Paddle Shifters / Additional Dial On GT Model

[MissionE]

Anyone notice there were in fact two paddles on the car, and an xtra circular dial next to the drive mode?

Think the assumption was overboost feature, though not sure why there would be two paddles if it was just a boost situation.

Is it possible Porsche has engineered the first transmission-like shifting system for an electric drive? [rumored to debut with Ferrari]

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[tigerbalm]

Think the assumption was overboost feature, though not sure why there would be two paddles if it was just a boost situation.

Paddles likely controlling amount of re-gen.

 

[MissionE]

Paddles likely controlling amount of re-gen.

That’s very Honda of them.

 

[dstepin92]

That’s


That’s very Honda of them.

Nah the Audi Etron has this as well.

 

[Grayblack]

The paddles could be used for brake regeneration. My etron gt had them for that exact reason.

 

[f1eng]

The paddles could be used for brake regeneration. My etron gt had them for that exact reason.

I prefer using the brake pedal for regen personally.

I leave the lift-off regen at coast or sometimes the emulation of the lift off performance of an IC engined car - reassuringly familiar - but dislike un-familiar levels of deceleration on lift off, it took me long enough to stop being irritated by it on my lawnmower.

 

[Grayblack]

I didn't mind the paddles. There were 2 different regen settings. I liked having the adjustability without having to move my hands away from the steering wheel.

 

[cccmanhattan]

I like the idea of that. On my eGolf you can cycle through three modes of regen by moving the shifter left or right, but if you pull back on it, it goes to max regen. I treat it light I'm downshifting when coming into a corner and it works great. I agree with Porsche's philosophy of coasting and using the brake pedal for all slowing, but I like the idea of having active control over the levels of regen.

 

[MissionE]

I prefer using the brake pedal for regen personally.

I leave the lift-off regen at coast or sometimes the emulation of the lift off performance of an IC engined car - reassuringly familiar - but dislike un-familiar levels of deceleration on lift off, it took me long enough to stop being irritated by it on my lawnmower.

Yeah it’s all such a new technology and could evolve further.

 

[f1eng]

Yeah it’s all such a new technology and could evolve further.

Indeed, but does it need to “evolve”?
I have been driving since I was 9 years old over 60 years ago and there was no evolution of the idea of accelerator and brake and I never felt a need for one.

I never once felt a car was hard to drive because of the convention and despite the simplicity of excecution with hydrostatic drive or a very basic electric motor setup one pedal driving is just that, the easy way out, technically.

I don’t see it as evolution in the literal sense of the word since it isn’t better, just different (and worse to my taste but everybody can make their own judgement on it for themselves)

 

[MissionE]

Indeed, but does it need to “evolve”?
I have been driving since I was 9 years old over 60 years ago and there was no evolution of the idea of accelerator and brake and I never felt a need for one.

I never once felt a car was hard to drive because of the convention and despite the simplicity of excecution with hydrostatic drive or a very basic electric motor setup one pedal driving is just that, the easy way out, technically.

I don’t see it as evolution in the literal sense of the word since it isn’t better, just different (and worse to my taste but everybody can make their own judgement on it for themselves)

Refinement perhaps is a better word. But eventually there will be a shift.

We won’t have ground based transports forever ; )

 

[f1eng]

Refinement perhaps is a better word. But eventually there will be a shift.

We won’t have ground based transports forever ; )

What!!! our legs are going to atrophy and we won’t be able to walk?

 

[ShiftyWolf]

What!!! our legs are going to atrophy and we won’t be able to walk?

Wall-E!!!

 

[ShiftyWolf]

For any who haven't tried them, the Audi regen paddles basically act as simulated engine braking. Think of the lower levels as driving around in normal (D) mode in an ICE and the higher regen as driving around in Sport mode. It's actually very intuitive and still allows the standard regen options.

No one pedal driving in the Audis either; happy for that on my part.

 

[MissionE]

What!!! our legs are going to atrophy and we won’t be able to walk?

It anything people will have more time to walk, considering is the incredibly reduced travel times.

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