New Porsche Active Ride system replacing the PDCC option...

[Kayone73]

So anyone who have watched the tech reviews and breakdowns of the upcoming G 2025 Taycan features, let's focus on suspension:

All Taycan models and trim levels will officially come with air suspension as standard, passive coil spring setup is no longer an option from the factory.

Also what's intriguing, for those owners who want dynamic chassis handling aids, PDCC option (an electronic based system I believe) has been eliminated from all Taycan models as well and being replaced by a new, hydraulically based 'Porsche Active Ride' system which will use hydraulics to counter body movements during hard accel/braking and side to side cornering in place of the older PDCC system and is also used in a comfort ride entry feature where the car height will shoot up in height instantly by hydraulics for entry/exit.

To me coupling hydraulics with the existing air suspension sounds cool from a luxury tech standpoint, but it also sounds like a suspension reliability nightmare once the car gets a few years old, I cannot imagine the cost of repairing both hydraulic AND pneumatic system issues on a pre owned car with both options present ?

Whats your thoughts?

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[mikezhang31]

Does it use the same accumulator method as mclarens? Because those are consumable items that will leak if you hit 5 years or a big potholes. I can deal with that in an exotic, but not for a daily

 

[RAHRCR]

So anyone who have watched the tech reviews and breakdowns of the upcoming G 2025 Taycan features, let's focus on suspension:

All Taycan models and trim levels will officially come with air suspension as standard, passive coil spring setup is no longer an option from the factory.

Also what's intriguing, for those owners who want dynamic chassis handling aids, PDCC option (an electronic based system I believe) has been eliminated from all Taycan models as well and being replaced by a new, hydraulically based 'Porsche Active Ride' system which will use hydraulics to counter body movements during hard accel/braking and side to side cornering in place of the older PDCC system and is also used in a comfort ride entry feature where the car height will shoot up in height instantly by hydraulics for entry/exit.

To me coupling hydraulics with the existing air suspension sounds cool from a luxury tech standpoint, but it also sounds like a suspension reliability nightmare once the car gets a few years old, I cannot imagine the cost of repairing both hydraulic AND pneumatic system issues on a pre owned car with both options present ?

Whats your thoughts?

I really like the tech and the capability of the new suspension. It’s an expensive option which carries complexity. As a current owner, I plan to sit on the sidelines until these are either available as CPO or hold for a Panamera EV. The 2nd gen Taycan is a combination of Taycan gen 1 learning plus Macan EV/Panamera development. It’s how they were able to make such huge step forward but I believe that the tech will come together in a very capable package for both the Panamera and Cayenne EVs. I want the innovation to “level off” a bit before I make my next big Porsche EV purchase.

 

[Kayone73]

Does it use the same accumulator method as mclarens? Because those are consumable items that will leak if you hit 5 years or a big potholes. I can deal with that in an exotic, but not for a daily

I assume there is some kind of accumulator technology for the hydraulics because the comfort entry demonstration on video, the air suspension rises to max height FAST.

Similar to the speed of those air jack lifts used in motorsports race cars.

 

[Mr.Smith]

$7140 though

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