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  1. kwanyu

    Hey Siri/Google integration of precool/heat and timer function?

    Porsche Connect and My Porsche apps offer remote pre-cool and pre-heat functionalities. These are useful for days when you want to be welcomed into a nice comfortable cabin on entry. But does anyone know if Hey Siri/Google integration is available? It's a lot easier to tell Siri to pre...
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    Did you know... you can control your passenger's seats with the driver's side buttons

    This is a much more elegant way to move the passenger's seat up/down than trying to lean over and reach down...
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    Anyone's key FOB battery low yet?

    2020 4S daily driver. System just warned me to replace key FOB battery today.
  4. kwanyu

    Cold temperature batter self preservation drain

    Has anyone ever plotted battery self heating/preservation drainage vs temperature? Bjorn has done it for warm weather in the link here:
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    Do you daily your Taycan?

    I love my Taycan -- my first EV. Going electric lifted the guilt of "wasting gas" while cruising around and driving on a twisty road, and it made me realize how much I love driving a well built sporty car. Better yet, I get to enjoy it every day going to/from work, picking up the kids...
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    Transmission and recuperation -- can you answer how it works?

    Taycan famously integrated the first 2-speed transmission in an BEV in the name of performance -- namely faster acceleration. But has anyone ever wondered why you don't feel any brake feel difference in recuperation whether you're in 1st or 2nd gear? I emailed Porsche and got no response, and...
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    What do you set your shortcut keys to?

    While Porsche managed to create a minimalistic & elegant Taycan interior with the lack of physical buttons, it also means a lot of direct access functions are now 2 or 3 levels of touchscreen away. Therefore, the two shortcut buttons are now hugely important for me. What do you set yours to?
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    real world 250kW charging from past weekend road trip to LA

    Porsche weren't kidding when they said Taycan can charge fast.... I got to 80% ish in 20 mins before I could even find a restaurant we liked. I noticed: the charging lightning icon turned green above a certain kW threshold. starting battery temp was controlled by the navigation system at...
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    Ideal battery temperature for launch control?

    Just did my first launch control last night.... so glad I bought this awesome car. :) Then I wondered, if Teslas have a sweet spot battery temperature for max launch power, why or why doesn't it matter for Taycans? Or perhaps, if it does matter, but Porsche just downplays the dependency?


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