Thinking of upgrading the 4S to a Turbo or Turbo S

[tigerbalm]

First weeks consumption data. Still on the high side, but most of these trips have been taken in 5°C and still on the Pirelli P Zero summer tyres (waiting on winters to be delivered).

I'm hoping I can get consumption down closer to 26 kWh/100km, be interesting to see the impact of the P Zero Winters.

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[Raphie]

Your foot is as heavy as mine drive them like they are stolen. Little sprints are too much fun.

 

[tigerbalm]

A week and a bit after purchasing Active Lane Keeping as a Function on Demand (FoD) it eventually arrived with the help of the Porsche Connect Helpdesk.

Driver Assist Tube before activation:

Driver Assist Tube after activation:

I feel comfortable with the combination of ACC + Active Lane Keeping for long motorway is ideal. Skipping out on InnoDrive this time, which I did have from factory on my 4S.

To "prepare" for this configuration, I had actually deactivated InnoDrive for my last month with the 4S – including on some cross-country trips during the holidays – and found that I didn't really use it or miss it.

But deactivating it did help ease me into this configuration on the Turbo S.

 

[Midlifecrisis]

A week and a bit after purchasing Active Lane Keeping as a Function on Demand (FoD) it eventually arrived with the help of the Porsche Connect Helpdesk.

Driver Assist Tube before activation:

Driver Assist Tube after activation:

I feel comfortable with the combination of ACC + Active Lane Keeping for long motorway is ideal. Skipping out on InnoDrive this time, which I did have from factory on my 4S.

To "prepare" for this configuration, I had actually deactivated InnoDrive for my last month with the 4S – including on some cross-country trips during the holidays – and found that I didn't really use it or miss it.

But deactivating it did help ease me into this configuration on the Turbo S.

Thanks for posting. I am interested to know how much difference this extra feature makes. The basic one seems to provide very limited and patchy assistance and if left to it’s own devices would let you bounce between the lines on a motorway lane or just miss the line completely and let you cross it. Is the extra paid for version better? Does it reliably keep you between the lines - if it can see them? And what happens if you turn off the LKA but keep the ALK on? Are they different somehow or is one just a better/enhanced version of the other?

 

[tigerbalm]

Yeah, the Active Lane Keeping is much better then the default Lane Keep Assist – in that it attempts to keep you in the middle of the detected lane and it will provide auto steer inputs to do so.

The Lane Keep Assist seems more orientated in trying to react to a driver drifting over a lane – and thats it.

I feel like they are complimentary – in that they are focusing on slightly different things – but with Active Lane Keeping working – you shouldn't be drifting over the line anyways and triggering the Lane Keep Assist.

I keep both on but don't really think too much about Lane Keep Assist.

Active Lane Keeping – of course – has its limitations. I haven't driven a Tesla – but everything I read suggests their Autopilot is better solution. Active Lane Keeping can get situations wrong – like risk taking a motorway off-ramp if you are not attentive. And it wants you to keep your hands on the wheel at all time – which of course in Europe is a legal requirement anyways for Level II assistant systems.

The way I think about it is:

• Reducing driver fatigue on longer trips – by taking out the constant little course corrections you have to subconsciously make.
• Keeps the car on course when doing activities such as putting on sunglasses, grabbing some water to drink, pressing a button on the PCM. Doing these type of activities with Active Lane Keeping active feels much more stable and safer.

 

[tigerbalm]

Winter shoes on.

 

[MrBlueSky]

Winter shoes on.

Will be interesting to see the difference in consumption with these on. I have the same waiting to be put on to mine once I get home and they'll prove pretty useful if the current weather keeps up.

By the way, it could just be the camera angle but, is your Porsche centre cap pointing a bit off in the first pic ? Sad........but it's slow day (which is good where I am).

 

[f1eng]

Winter shoes on.

The Porsche badge surround on mine is the same colour as the wheel (currently road dirt coloured) not black.

 

[cityhpper]

Looks good, @tigerbalm ! I bought a (second hand) set of these rims myself some weeks ago, but still waiting for the tires to arrive at my lokal tyre dealer. Will do some testing over the next weeks between these and the current 19'' I'm using.

When do you plan to start your northbound adventure? Plenty of ice and snow along the E6 this year

 

[tigerbalm]

When do you plan to start your northbound adventure? Plenty of ice and snow along the E6 this year

Two and a bit weeks. Can't wait. I got the impression the snow was a bit late arriving this year (no?) just from looking at the traffic camera's – but can see recently its definitely arrived!

 

[tigerbalm]

@cityhpper We're incorporating Stavanger, Bergen and Ålesund this time too. What's your thoughts on the Atlantic Road – is it passable this time of year ? I'm really hoping to drive it – even if I needed to use our snow chains!

 

[Scandinavian]

@cityhpper We're incorporating Stavanger, Bergen and Ålesund this time too. What's your thoughts on the Atlantic Road – is it passable this time of year ? I'm really hoping to drive it – even if I needed to use our snow chains!

That Atlantic Road is awsome.

I am very jealous about your planned trip up North!

 

[cityhpper]

@cityhpper We're incorporating Stavanger, Bergen and Ålesund this time too. What's your thoughts on the Atlantic Road – is it passable this time of year ? I'm really hoping to drive it – even if I needed to use our snow chains!

Great choice, the west coast of Norway is beautiful also in winter time. Lots' of charging possibilities as well. From Molde, I would suggest to head for the small village of Bud, and then follow the coast (roads 6060 and 663, then onto 64) until you enter the Atlantic Road. The road is even more dramatic in winter, and is very seldom closed. You will have no issues due to snow, but gale winds directly from the North Atlantic can sometimes be a challenge.

Do make sure to stop at the resting area after the bridge of "Storseisundet" (if arriving from the south), and cirle the small hill using the artificial walkway installed there. Truely a dramatic location, well suited to the Taycan and its Irish crew.

 

[tigerbalm]

Always interesting to see how smooth the underside of the Taycan is:

The front ceramic brakes without wheels:

And with the wheel turned out:

This picture isn't very clear but the air suspension looked really chunky and all the ducting directing air to cool the brakes:

 

[tigerbalm]

Will be interesting to see the difference in consumption with these on.

So did a spin from Dublin to Galway – 95% motorway – still driving it like a Turbo S should!

Last two weeks (on the summers) my consumption was hovering at the 29 kWh/100km and today I ended up in Galway with an average of 25.6 kWh/100km.

So happy enough with that.

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