Goodbye Taycan, hello 2025 Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo

[frietzak]

Is the quality of the reverse camera better?

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[cityhpper]

Very nice car, congratulations! Avaiting more pics and also how it drives, sompared to your previous Taycan. Enjoy the car!

 

[Perry]

Does the video app/ScreenHits thing require a wifi connection? As in, it does not stream over the 4G connection in the car like Apple Music/Spotify does ?

Yes, it only works with an external WiFi connection.

 

[tigerbalm]

Yes, it only works with an external WiFi connection.

That is a bit unexpected. I appreciate they are probably trying to keep their data costs down and video would spike them.

But I didn't expect that their "out & about" solution to this was to connect the PCM to your phone or other hotspot – which sounds messy.

It is still great that the PCM can connect to Wifi though – that will help folks who don't want to pay for Porsche Connect.

 

[tigerbalm]

Neptune Blue. You finally made the right choice. Glad you didn't mix it with Blackberry interior – as I consider that "my own" custom configuration!

 

[Perry]

That is a bit unexpected. I appreciate they are probably trying to keep their data costs down and video would spike them.

But I didn't expect that their "out & about" solution to this was to connect the PCM to your phone or other hotspot – which sounds messy.

It is still great that the PCM can connect to Wifi though – that will help folks who don't want to pay for Porsche Connect.

Another major issue with this is that CarPlay uses WiFi to connect, so you can't tether the phone and use (wireless) CarPlay at the same time. In my case, I have a mobile LTE modem in the trunk, but I'm not sure whether that will fix this issue.

Honestly, I find the whole video player to be a bit gimmicky since the screen is so small you might as well just use your phone or even better, a tablet. The only real benefit is the sound, but that's a tradeoff I can live with.

 

[tigerbalm]

Another major issue with this is that CarPlay uses WiFi to connect, so you can't tether the phone and use (wireless) CarPlay at the same time. In my case, I have a mobile LTE modem in the trunk, but I'm not sure whether that fill fix this issue.

Honestly, I find the whole video player to be a bit gimmicky since the screen is so small you might as well just use your phone or even better, a tablet. The only real benefit is the sound, but that's a tradeoff I can live with.

Yeah, the video player defo isn't much of a "desired" feature. And even in the old Taycan you could play MP4 files from USB stick – and I'm sure very few did.

I was expecting a straight up Netflix and (maybe) Prime Video playing app with no messing around that would stream using the existing car data connection.

Anything less than that is fiddling about.

Does the new PCM support Bluetooth headphones? Because if I was driving and someone was playing a show/movie audio through the speakers – I think I'd go insane!

I'm jealous of you having the new active suspension – but agree with you – that the "old" Turbo S is plenty of power for everyday driving (including autobahn).

 

[Perry]

Here are some more photos of the interior.

 

[Roppe]

Congrats, looks absolutely stunning
Cool to hear about active ride as well, I have that checked for my order. I wonder if it would be better if you could choose a level of interaction in normal mode, to kind of ease into it. I can imagine it will take some time to get used to.
I thought this would have the next gen CarPlay, or is that coming later?

 

[Margrock]

Excellent write up! I am also awaiting a 2025 CT, but an S. Your descriptions really put us right with you! Can’t wait for you to post new pics.

 

[Hirschaj]

Did the old CT have buttons for home link too?

No, the old CT did not have buttons for homelink.

 

[Boss Hogg]

Nice write up thanks for sharing, looking forward to mine arriving in a few weeks.

Is active ride a big step on for comfort or a small improvement?

the turbonite interior trims look more gold rather than a dark silver, is that the photos or do they look gold in real life?

 

[BenJL]

Congratulations for your new car! Wonderful and amazing specs!

I’m wondering where is the Side views on the parking view?

I see that on the manual of 2025 but not on your picture … and neither on other demonstration cars.
I’m wondering if they didn't remove the feature

 

[Perry]

Nice write up thanks for sharing, looking forward to mine arriving in a few weeks.

Is active ride a big step on for comfort or a small improvement?

the turbonite interior trims look more gold rather than a dark silver, is that the photos or do they look gold in real life?

The thing with ActiveRide is that the previous generation wasn't exactly bad, but I would still say that it's quite a noticeable upgrade. The car feels very different to drive and my personal nemesis, the speed bump near my house, is at least no longer giving me me a concussion every morning.

You definitely still feel bumps or unevenness in the road, so it's not magic however.

The Turbonite is a bit hard to capture in photos, because it's very reflective. In the evening sun, it gets very orange, but actually It's essentially a dark grey chrome. Sometimes it's almost black. I've attached two photos of the key where the centre part is Turbonite. First is in my regular indoor lights, while the second one is with very little direct light.

Somehow it always appears much lighter in the photos than in real life. It probably has something to do with the reflections. In general, I think it mostly looks like something in between the two photos.

 

[Perry]

Congratulations for your new car! Wonderful and amazing specs!

I’m wondering where is the Side views on the parking view?

I see that on the manual of 2025 but not on your picture … and neither on other demonstration cars.
I’m wondering if they didn't remove the feature

Like with the previous generation, if you spec the 3D surround view, you don't get the side camera view. Honestly, if I could I would choose the side cameras over the almost useless 3D view, but sadly it's included with the Park Assist package.

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