masmole
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I have a Taycan on order with this option box checked. Mainly because it looked cool in the youtube videos I've seen but I'm fully aware that it's more gimmicky than useful, similar to the Porsche electric sport sound. Some will like it, but I'm sure most are fine with the just plain tinted pano roof or no glass roof at all. Me - I like it and will most likely just show it off to friends a few times then completely forget about it and leave it at whatever setting I prefer and not change it again.
Pros:
- looks uniquely high tech and cool to show off to others
- offer actual natural light control options into the cabin
- may actually reduce heat build-up versus regular pano roof on a hot summer day?
Cons:
- expensive ($4760 USD option)
- one more techy thing that can break
- may delay production dates on early builds
- And here's the biggest CON that has me considering actually removing this option from my build: According to Porsche's description on the configurator, the roof automatically sets itself to the frosted setting when the vehicle is turned off and parked. Just like how I like my suspension height set at the lowest setting so it looks good parked, having a frosted central section of the roof seemed like it might ruin the parked car esthetic. It would look like the photo below when parked, which kinda gnaws on my OCD tendencies.
Having it default to a frosted when turned off and parked kinda bothers me... at least with these renders. Would it bother you? I wish the frosting were darker or black but I guess frosted is most effective for sun light rejection.
Pros:
- looks uniquely high tech and cool to show off to others
- offer actual natural light control options into the cabin
- may actually reduce heat build-up versus regular pano roof on a hot summer day?
Cons:
- expensive ($4760 USD option)
- one more techy thing that can break
- may delay production dates on early builds
- And here's the biggest CON that has me considering actually removing this option from my build: According to Porsche's description on the configurator, the roof automatically sets itself to the frosted setting when the vehicle is turned off and parked. Just like how I like my suspension height set at the lowest setting so it looks good parked, having a frosted central section of the roof seemed like it might ruin the parked car esthetic. It would look like the photo below when parked, which kinda gnaws on my OCD tendencies.
Having it default to a frosted when turned off and parked kinda bothers me... at least with these renders. Would it bother you? I wish the frosting were darker or black but I guess frosted is most effective for sun light rejection.