EVOG
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I wanted to give everyone my thoughts on the car after owning it for about 24 hours. Just to give you all a little background on me. I've had quite a few electric cars, all Teslas, and previously a 911 C4S. Ok, so with that out the way here are my pros and cons so far:
One more tidbit, this car was previously a demo unit at my local dealership.
Pros:
1. I love love love the front view.
2. I love the screen behind the steering wheel. Everything is clear and well laid out.
3. CarPlay is nice and takes up most of the center screen.
4. No rattles! Yay!
5. The acceleration is bananas (but we all knew that)
6. The sound system is pretty good (I have the Bose one)
7. The build quality is top notch
8. The range is great. When I put the car in Range mode during the delivery the car went from an estimated rate of range of 298 to 305. That's Tesla territory without the panel gaps.
9. The delivery experience was awesome. Everyone was nice, enthusiastic and very willing to answer any questions I had. Shout out to product specialists Chase and Elvis.
10. The seats are really comfortable
11. I love the upgraded USB C ports in the armrest and the back seats.
12. The touch-less frunk and trunk opening is a nice touch.
13. The seat belts are not twisted! Finally!! If you've been in a 911 you know what I'm talking about here.
14. "Hey Porsche" assistant is pretty cool.
15. Being able to move the head rest forward without moving the seat is awesome
16. My kids love the back seats
Cons:
1. I'm not a fan of any of the user interfaces outside of the main one behind the wheel. That one is gorgeous.
2. It drives a bit bigger than I expected but I'm coming from a 911. It feels much more heavy and loooonnng. The perfect size for me would be one that is a tiny bit bigger than the Model 3 (ok this is a nitpick).
3. Not a fan of the back of the car. It looks like the rear diffuser (I think that's what it's called) was an after thought by the design team. It doesn't fit the other clean lines on the car.
4. Apple Music integration seems a bit wonky. It takes a bit longer than everything else to pop up as a media source.
5. The process to exit the car is a bit inefficient. In order to activate the comfort entry (exit - sit moves back, steering wheel moves out of the way) you have to hold the power button down a few seconds to turn the car off. I would have liked if it behaved like a Tesla in this case. When you open the door after putting the car in Park, the comfort "exit" is activated. Also you have to press the door handle to lock the car instead of it locking when the key is far enough away.
6. From a UX perspective it's still a bit confusing going from lightly touching the center console screen then having to press pretty hard to activate any buttons on the screen closest to the cup holders.
7. The rear, front, side, basically all the cameras on the car are crap! The image is so contorted that I can't tell what is what when the video feed is activated. Tesla wins on this one.
8. I really wish the recuperation button on the steering wheel was another shortcut button. I don't understand why I'd need to change the recuperation setting so much that it warrants a button the steering wheel. But I do like to skip forward and back on songs. Currently I have to choose 1 or the other.
Nitpick: The dealership was unable to get the ownership of the car ported over to me at delivery, so I had to use the dealership's Porsche Connect account initially. That was resolved today. The Porsche Connect customer service team was awesome and very helpful. It did take a few hours of back and forth with them to get everything set up correctly but they held my hand the entire way through. This is very different than most of my experiences with Tesla Customer Service (if you can even get in contact with a human there).
One more tidbit, this car was previously a demo unit at my local dealership.
Pros:
1. I love love love the front view.
2. I love the screen behind the steering wheel. Everything is clear and well laid out.
3. CarPlay is nice and takes up most of the center screen.
4. No rattles! Yay!
5. The acceleration is bananas (but we all knew that)
6. The sound system is pretty good (I have the Bose one)
7. The build quality is top notch
8. The range is great. When I put the car in Range mode during the delivery the car went from an estimated rate of range of 298 to 305. That's Tesla territory without the panel gaps.
9. The delivery experience was awesome. Everyone was nice, enthusiastic and very willing to answer any questions I had. Shout out to product specialists Chase and Elvis.
10. The seats are really comfortable
11. I love the upgraded USB C ports in the armrest and the back seats.
12. The touch-less frunk and trunk opening is a nice touch.
13. The seat belts are not twisted! Finally!! If you've been in a 911 you know what I'm talking about here.
14. "Hey Porsche" assistant is pretty cool.
15. Being able to move the head rest forward without moving the seat is awesome
16. My kids love the back seats
Cons:
1. I'm not a fan of any of the user interfaces outside of the main one behind the wheel. That one is gorgeous.
2. It drives a bit bigger than I expected but I'm coming from a 911. It feels much more heavy and loooonnng. The perfect size for me would be one that is a tiny bit bigger than the Model 3 (ok this is a nitpick).
3. Not a fan of the back of the car. It looks like the rear diffuser (I think that's what it's called) was an after thought by the design team. It doesn't fit the other clean lines on the car.
4. Apple Music integration seems a bit wonky. It takes a bit longer than everything else to pop up as a media source.
5. The process to exit the car is a bit inefficient. In order to activate the comfort entry (exit - sit moves back, steering wheel moves out of the way) you have to hold the power button down a few seconds to turn the car off. I would have liked if it behaved like a Tesla in this case. When you open the door after putting the car in Park, the comfort "exit" is activated. Also you have to press the door handle to lock the car instead of it locking when the key is far enough away.
6. From a UX perspective it's still a bit confusing going from lightly touching the center console screen then having to press pretty hard to activate any buttons on the screen closest to the cup holders.
7. The rear, front, side, basically all the cameras on the car are crap! The image is so contorted that I can't tell what is what when the video feed is activated. Tesla wins on this one.
8. I really wish the recuperation button on the steering wheel was another shortcut button. I don't understand why I'd need to change the recuperation setting so much that it warrants a button the steering wheel. But I do like to skip forward and back on songs. Currently I have to choose 1 or the other.
Nitpick: The dealership was unable to get the ownership of the car ported over to me at delivery, so I had to use the dealership's Porsche Connect account initially. That was resolved today. The Porsche Connect customer service team was awesome and very helpful. It did take a few hours of back and forth with them to get everything set up correctly but they held my hand the entire way through. This is very different than most of my experiences with Tesla Customer Service (if you can even get in contact with a human there).
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