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  1. Austin_yeahbaby

    Major software update announcement coming July 13th…

    Apologies, I’ve been offline for over a month as depressing to be on the forum when my car was being repaired. anyway, not sure if this is new news but major software announcement on July 13th and it will apply to 2020 vehicles onwards what’s coming….. Porsche Communication Management (PCM)...
  2. Austin_yeahbaby

    Electrical Systems fault

    Another casualty of High voltage electrical systems fault. not my favourite picture of my Taycan 😢
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    My Porsche missing features

    As per @Tooney post, Porsche will be moving all apps over to the My Porsche app in the coming https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/porsche-will-combine-all-vehicle-apps-into-one-my-porsche-app.8754/ Just regarding the missing features currently in my Porsche… I have…. 1.) No ability to...
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    Taycan tracking subscription / Connect Subscription costs

    Just had my renewal though fo car tracking and the cost has gone up from £219 to £269 per year. I'm going to see if this is actually required on my insurance as you can also track the car through the Porsche connect app as well. Has anyone else had their renewal though? Any idea on the...
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    Under the skin with the Taycan AR Event App

    Looks a cool way of showing what's under the "hood" https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2021/innovation/porsche-taycan-ar-event-app-24426.html The AR app is press only at the moment ?
  6. Austin_yeahbaby

    Nextbase 622 4K camera

    I’ve been asked by a couple of people to share more details on the dashcam self install so here goes. the dashcam I installed was a nextbase 4K 622W as per : https://www.nextbase.com/en-gb/dash-cams/622gw-dash-cam/ The front camera is 4k @ 30fps or 1440 @ 60fps pr 1080p@120fps it then has 2...
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    Built an Alexa Skill to access Taycan range / info

    Following on from this Thread : https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/taycan-client-software-development.3633/page-2#post-50120 it's a long while since I had a go at coding but just knocked up this Alexa skill :D It uses the API Key to retrieve the remaining range, battery % and if the...
  8. Austin_yeahbaby

    Charging error

    Guys... got my 1st charging error a couple of weeks back whilst trying to charge at a local supermarket and put it down to the charging points being faulty and limped home and charged. Back in work today and can’t get a single one of our multiple charge points to charge the car even with...
  9. Austin_yeahbaby

    Volume control not working or shows -1

    Anyone had any experience of their car volume control failing to work or indeed show -1. Screenshot below and current PCM version It seems to correct itself after a while but can’t figure out what’s causing it.
  10. Austin_yeahbaby

    Pigeon versus air intake

    In a test of Pigeon versus the Taycan air intake then I can confirm that the pigeon wins! I managed to hit a wood pigeon at around 70mph, if it had hit the bumper, bonnet, number plate then all would have been good. Unfortunately the pigeon hit the air intake, it pushed the blade back which...
  11. Austin_yeahbaby

    Service campaign / software update notice

    Not sure if posted so apologies but I received a request to book in for another recall... The letter I had listed the following fixes. Charging - At-home charging will be improved. Any premature disruption of the charging process will be averted. - The calculation of the battery capacity will...
  12. Austin_yeahbaby

    User interface improvements

    Driving home today and after having my car for a month now I decided to compile a list of my top 9 changes I would make to the interface. Very subjective but feel free to agree/disagree.
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    Web interface for Porsche connect charger

    I’ve not seen any mentions or pictures so thought I would share that once you have your car and charger you can access the charger settings, history etc through the web interface.. just find the IP address of the charger when it’s connected to your WiFi and then login with the password that...
  14. Austin_yeahbaby

    Any idea how to track this part number down?

    I'm trying to find the part number for the number plate holder in white. I think it looks better than the standard black but apparently part of the Sports Design replacement bumper. Anyone ordered the sports design finish or have access to a parts database? Thanks,
  15. Austin_yeahbaby

    First official look: 7 new colors for 2021 Taycan: Neptune Blue, Cherry, Frozenberry, Coffee Beige, Mohagony, Ice Grey, Crayon

    As per @iten spot https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/configurator-for-2021-model-year-comes-online-for-some-markets.1452/ All colours now available.... White Black Neptune Blue Carrera White Jet Black Volcano Grey Cherry Dolomite Silver Frozenberry Coffee...
  16. Austin_yeahbaby

    So close...

    So I dropped my 911 off trade in at my Porsche centre as we agreed a handover date of the 1st June. My Taycan is apparently in the UK but awaiting a transporter for the final delivery. They did have this model sat right outside, same colour and wheels as my order :) Hopefully not too many...
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    Porsche charging station costs

    Is it me or are Porsche trying to deter people from using the charging network. U.K. KWh costs at home is around 15p (18 cents)per KWh consumed which is around £15 ($18) to fill up at home. looking at the Porsche pricing it’s 31p (38c) per KWh AND upto 44p (54c) per minute. IF you can find...
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    Electric Torque Vectoring (ETV) vs Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV+) [active limited slip differential] comparison - Pistonheads Review

    Good write up on ETV vs PTV+ Full article at: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-germancars/electric-torque-vectoring-a-reason-to-be-cheerful/41444 'Electric torque vectoring is faster to react and more precise than combustion engine torque vectoring,' says Taycan engineer, Christian...
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    Taycan 3d Model

    I wonder if Porsche will adopt this 3d modelling to showcase their cars....
  20. Austin_yeahbaby

    Brochure updated to include 4S

    Better late than never but the Taycan Brochure has been updated to include the 4S https://files.porsche.com/filestore/download/international/en/model-series-j1-taycan-downloads-catalogue/default/4772cf01-6a90-11ea-80c9-005056bbdc38/Taycan-Brochure.pdf


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