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You may want to reconsider that regeneration setting, depending on what you are after. A Taycan regenerates as much as it can in any setting (except when new, for the first few miles each day, or at very low speed). Avoiding any retardation is more efficient than mixing regen and acceleration...

Brake dust should definitely go down - unless your braking behavior is to push them hard every time you use them. But the Taycan will use the discs the first few km/miles every day anyway, and for the last bit of stopping fully. And those hard decelerations. Taycan mixes disc and regen braking...

Interesting numbers for going up and down. Positional energy itself is about 0,28 kWh per ton per 100 meters height (at or around sea level). A Taycan, say 2,5 tons with load, lifted 1300 meters should consume 2,5 x 13 x 0,28 kWh = 9,1 kWh for that part of the job – actually a bit more because...

Most probably a combination of factors, where both battery temp, cabin temp and the entire cooling/heating infrastructure temp count. Vampire drain accounting method too, it matches what I experience. I agree that we should not expect the world from recuperation, and that keeping constant...

I drove an RS e-tron GT for more than a year. Agree with other comments here that it feels bigger, less nimble, with nondescript steering and not as good damping. Maybe a bit more comfortable than my GTS on long trips on good roads, but definitely not as precise and fun to drive. Standard...

It varies by the hour, depending on electricity consumption and production in our area as well as in Denmark an Germany it seems. From zero (rarely) to around 0,06 (usual) to 0,15 (rarely) Euro/kWh. Last winter was worse. Edit (added): I have never seen Ionity as low as 0,07 for my use in...

Great read and great pictures as always. And nice to see that you visited Lillesand Ionity, which is close to me and where I go if home charging is not enough.

Went through the configurator for a 4S ST and a Turbo ST (no GTS yet). Some new more or less interesting options, but also missing some choices. For example not possible to get back seat design to match 18-way front seats, and electric charging port cover mandatory (causing a fake vent and...

My main takeaways are (1) Porsche continuous improvement is in full swing also (and particularly) for EVs, and (2) Taycan is important to them. I think both points are great from the perspective of us owners/enthusiasts. That a thorough refresh is a bit troublesome to resale values for previous...

I am sure it is by design. I have even "quarreled" with product people in Zuffenhausen about it. That they are unwilling to modify the algorithm does not make it less irritating, but rather more. i was intrigued by your screen picture, and had to check mine. You have one more choice than I...

In most of my driving, matrix works well, just as you describe it. I could have wished for some kind of confirmation that it turns off sectors, for example by making the blue indicator icon half-green, as I sometimes wonder if it has dimmed anything at all. However, on my local roads with often...

It is extremely slippery just now around where I live, and yes roundabouts seem particularly hit. Lift-off regen may handle also this well, as per your experience. Still, I prefer that all friction that can be mustered is available for my actions and not partly being used up by automatics. Not...

We have particularly icy conditions in Norway right now, and my view is a bit different than this. Also on ice and slippery snow I prefer coasting (=no regen-on-liftoff) as I am then 100% sure that all wheels are rolling with no attempted braking. Then I use the brake pedal (to get some regen)...

Even though I am a heavy Apple user (Mac, iPad, iPhone), I'm not sure that I want their software to handle the car's displays. Apple aesthetics are not car aesthetics: their tendency is to simplify too much. Porsche software is not exemplary, and their abilities to update, adapt and allow more...

Enjoyed reading this very much. Many similar thoughts behind my config, among them Mamba green, no privacy glass and no motors on the charge ports. Agree that your interior looks great, but I chose Bordeaux/black. I think Mission E are the best-looking wheels. For winter I have 20" Offroad...

I have glued my toll device onto the underside of the hood. No problems so far, and the windshield is "clean".

The regen itself is equally efficient whatever way it is applied. What makes coasting more efficient is when it avoids some of the regen/deceleration and acceleration. Putting regenerated kinetic energy into the battery and later converting it into kinetic energy again with the motors is maybe...

Same hardware underneath if you spec them with equivalent options. i have driven both (RS v. GTS) extensively, and agree that the differences in driving feel are remarkable. The RS is softer/number; some may feel it more comfortable on long trips on good roads. The Taycan is definitely more...

That's a good one, as "coupé" can actually mean cut-off.

GTS Sport Turismo here, 21" Mission E with Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetric3 for summer, 20" Offroad Design with Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 for winter. Air suspension, but no PDCC or RAS. Normal mode most of the time. I think the summer setup is comfortably useable for any length of trip, and very...