is a pain. Very small amount of storage and awkward to get into. Noticeable how much smaller the door bins are compared to my X5. Not a complaint, just an observation (and to be expected).
- First home charge in progress with a Hypervolt charger. Seems to be working but need to get to grips with timed charging etc. And the Hypervolt app tells me it is cheaper to charge at home than to fill up with petrol in an ICE!!
This is my first Porsche, so the likelihood was that I would be blown away. If anything, it has exceeded my expectations (just one day in ). It looks fantastic and drives brilliantly. Will get some photos up to the Neptune Blue colour thread when it is clean again.
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