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I had that recall in March. Having the heater replaced is better than having it fail in service IMO, like several others. My car wasn't showing any problems before I got the message from my dealer either.

What do you mean? Even if the drag coefficient of the box is similar to the car the increase in frontal area will produce the proportional increase in aero drag so the efficiency must be worse. Maybe not much at B road speeds but unavoidably worse.

I hope people’s battery fears are pessimistic. I bought a Toyota Prius hybrid in 2005 out of interest and liked it and kept it. The magazines were full of criticism of concern about battery life and replacement cost back then too. I “sold” it to my daughter 6 years ago and she is still using...

I am using neither Android Auto nor Apple CarPlay so my ‘phone just connects via the car but I have never had complaints about noise problems used this way. It is illegal to touch a phone whilst driving here so I have never tried switching to the handset.

This is a good historical documentary about the old mechanical free and locking diffs but the Taycan one is more "modern". I don't know if the diff itself is any type of limited slip - it would be more controllable if it is free actually - but the way PTV+ and similar modern implementations...

Not a continent, just one of the countries on that continent ;) It is a broad generalisation and if I had implied the US had no country roads and Europe no straight ones I could understand your concern but in my travelling around the world, including many parts of the USA since 1970 the ratio...

Of my 4 cars only he Prius has a longer range than the Taycan, the Ferrari is less and Merc similar. I never bothered much about it with the IC engined cars and don’t with the Taycan either. Driving from my place in France to the ferry port I could, if I went slower, do it with one fewer fuel...

I think it is more historic. Roads over here have grown (and sometimes not so much) from farm tracks going back centuries or millennia with a few modern straight roads added reasonably recently. The US roads are new by these standards and the laid out in straight lines with traffic light...

Probably most of the British Isles, Europe and Scandinavia have similarities but different to the majority of US and Australian roads.

Probably not really PTV but definitely PSM!

It does. It definitely doesn’t need them but does benefit from them on some sorts of roads. I bet a pound to a penny most drivers on normal roads won’t tell the difference which is why they are optional. I didn’t expect the difference to be as big as it was on my favourite country road though.

What could be the advantage, other than a marketing feature “like RR and Ferrari”?

My car does have collision avoidance as standard on the spec, presumably using a different sensor. Not needed it yet, thankfully.

They can keep any shit that over-rides me, steering, throttle or brake, I can drive a car myself thank you. ;) The biggest problem with auto throttle/brake is that you have to change lanes far too early if you want to proceed at a steady pace. I can imagine it may have some utility in heavy or...

I am ambivalent about the energy sapping length of the options list but on reflection it allows a very personal selection. People have widely differing preferences and the options list allowed me to buy a car not only with things I wanted but also allowed me to avoid things I hate which are...

The fact that you can get the Taycan without adaptive cruise was a huge plus point for me 😂 I have it on other cars and it is so irritating I never ever use it.

If water comes in via the air intake to the engine it usually wrecks it with con-rods bent trying to compress water. Going slowly to minimise any bow wave is the best way but still risky. Off road vehicles designed for fording rivers have air periscopes for the engine. An EV should be fine...

The “traction” will be from the tread on the partially submerged/shrouded wheel IMO. Not much but clearly enough.

Sorry but me too. I dislike glass roofs so didn’t spec it on mine - it is extra here in the UK. The ally roof looks better, is lighter and unlikely to crack so all round better for me.

It is person and road condition dependant whether it is worth it. If you mainly drive on straight roads and rarely push the grip limit it won't be worth the money to you. For me the GTS, turbo and turbo S aren't worth the money since they offer absolutely zero benefit on the roads around here...