Road trip report: Norfolk (UK) to Austria in Taycan Turbo S

[NeilJ]

Great report - thanks for taking the time to share it.

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[allroadusa]

Sorry for the loss of your mother.
Thank you for sharing this very inspiring roadtrip. I'll save some addresses for a trip with few friends next year.

 

[Norfolkporsche]

Sorry for the loss of your mother.
Thank you for sharing this very inspiring roadtrip. I'll save some addresses for a trip with few friends next year.

Thank you allroadusa. Much of my trip was inspired by tigerbalm of this forum. It’s a great place to get ideas of routes and places to stay.

 

[deesjays]

I'm half way through the second year of owning my Turbo S, and having had a successful trip to Le Mans in June of last year, decided to try something a little longer.

My trip started on the 30 June 2023, when I drove from the North Norfolk coast down to the Brands Hatch Hotel and Spa near Maidstone, Kent to allow easy access to Eurotunnel the next morning without the criminally early start from Norfolk. There was a 50 kWh BP Pulse charger at the hotel, so I re-charged the car on arrival.

The next morning I stopped at the M20 services just before the tunnel and used IONITY to get the car to 100% charge before I got to the Eurotunnel. This meant having a good run into France without worrying about charging.

Eurotunnel was as easy as usual. Despite arriving at just after 6am, it was busy, but having booked Flexiplus meant a swift journey through the usual formalities and onto the train. I always book the wider carriage to avoid concerns about kerbing the wheels.

My first night’s stay was at Chateau de Courcelles just outside Reims. I have stayed here a number of times before, and I find it’s a good stopping point (especially when travelling from Norfolk). In reality, given my departure point was from Kent and not Norfolk, I could easily have travelled further on the first day, but I really like the hotel and it has a great restaurant.

The hotel doesn’t have a charger, but they offered use on an outside plug. I used IONITY to top the car up near Cambrai, which meant arriving at Courcelles with 85% charge. My Juice Booster topped up the charge to 100% for departure by the following morning. Shortly after my charge had completed I was joined by a lovely Carmine red Cross Turismo.

The next leg of the journey saw a drive from Reims to Obertal in the Black Forest, a 480km drive with two IONITY charge stops. The accommodation was a great Air B&B that had a 7kWh charger, so that meant I was ready to go with a 100% charge the next morning.

I found charging en-route easy and with no queues. The outside air temperature meant the battery kept a steady temperature of about 30 degrees, so I didn't bother with pre-heating the battery prior to charging. I tend to be over cautious about when I charge, so I tend to keep the charge level no lower than 30%.

To be continued.

 

[deesjays]

Really appreciate your time to share. Fabulous rareity. Really enjoyed I also love my Kermit ! She’s a keeper. Best Regards

 

[Norfolkporsche]

Really appreciate your time to share. Fabulous rareity. Really enjoyed I also love my Kermit ! She’s a keeper. Best Regards

Looks great, but then I’m biased!

 

[The Riddler]

Sincere condolences for the loss of you mum

glad you were able to get back in time.

appreciate your detailed write up, Thankyou

 

[Norfolkporsche]

Sincere condolences for the loss of you mum

glad you were able to get back in time.

appreciate your detailed write up, Thankyou

Thank you Riddler. Oddly enough, it has endered the car to me even more that it got me there in time.

 

[VA_CT]

Heartfelt condolences for your loss. Thanks for sharing your story. Nice writeup!

 

[Norfolkporsche]

Heartfelt condolences for your loss. Thanks for sharing your story. Nice writeup!

Thank you very much.

 

[DGW]

Great write-up especially the charging plan using IONITY, that's something really positive to read. Thank you for that!

Very sorry for the loss of your mother

 

[Norfolkporsche]

Great write-up especially the charging plan using IONITY, that's something really positive to read. Thank you for that!

Very sorry for the loss of your mother

Thank you DGW. IONITY were excellent - busy at times, and I only had one problem at connecting, otherwise flawless.

 

[Ciprianbadic]

The third night was at the Ameron Hotel at Motorworld in Munich.

En-route, I stopped to charge at IONITY in Friedberg, and there was what looked like the new Macan EV charging. Obviously in camoflage. I tried to chat to the driver, but he was very tight-lipped!

Motorworld is a car museum, hotel and Maclaren service centre. I had seen this from one of tigerbalm’s trip reports, and I had booked a Car Studio meaning you park your car next to your bedroom. What a great place to stay.

There are only two car studios and one bike studio. I went into Munich for dinner, and on my return was able to wander round the museum with hardly anyone else present.

There were sockets within the car studio, so I connected the juice booster, and this saw the car charged to 100% for the next morning’s departure.

Check out wasn't until midday, so I had time for a relaxed breakfast and more time in the museum.

They have a Maclaren service centre as part of the Motorworld complex, and there was a fair movement of cars in and around the centre which was entertaining, not to mention various interesting cars in the car park.

Fantastic trip! I loved Ameron Motorworld, we actually stayed in the same Car Studio as you!

 

[B61]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Norfolkporsche]

Sorry for your loss.

Thank you B61.

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