Lower Taycan mileage than expected

[W1NGE]

I've got a turbo, but was given a ct4s as a curtosey, and when I drove it, I got the range to be in the region of 350miles.

I wasn't ragging it, but drove steady, no hard acceleration, had it in range mode, and used eco plus for heating when needed.

Conversely, when I was sat outside school this morning, (in my car) with the heater on full blast, in sports mode, with everything on, you could see the range dropping every other second!

Basically, take it easy, and you'll get the range. I trust the range, even having driven several different ones it's been quite accurate.

79% battery left having driven 71 miles.

350 miles in UK feels unlikely. Is this calculated or did you actually achieve this figure?

Based on PB+, 4.18 miles / kW has to be a record!

I had a 4S PB+ for 2.5 years with an overall consumption across 18K miles of 3.2 miles / kW. 100% sensible driving. This consumption equates to at best a range of 259 miles.

Folk in Florida don't achieve 350 where the ambient temp is high all year round. The best reported was a shade over 300 miles.

Range mode is also a misnomer and was reprogrammed on all models 18 months in since launch in 2020. Originally the front motor on AWD models was used (smaller than rear on 4S) but after the software updates this reverted to predominately the rear motor. The upshot now is that coasting achieves more range than messing around with range mode or recuperation.

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[Tycan keith]

Edited.... Yep, achieved, it was only 3.5kW/mile. I think the furthest I did was something in the region of 50% at 160 something, I thej charged it overnight, and ended up doing two runs to my nearest dealer in Colchester. (I live in the countryside)

Don't get me wrong, most of my time was spent at 40mph, with very little braking, an regeneration turned off. No hard acceleration, heating switched off.
(It was before the cold snap!)

I took a video of the information thing after getting to Jardine Colchester, just because I knew people would doubt me! (It think it was a 23 plate.)

Don't get me wrong, the most I'm getting outboard my turbo is at the 260mile mark, but it's far too cold to be buggering about with no heating etc. And it's a turbo, so it's cruel not to drive it like one! (I was hitting 280 during the summer)