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A few thoughts after week one. This is a 4S, dolomite silver with black/bordeaux interior and performance battery, sport chrono, sport sound, Innodrive, HUD and a few other less significant options. Supplied by Dick Lovett in Bristol, UK.
I’ve only covered 100 or so local miles and not been on the motorway yet. I was a bit worried about both interior and exterior colours, but in the ‘flesh’ it’s a great combination. Of course this is subjective, but as has been said elsewhere on the forum, the red is nothing like as bright as it appears in photos. That was a relief! The silver has a hint of blue, but is quite striking.
It’s had a few software glitches - a number of error messages and update messages. I think new owners can expect quite a few software updates being required.
The head up display does come with some extra dashboard above the instrument panel, but to me this doesn’t detract at all, and the display itself is great - having not had one before, I can see this as a must have in future. Worth getting for anyone that can change their orders.
I am only able to use car play with a wired connection. Note, you will need USB-C at the car end to connect your phone.
I don’t think the individual drive settings save after each use. I’ve been told to try using the driver memory function, but the settings seem to revert to default each time, which is a bit frustrating.
There’s a bit of talk on the forum about the electric sport sound. Again very subjective, but so far it’s been on for every trip, and I’m liking it a lot. Coming from a 911 991 S, sound has been a big factor, and the Taycan sport sound has been really well crafted to add just the right noise at the right time. Time will tell if it gets boring. There are two configurable buttons, one on the steering wheel and another on the main instrument panel, and I’ve configured the panel button to activate the electric sport sound.
The drive, for those of you who are yet to drive one or have only had a quick dealer demo, is just awesome. I’ll not say much more on that, but Porsche have nailed it.
I’ve only covered 100 or so local miles and not been on the motorway yet. I was a bit worried about both interior and exterior colours, but in the ‘flesh’ it’s a great combination. Of course this is subjective, but as has been said elsewhere on the forum, the red is nothing like as bright as it appears in photos. That was a relief! The silver has a hint of blue, but is quite striking.
It’s had a few software glitches - a number of error messages and update messages. I think new owners can expect quite a few software updates being required.
The head up display does come with some extra dashboard above the instrument panel, but to me this doesn’t detract at all, and the display itself is great - having not had one before, I can see this as a must have in future. Worth getting for anyone that can change their orders.
I am only able to use car play with a wired connection. Note, you will need USB-C at the car end to connect your phone.
I don’t think the individual drive settings save after each use. I’ve been told to try using the driver memory function, but the settings seem to revert to default each time, which is a bit frustrating.
There’s a bit of talk on the forum about the electric sport sound. Again very subjective, but so far it’s been on for every trip, and I’m liking it a lot. Coming from a 911 991 S, sound has been a big factor, and the Taycan sport sound has been really well crafted to add just the right noise at the right time. Time will tell if it gets boring. There are two configurable buttons, one on the steering wheel and another on the main instrument panel, and I’ve configured the panel button to activate the electric sport sound.
The drive, for those of you who are yet to drive one or have only had a quick dealer demo, is just awesome. I’ll not say much more on that, but Porsche have nailed it.
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