do I really need Sport Chrono?

[Promotype]

I also specced Sports Chrono for the knob and sportier looking steering wheel. It seems thicker overall, and has those two thicker grips at 10 & 2, the other one just looks a bit plain and thin.

What could also be a deciding factor (and what I haven't read here) is if you picked extended leather or not. IMHO if you haven't you need the clock to spice up the dash, or it will look like a bare bone no options Taycan. With the leather dashboard it's nice enough on its own. Just my 2 cents..

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[npx]

get it. I don't give a shit about the additional modes but going into the PCM to swap to and from Range is a pain in the ass

 

[Jhenson29]

get it. I don't give a shit about the additional modes but going into the PCM to swap to and from Range is a pain in the ass

I think the solution there is to just not drive in range mode.

 

[feye]

I think the solution there is to just not drive in range mode.

Exactly. I only used it once on a long highway stretch, where I wanted to squeeze out range. I doubt it made a difference.

 

[npx]

it makes a difference. i managed to keep the car in range mode at 75 mph for a 50 mile stretch of highway on I5 last week. my consumption in range mode was over 10 percent less than in normal mode.

I was mind blown. The rear axle decoupling really does a lot

 

[Fish Fingers]

How? There doesn’t seem to a sport plus drive mode, only with chassis selection.

Launch Control works in Sport or Sport Plus mode.
No individual or Sport Chrono needed.

 

[Jhenson29]

The rear axle decoupling really does a lot

I have a hard time believing the rear axle mechanical decoupling makes a significant difference. I don’t believe it’s a significant resistive force relative to everything else.

It would be interesting to see a RWD and AWD do a trip together in normal and then again in range and compare the difference between each car’s mode consumption difference.

 

[Jackson]

Yes, take it. Otherwise switching between the modes would be a pain.

 

[feye]

it makes a difference. i managed to keep the car in range mode at 75 mph for a 50 mile stretch of highway on I5 last week. my consumption in range mode was over 10 percent less than in normal mode.

I was mind blown. The rear axle decoupling really does a lot

I got some recall updates done, so need to try again range mode.

 

[Dabz]

REEEALLY wish there was the option for sport chrono without the stopwatch on the dash

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