Same is true if you simply enable boost when you the accelerator hits the floor, or approaches it fast enough. See how Audi or Tesla did that, they limit the overboost duration but it's triggered by the accelerator, not some dedicated button.
That might suit some drivers for road use, but on a track, I don't think it'd help optimum lap times if most of the time the driver has to accurately push and hold the accelerator to just below whatever threshold percentage is required to get maximum power without triggering overboost. Even on the road, I don't like the idea of having to check instrumentation to know how much power I'm going to get and for how long, particularly when concentrating on overtaking.
If the accelerator hits the floor the driver wants more power. Overboost should not be absolute time limited, but usage limited. If it can provide an extra 100KW for 8 seconds, it should provide extra 50KW to 16 seconds. or 80 seconds of 10KW boost. Porsche could adapt the throttle mapping to available power. In the video, the paddle might not have disengaged the boost directly, but possibly kicked in some regen for a second which would have cancelled the overboost. The time remaining should be assuming current throttle level, so technically it could go up if you're letting off the throttle but still within overboost range.
I may have misunderstood, but that sounds like inconsistent pedal response- the same amount of "throttle" might result in differing levels of power? Also, if you need 8 seconds of 100kW boost, you don't want to have lost that ability by having just used 80 seconds of 10kW approaching that location.
Yes, just like a 911 Turbo (or any ICE car with a Turbo boost), except no spool-up time.
Maybe, if your throttle control causes you to unnecessarily request 10% boost which you didn't really need, offer a boost suppression feature activate via a button or a flap. Taycans are road cars, most of the time a regular drive needs a boost when the accelerator hits the floor (e.g. they are overtaking). Very rarely would you begin an overtake with pedal to the metal while intentionally suppressing the boost until a later stage of overtaking. Most drivers will say "I want it when I hit the accelerator, without having to deal with pressing buttons on the dash".
Yes, the ignition ON/OFF switch is a deliberate remnant of ICE technology too - useless for EV cars really. IMO Porsche should progress with the world.
I like that switch!
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yes I did. Consumption and temps depend so much on the laptime, so there is no clear answer. The record Taycan GT will not have completed more than one fast lap for sure.
I don’t see a problem in holding a button. If I’m not mistaken, DRS works the same way
You can’t use a deficiency in ICE to justify an operation in EV and lament an operation in EV as a carryover from ICE in the same post.
Well, even without a turbo, an ICE will respond to the same accelerator input differently at different rpm (at different speeds, in different gears, etc). But drivers become accustomed to taking that into account, as it is consistent under a given set of obvious circumstances. My point is that automatic overboost management (constrained by thermal management) is less predictable, particularly when frequently called upon by enthusiastic driving.
I'd MUCH rather have control over the boost than the car providing it automatically whenever the accelerator passes some given increment, but that's just me. I want to be in control of a limited resource to ensure it's there when I really want it to be.
