I'd bet the tire widths on the models make more of a difference than those vents... Unless that "factory rep" is an engineer, I'd take anything corp types say with a grain of salt.
The amount of time you spend actually charging far above 150kW isn't that great anyway. Given that Porsche is going to allow you to limit charging to 200kW, I also don't think you want to go a lot faster either.
The air suspension is really nice, but if you are really trying to keep the options down, your car will still function without it. Of these three things, it's by far the last-to-remove sort of option.
RAS is a really-nice-to-have option. I have it, and would order again, but it's not cheap...
Nope. Air suspension isn't standard.
But there's no real way to answer this question once, because each region has different standard options for each trim. The ultimate answer will be to check the configurator in your region once it's updated to include the base model.
Every region is different, so either you got a very early '21 build, or like wireless charging in the UK for '20 cars, it's something disabled in your region.
Like, I get stuff from Porsche saying I should take advantage of the WiFi hotspot in the car... LOL.
My experience is that it takes about 15 minutes of charging to get the battery warm enough to get the speed over 100kW, starting at a temp of <65F. I set the charger as the destination in the Nav (and not the address, but selecting the 350kW charger in the Nav), and it made almost no...
Set one line in the info display in the right pod on the dash to show battery temp. Cold battery = slow charge.
I've tried setting nav for preheating, but unless you are going to be driving for a long way to the charger, it's pretty useless, IMO. It takes a long time to heat things up when...
I admit I still miss the gated manual shifter of my last R8. The Taycan is a LOT faster, and so smooth to just drive around, and crazy when you mash the accelerator. (Of course, the average Mustang was probably faster in a straight line than my R8 too :p )
Your local dealer still gets to bill Porsche over any warranty items, so no problems taking it there. Plus they'd like to get future biz from you. You'll still get surveys for any interaction with your local dealer, so they'll still want you to have good things to say, because bad survey =...
You don't necessarily need snow tires, depending on your local weather. If you only get occasional snow, then all-season (M+S) tires will work. Pretty much anything other than summer performance tires works if temps go below 45F.
If you bought a base Macan, you're after the badge anyway. It's way more expensive than a Q5.
Anything equivalent to a Porsche for options is always going to be way cheaper. :P
It's up to the dealer, but I've had some real crap in the past. When they have to get you a rental, and I got some completely beat up and dirty Altima once.
I'd expect something decent now though. The last time I took in the Macan, I just hung out at the really nice dealer waiting area, since...
Some things, like customs, Porsche has no control over. If your car arrived in the US, it's a variable amount of time before it's at your dealer and prepped. The wait for customs and delivery was painful, because there was no way to track it, after watching my car leave Emden, transit the...