Recent content by cometguy

Does anybody here know if it might be possible to buy a Taycan in, say Norway (where I have relatives who could buy it for me and then transfer title to me -- I'd be the one actually paying), and have it shipped to the US? I know that there were customs issues on ICEVs because of engine...

no, I have "comfort access" turned off intentionally, so I have to use the key fob to lock and unlock the car always

Interesting... I've often left my key in the car by mistake in my garage at home (where I never lock my Taycan), and I almost always leave the car in the car when washing it -- and the car has never locked on me. But now I'll think twice about my habits. I also usually leave my iPhone in the...

I still think that the Taycan is the best BEV you can buy today -- especially the new-gen version with much-better range. But, as everybody here has noted, the MSRP is just insanely high (which is manifested in how rapidly the car depreciates after bought new). The battery/electric-system...

I have only used MyPorsche app for checking SoC while charging for the most part. I've not thought to use it for much else, honestly. Perhaps I should; I know it's been upgraded in the past year or so. I do have a Porsche account for plug-and-charge at EA stations, but I never use the phone...

not great, but generally 2.5-3.1 mi/kWh ... going typically 10 mph over the speed limit ... In a typical long-drive day, 7 hr of drive time, avg 58 mph, 400 miles... [not sure if your question was for me or Jonathan]

A few extra photos from my trip... This was a picnic stop overlooking Lake Superior in northern Michigan... below: at Decorah, Iowa, we stumbled onto a Saturday auto show taking up several blocks of the main street for half the day... Lots of neat stuff there... This one really caught my...

above: Flo DCFC station in Munising, MI. above: Rivian charging station in Mackinaw City, MI above: charging at Porsche Buffalo. above: charging at Francis Energy station in Brule, WI. above: Tesla Supercharger, Marquette, MI charging at Ionna station in Lino Lakes, MN.

No, I never use Range mode; it's too limiting for my likes. I have 19-inch aero wheels, yes, and won't use anything larger because of my many road trips. And I use ACC whenever possible on long road trips, which is probably 95% of the time.

I just finished a 3100-mile roadtrip to see family and friends (an annual trip). It covered eight states from Massachusetts to Minnesota, and I drove through Ontario twice between NY and Michigan (so skipped Ohio and Pennsylvania). I charged at sixteen different brand-name DCFC stations, plus...

I don't understand what these show...

It's too bad that Tom couldn't do the range test when the temps in NJ were in the single digits and teens this past month. Here in New England, with temps below 20 deg F, I was getting 170-180 miles of range in my 2021 CT4 with 20-inch wheels with winter tires. I got close to 165-170 miles...

The Tesla iPhone app and Plugshare both show that about 1/3 of all Tesla supercharger stations remain closed to non-Teslas... Not sure about the Porsche iPhone app; I don't use that for any charging, ever.

you miss my point... my point is that we're talking a single driver (Derek) moving from a gen-1 GTS to a gen-2 GTS.... so his range difference could be pretty useful to know, as he probably didn't change his driving habits from one car to the next...

I just go by how my own range in my Taycan varies drastically from the experiences of others -- journalist testers or real owners... Just a curiosity thing to see other's real-world driving experiences. Derek mentioned that his new GTS has much better range than his old one, so I'm interested...