If you could change ONE THING about your Taycan....

[Murph7355]

I’d LOVE to see a GPS-triggered lift function that actually was designed by a product designer, not an engineer! (Think: Apple vs Microsoft) Here’s what I mean by that. I have programmed dozens of locations into my auto lift. None of them work as intended. It’s not GPS reception either. The tech guy at the dealership helped me figure out what was going on. It actually does work, but it was designed by an idiot. What happens is this:

• I approach a driveway (for example) and slow down or stop, and press the lift “button”.
• Car rises 2” and I proceed gingerly up the ramp, then the car asks me if I want to save the location, and I do.
• Next time I’m here, it does not lift as i approach, however slowly. EVER.
• It DOES lift AFTER the obstacle is crossed! (Sometimes)

That’s because the genius who designed this had it activate WHERE THE SAVE HAPPENED, NOT WHERE THE LIFT BUTTON WAS ACTIVATED! This means that you need to save it BEFORE the obstacle is crossed; an impossibility in most cases. It takes more than 10 seconds to get the ”save” screen, so you would have to wait stopped at a speed bump, driveway, parking entrance or other chin-grinding obstacle. NOT good.
In addition to this inconceivably dumb setup, it is VERY precise in its location, so if you’re just a few feet off, it will not activate! I’m a precise driver, but that is not a real-world situation. The fix is to note the location of the lift ACTIVATION, not the SAVE location, and give it a 10-foot radius of fuzziness.

COME ON PORSCHE! GET YOUR $#IT TOGETHER.

The "do you want to save this in smart lift" notification happens once the car has lifted in mine
I click it, then traverse the mountain.

It works every time.

Patience is a virtue ?

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[Sly_North]

Don't hide all of the horsepower and torque behind "Launch Control" or a "push to pass" button and just let me use it when I need it.

Yes! And speaking of which, shall we start a conspiracy conversation?
Comparing launch control on my previous Macan S and my Taycan rwd... The Taycan is faster - BUT!

The start is so undramatic, so smooth actually. While the Macan S immediately gave max torque, and threw my head against the headrest. The base Taycan never gave me this, it feels like something is missing at the very start.
I'm wondering if the launches on the base-rwd and middle models are artificially limited, to create regular spacing from the base up to the Turbo-S in the models range... Maybe to correspond to the price points?

 

[j.w.s]

Yes! And speaking of which, shall we start a conspiracy conversation?
Comparing launch control on my previous Macan S and my Taycan rwd... The Taycan is faster - BUT!

The start is so undramatic, so smooth actually. While the Macan S immediately gave max torque, and threw my head against the headrest. The base Taycan never gave me this, it feels like something is missing at the very start.
I'm wondering if the launches on the base-rwd and middle models are artificially limited, to create regular spacing from the base up to the Turbo-S in the models range...

Even the GTS has surprisingly smooth acceleration. It pulls HARD but doesn't snap your neck right away like some EVs. I imagine a German engineer talking about "controllability" or something, and I confess that I prefer it to Tesla's video-game-like throttle. But if you don't like it, the folks at Redshift will remove it for you under the banner of "unfiltered throttle response".

 

[Sly_North]

Even the GTS has surprisingly smooth acceleration. It pulls HARD but doesn't snap your neck right away like some EVs. I imagine a German engineer talking about "controllability" or something, and I confess that I prefer it to Tesla's video-game-like throttle. But if you don't like it, the folks at Redshift will remove it for you under the banner of "unfiltered throttle response".

That could explain it. Or, the will to not EV-murder tires in 3 days.
But still having warranty (and planning to continue it on P-A), I'm not going to hack the throttle response or anything similar.

 

[tedshuck]

Get rid of the "Please take over steering." warnings.

 

[Lekfx]

”Patience is a virtue” was said about my dissatisfaction with smart lift function design. Well I say it’s a bad situation when I’m blocking traffic waiting for the screen to pop up asking if I want to save the location. It takes about 20 seconds or more, and that is too long. The sluggish performance of the digital engineering is pretty sub-par for a $150k car, I feel. (And the ridiculous idea that the slave” location is better than the “activate lift” Location) as a product designer, I really feel the inadequacy of this software design.

 

[j.w.s]

That could explain it. Or, the will to not EV-murder tires in 3 days.
But still having warranty (and planning to continue it on P-A), I'm not going to hack the throttle response or anything similar.

I hear you. Hey, back in 1890 or so, the Michelin brothers started giving away their new travel guides to encourage folks to drive more... and therefore buy more tires. Turning EVs into 800HP monsters sure ought to sell a few tires as well!

 

[ElectricV8Biturbo]

Camera systems that match my 5 to 10 year old BMWs and MBs would be awesome.
The fishbowl view really sucks and makes it useless for the most part. The surround view is actually good though.

If it was a genie giving me 3 wishes, then the next two will be
-Give me all my 750hp, not just under launch control. Even if it's just for 10 Seconds at a time, give it to me!
-For the luv of God stop with the."take over steering" errors. Better calibration in a software update please!

 

[Mr. 2021 Taycan]

The angled center stack is too wide and too high. Those with long legs (your talking to him now) are not comfortable leaning their right leg against the stack.

 

[Watchesandburgers]

NACS charging.
Better software and bigger LCD display

NACS may come in a few years, but not for our cars.
Better software would be a huge plus, but I've heard Porsche is going to leave us behind and focus updates on the .2 cars, sadly. Time will tell.

 

[sbalaji]

NACS may come in a few years, but not for our cars.
Better software would be a huge plus, but I've heard Porsche is going to leave us behind and focus updates on the .2 cars, sadly. Time will tell.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44388939/tesla-nacs-charging-network-compatibility/

Per this article says it will be supported for older models also.

 

[Watchesandburgers]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44388939/tesla-nacs-charging-network-compatibility/

Per this article says it will be supported for older models also.

Yes, we'll be able to use Tesla Superchargers with an adapter. But obviously the hardware on our cars won't change. That's what I meant. It will be cool to have the Supercharger network at our disposal, eventually. That's a big plus.

 

[golf_hero]

I'm taking delivery of a Taycan Turbo S this week and am surprised (in a good way) that complaints about range are almost non-existent in this list. That was my biggest concern from doing research, listening to reviews, etc.

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