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I'm making neither an "argument" nor excuses for Porsche. What I'm saying is that they have never cared about making cars with the highest horsepower and I don't believe they will be drawn into a race to do that now. A simple fact upon which I've based an opinion. BTW, by "complete" I mean...

The battery conversation is interesting and worthy of discussion. That said, I agree with many of the points already made about a 1000 HP Taycan. Not necessarily in this order: 1. Porsche builds "complete" cars; acceleration, braking, handling, build quality, etc. A 9 sec 1/4 mile Tesla is a...

I may be missing an important detail here somewhere, but if the plug that covers the emergency pull string is inside the door jamb one would have to unlock the car to gain access. At that point, the charge port mechanism should also unlock. The OP must have assumed the charge plug was still...

Exactly. I'm not as committed to track days as you obviously are; most of my "track" driving has been as a long time autocrosser. But after a couple of DE's to satisfy my track craving and experiencing the costs you've outlined, I decided there had to be a another way. Now when I get the itch...

@lcarron is right. If you hit a pothole hard enough to flatten a tire, fix-a-flat won't do you any good because you will almost certainly have a tear in the sidewall. This happened to me recently and while I carry a bottle of the Porsche tire sealant as well as a plug kit it was immediately...

A lot of water has passed under the bridge in this thread already so I don't know how additive this will be but here goes anyway. My philosophy on buying a performance car (and IMO the Taycan is definitely in that category) is to prioritize options that can potentially enhance performance over...

Interesting to hear your subjective impressions. Well done and nice pics, thanks. Some numbers from Car and Driver's tests of both cars in case anyone is interested: Taycan 4S, BMW i4 M50 0-60, 3.4 , 3.3...

Yes, that's why I also mentioned in my reply to the OP to check to see if water collects there which is a distinct possibility. In that case a wire mesh on the underside of the fender where the holes are located might be a possible solution.

I just removed the plastic panel that covers that area to take a look. There's nothing even remotely like the collection of debris that you show in your pics but there were a few tiny bits of grit so I can see how that could conceivably be a problem on poor, gravelly roads. Still kind of amazing...

Rather than be redundant, I'll just say "same here" pretty much across the board including the EV-A rate plan. We don't drive a lot of miles every day with our BEVs and I typically charge them before the SOC drops too far, so I usually have the solar capacity to top them up during the day, run...

My 2014 GT3, bought new, had PCCB's. I never experienced a problem with them in 7 years; no issues with damage, noise, cold performance or excessive pedal pressure, and I loved the look of those big rotors and yellow calipers. Almost everyone who saw the car commented on the brakes. The fact...

Wow. It actually looks like the other driver sped up right before she struck your Taycan. She didn't appear to be inattentive (texting or similar) so maybe she hit the accelerator instead of the brake. Anyway, sorry you're having to deal with this Although it will no doubt be a costly repair...

Thanks for that. Glad I have the standard two seat configuration. One less thing to deal with.

So, first, I'm assuming you ordered PDLS+ as a separate option since it's not standard on the CT4, only the CT4S and above. The link below is for a retrofit that is available to add PDLS+ LED headlights to an existing vehicle but it does list all of the PDLS+ features and they are consistent...

First, as mentioned already, the Taycan comes with LED headlights. Also, since you're ordering a 4S, it comes standard with PDLS+ which has the following features: Adjusts the range of the low beam according to driving speed. The dynamic cornering light function rotates the main headlights...

I'm not condoning his salesman' actions; they are certainly unethical, but we're talking about a survey not a criminal act. The question is how much stuff the OP is willing to stir up in the process of purchasing his first family car from a dealership he may need to work with on other issues...

Regardless of who owns the dealership, the decision to basically cheat on the survey still came from the local management or your salesman himself. I guarantee that if Porsche corporate knew that was going on, they wouldn't be pleased and that the "flagship" dealer or the salesman would suffer...

We've owned our 2019 E-tron Prestige model for over 2 years now. It's my wife's car but I also drive it quite a bit. While not a Taycan with respect to chassis dynamics and performance it is still fun to drive as well as being very comfortable with plenty of room and amenities. Fit and finish is...

Sorry for the misleading info. Further examination of the configurator reveals that if you choose 18 way seats with the standard interior, you are required to change to 14 way seats if you want ventilation, as I posted earlier. However, if you have selected a full leather interior, ventilation...

When speccing my car a year ago, it was my understanding that 18 way seats (which I ordered) were not available with ventilation. Even today, if you select 18 way seats in the configurator and then attempt to select seat ventilation from the interior options list you will get a dialog box which...