MY2023 Taycan changes summary video

[Speuk]

It normally does - hence the price.

That is interesting I don't get the electric adjustment of steering column on the configurator for a CT4S

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[W1NGE]

That is interesting I don't get the electric adjustment of steering column on the configurator for a CT4S

Aha!

I think this is due to the ongoing part shortages and so whatever supplies they have are being reserved for other models. I have a GTS ST on order which is where I took the screen grab from. Ordinarily both 18-way and 14-way come with the electric wheel adjustment.

 

[Speuk]

Aha!

I think this is due to the ongoing part shortages and so whatever supplies they have are being reserved for other models. I have a GTS ST on order which is where I took the screen grab from. Ordinarily both 18-way and 14-way come with the electric wheel adjustment.

Hopefully by the time I get a build slot they will have sorted supply chain issues!

 

[Porsche-Guru]

Steering wheel adjustment gone from UK as well !!!

For Taycan 4S...

But exists on the GTS

 

[gusone]

Locking wheel nuts still std in UK.

Not sure there's a lot to 'learn' from this video!

My car would be on bricks within 24 hours without locking wheel bolts. Nuts.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

That is interesting I don't get the electric adjustment of steering column on the configurator for a CT4S

That's a shocking omission on a £100k car.

 

[W1NGE]

Hopefully by the time I get a build slot they will have sorted supply chain issues!

Most likely. At one point Porsche were offering a retrofit (note they didn't initially advise dealers or customers that cars were shipped without the feature leaving manual adjustment in place) and then reneged on this last month and offered compensation.

 

[B61]

So, MY23 actualy means downgrade?

 

[Porsche-Guru]

So, MY23 actualy means downgrade?

It is the choice between having a car or not.
There is a serious issue with component availability... and the steering wheel electric assembly is (unfortunately) part of those.

 

[Porsche-Guru]

My car would be on bricks within 24 hours without locking wheel bolts. Nuts.

Aftermarket ...

 

[B61]

It is the choice between having a car or not.
There is a serious issue with component availability... and the steering wheel electric assembly is (unfortunately) part of those.

I know… , but downgrade is a fact.

 

[Nico_rhns]

I assume we don't actually know what's new the MY23 at the moment (apart from the small option reshuffling/pricing we can see in the configurator).
Past couple of years we got a press release with technical improvements around the end of August.

MY21 update: https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/202...unctions-on-demand-head-up-display-21882.html
MY22 update: https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/202...pgrades-range-connectivity-colours-25520.html

 

[whitex]

I know… , but downgrade is a fact.

It's a change. Like any change in life, there are usually advantages (in this case things like new options available such as dash pre-wire kit, LCD roof, in US likely matrix headlights enablement) and disadvantages (higher prices, missing options). For some, the disadvantages may outweigh advantages. For someone who wanted LCD roof but doesn't care about steering column, MY23 might be a net positive.

This particular change of missing electronic steering adjustment can also be looked at from 2 points of view:

• Glass half empty: oh no, the car I want to buy won't have a feature I want
• Glass half full: the parts shortage pushed availability of the car I want to 2024 or beyond, but manufacturer found a way to make an almost identical car within a year. The difference is it's missing a feature I wanted. There is even another option, pay for a higher trim car if the feature is really important to you.

Notice as a customer you still have the option to wait out the parts shortage. i.e. assume the car you want, the way you want it, is just not available due to parts shortage - ignore the "almost the same or higher trim car" option.

 

[Throb]

It's a change. Like any change in life, there are usually advantages (in this case things like new options available such as dash pre-wire kit, LCD roof, in US likely matrix headlights enablement) and disadvantages (higher prices, missing options). For some, the disadvantages may outweigh advantages. For someone who wanted LCD roof but doesn't care about steering column, MY23 might be a net positive.

This particular change of missing electronic steering adjustment can also be looked at from 2 points of view:

• Glass half empty: oh no, the car I want to buy won't have a feature I want
• Glass half full: the parts shortage pushed availability of the car I want to 2024 or beyond, but manufacturer found a way to make an almost identical car within a year. The difference is it's missing a feature I wanted. There is even another option, pay for a higher trim car if the feature is really important to you.

Notice as a customer you still have the option to wait out the parts shortage. i.e. assume the car you want, the way you want it, is just not available due to parts shortage - ignore the "almost the same or higher trim car" option.

Similarly, I have a mate who lost is left foot in a freak Travel Agency-related incident, who now spends 50% less time cutting his toe nails. Swings and roundabouts.

 

[ElectricSoul]

For those of us with a MY21 and early MY22, timing has been quite favorable to us. People say typically that buying a new car is bad investment, but comparing to most of the stocks that I'm holding, the value of the Taycan has held up pretty strongly, so I'm going to HODL it a bit longer

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