tigerbalm
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- Damien
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I'm loving my 4S and its mostly been trouble free for me. Having come from a Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, I think I am missing a little bit of the punch in the 4S - for example, when overtaking on a twisty Irish mountain road.
My 4S is fairly heavily optioned and I'm trying to figure out what stuff I could potentially drop to try and keep cost down without much compromises.
The two big questions I have are:
a] If I never launch control, is it correct to say that the Turbo and the Turbo S performance is identical in normal driving? Is picking the Turbo S a "bit silly"? Note: I kinda love the yellow carbon ceramic brakes (from my Panamera) - so if I went with Turbo, I'd prob option them. Is the carbon fibre trim of the Turbo S worth it?
b] My 4S has PTV+, RAS and PDCC. I'm thinking of dropping the PDCC option (as its not standard even on the Turbo S). I had all three on my Panamera so optioned them on my 4S. I never have or will track the car. However, I do sometimes drive on twisty mountain roads with some "urgency". Will I notice it missing? Will the car "lean" in bends without it?
Other options on my 4S I'm thinking of dropping:
a] Dropping Innodrive for regular ACC.
b] Night vision camera β its not getting that much use. I like having it, I don't need it.
c] I'm in two minds with my Burmeister β it sounds great in my 4S β I optioned it because I didn't like the Bose in my Panamera, but I'm hearing better things about the Bose in the Taycan. Coupled with Apple Lossless source, I'm going to test things out before I option Burmeister again. Music/stereo is important to me in my car.
d] I might drop Comfort Access. I don't value it that much and sometimes (maybe 10% of the time) it doesn't work and I have to use the key anyways.
e] Auto Park Assist/3D parking β I don't use it and its relatively expensive β think regular surround camera options is enough.
Things I'll keep on any new configuration:
a] All the charging options - 22kW AC & 150 kW DC chargers β they are highly relevant in Ireland β unlike UK/mainland Europe.
b] Passenger screen - my co-driver uses it a lot to change music and tune our navigation routes on long-haul trips.
c] Seat ventilation.
d] Lane change assist.
One thing I find is that when I'm thinking about configuration at home, I lean towards all the tech β but when I'm in the car β a lot of that just goes away and I value the "Porsche stuff". I use the car both for long-haul (5,000 km+ cross Europe trips from Ireland) and day/weekend trips up mountain passes. I commute by public transport when not working from home β so no daily commute requirements for the car.
I'd be interested in any feedback on any of the above β especially from folks who've made the jump. My head is saying Turbo with a bunch of options, my heart is saying Turbo S!
My 4S is fairly heavily optioned and I'm trying to figure out what stuff I could potentially drop to try and keep cost down without much compromises.
The two big questions I have are:
a] If I never launch control, is it correct to say that the Turbo and the Turbo S performance is identical in normal driving? Is picking the Turbo S a "bit silly"? Note: I kinda love the yellow carbon ceramic brakes (from my Panamera) - so if I went with Turbo, I'd prob option them. Is the carbon fibre trim of the Turbo S worth it?
b] My 4S has PTV+, RAS and PDCC. I'm thinking of dropping the PDCC option (as its not standard even on the Turbo S). I had all three on my Panamera so optioned them on my 4S. I never have or will track the car. However, I do sometimes drive on twisty mountain roads with some "urgency". Will I notice it missing? Will the car "lean" in bends without it?
Other options on my 4S I'm thinking of dropping:
a] Dropping Innodrive for regular ACC.
b] Night vision camera β its not getting that much use. I like having it, I don't need it.
c] I'm in two minds with my Burmeister β it sounds great in my 4S β I optioned it because I didn't like the Bose in my Panamera, but I'm hearing better things about the Bose in the Taycan. Coupled with Apple Lossless source, I'm going to test things out before I option Burmeister again. Music/stereo is important to me in my car.
d] I might drop Comfort Access. I don't value it that much and sometimes (maybe 10% of the time) it doesn't work and I have to use the key anyways.
e] Auto Park Assist/3D parking β I don't use it and its relatively expensive β think regular surround camera options is enough.
Things I'll keep on any new configuration:
a] All the charging options - 22kW AC & 150 kW DC chargers β they are highly relevant in Ireland β unlike UK/mainland Europe.
b] Passenger screen - my co-driver uses it a lot to change music and tune our navigation routes on long-haul trips.
c] Seat ventilation.
d] Lane change assist.
One thing I find is that when I'm thinking about configuration at home, I lean towards all the tech β but when I'm in the car β a lot of that just goes away and I value the "Porsche stuff". I use the car both for long-haul (5,000 km+ cross Europe trips from Ireland) and day/weekend trips up mountain passes. I commute by public transport when not working from home β so no daily commute requirements for the car.
I'd be interested in any feedback on any of the above β especially from folks who've made the jump. My head is saying Turbo with a bunch of options, my heart is saying Turbo S!
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