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All Turbos (incl Macan) will get this treatment on the exterior baking and steering wheel. No way to option it off AFAIK.

Kyle confirmed in his video that it's the old PCM in the refresh. That does increase the chance that the software changes could come to existing Taycan owners. Personally though, that puts me off the refresh and I think I'll go Macan Turbo + 718 Electric. Confirming my Macan Turbo order with my...

The new Taycan does have the screen filter on the passenger display though. So they lifted that from other models.

Similar feelings, you can spec a really nice Macan Turbo and still have a LOT of change left over, and the Macan still has some advantages: new infotainment, AR HUD, physical controls, 22” wheels, and more practical. Maybe not as special on the road though?

After staring at pictures and the configurator, I am can honest say I think the front end of the non-Turbo models looks better to me.

Yep, I’m not sure who came up with CarPlay+ but as you say, Apple has never used it. It’s hard to say if the new Taycan has updated infotainment hardware. It’s conspicuous by the absence of it not being mentioned I think. Also the apps on PCM are different, it has a conglomerate streaming...

Configurators are now live in most markets.

We have an iX M60 and I can confirm that door closing sound is not one of it’s strong points.

I don’t think the earlier cars are disposable at all, but yep, it was the first Porsche electric car so with that came some risks. They are still great top-tier vehicles, and to the untrained eye look very similar from the outside. It didn’t help there were some very vocal people on these forums...

At the risk of upsetting some on here, some of us have been saying the evidence was pointing to a pretty significant update to the Taycan to keep it competitive, and we’ve been watching this this for over 12 months. Two main things pointed to this: 1) the extensive amount of testing Porsche have...

Well if the refresh Taycan comes with PCM hardware that has already been replaced I think that's an issue, at least for me. It is true that there is no mention of Android Automotive in any press materials, but it's a bit vague overall. Hopefully we see a video from Kyle that clarifies it, or...

It's not a mockup, one of the German reviewers opened the app in PCM in his video on YouTube. It seems way snappier than the current Taycan PCM though. He did mention that YouTube, Prime, and Netflix are coming soon. Still some mystery here though.

Interesting that the PCM is different to the Macan EV. No App Store, No YouTube, etc, instead an app I've never heard of call ScreenHits TV. Is this Android Automotive or another derivative? In the press info they say it's the latest generation, so maybe the software version in these early...

This PDF presentation answers a lot of questions about where the extra range comes from for J1 II: Taycan PA Technic Presentation PDF Source: https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/press-kits/taycan.html

Macan EV has the same situation.

New electric motor on the rear axle A new electric motor is used on the rear axle. This unit delivers more power (up to 80 kW) and torque (plus 40 Nm), but weighs around ten kg less than the previous unit. The electric motor has been optimised down to the finest detail: The magnetic circuit was...

Wow, so many changes and lots more standard equipment. Very extensive update, I'm excited. We just need to global configurators to go live to answer my remaining questions!

Haha, I in fact work directly in the software industry and very familiar with it. The automotive industry, with the exception of Tesla, does not have an amazing track record of supporting older hardware. I have experienced this in the last few months with our BMW iX M60 which will be stuck on...

The Macan EV is definitely Android Automotive, Porsche have said that themselves. It would be insane for the facelift Taycan to not get the new infotainment too. In fact, Kyle mentioned in hist latest video he is going to go through "all the software changes" in his next video due in a few...

We have another video from Kyle on the facelift charging curve - it's very impressive. And by the way he is talking we'll know all the details in just a few hours (he said he has a full video ready on the facelift which is waiting for the embargo to lift). Sounds likes significant improvements...