Minimum Spec for a USED Taycan.

[senwar]

I think… panoramic roof, big battery, sport chrono, privicy glass. Not for me but selling to the next owner in 3 years. What are the must-haves?

Something that keeps you happy for 3yrs?

Not the next owner

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[whitex]

It is strange how Porsche don’t have adaptive cruise control as the standard. If you buy a lowly VW Polo there is so much as standard today. If you haven’t used it you don’t know what you are missing.

You will find other options which are standard on lower end cars. Blind spot monitoring for example - also an option on a Taycan while standard of many much less expensive cars. Porsche is all about freedom of customization - you can save money by not having features you don't want to pay for (or pay for maintaining, repairing, or having them increase the weight of your car). You can look at it as paying for every option, or if you prefer a more positive outlook, you get a discount for every feature you don't want to pay for (just start with Turbo S with all the options checked, then uncheck things or scale the trim down while you watch the price go down).

 

[parkslopedope]

Panoramic roof, RWS, air suspension, big battery, full leather, massage/vent seats, tint (though can add that after, so perhaps not a must)

 

[EXOTIC3]

Lots of other options I’d rather have than chrono.on a turbo. It would be in the middle of the road option at best for me. Not really a fan of the clock and I have other cars to track on the weekends.

 

[d00d]

Unfortunately SC is now standard on the turbo.
I like the wheel, even though it's the same thickness and with oddly flat two and ten bumps, but would prefer a dash wart delete option.
Haven't got around to replacing that with the non SC panel yet.

 

[D00notD00d]

It is strange how Porsche don’t have adaptive cruise control as the standard. If you buy a lowly VW Polo there is so much as standard today. If you haven’t used it you don’t know what you are missing.

Standard on the VW Golf since 2014. £1k option on a Porsche. Probably the same part.

 

[whitex]

Standard on the VW Golf since 2014. £1k option on a Porsche. Probably the same part.

The comments about "standard on mass production cars" should be taken in context - most cars in the world have their options bundled in to a few (1-4) packages - bundles of options. This is done to streamline production and supply chains. For example, with only 3 trims and 2 package options, there are only 6 possible car configurations for the model, so they can be mass produced and sold from inventory. This also means most popular options get included with the base trim. It doesn't mean it's free, it just means it's included in the price of the car. Furthermore, any option which become standard on base trim becomes cheaper to the customers too - economies of scale, no extra costs from complicating supply chains and inventory management.

Porsche's strategy is a'la carte options, so which makes options more expensive, but you also need to remember there is Porsche brand pricing - same item from VW will be more expensive in a Porsche. So a £1K Porsche option is probably only costing VW Polo customer £400, but it's included in the base price of the car.

 

[D00notD00d]

If Innodrive were standard, the driver could choose whether the apply that, ACC, or standard cruise. That would simplify manufacturing. Porsche must believe that making everything a purchasable cost option rather than a driver option is more profitable than manufacturing economies from standardisation.
If you have ACC you can turn on the Innodrive software on demand, for less than the cost of speccing it new, with the advantage of being able to trial it.
I bought used, searching out one with Innodrive. After trialling it, because I prefer being in control of steering and speed, I turned off each Innodrive feature one by one. I could have just bought one with ACC, added Innodrive, then cancelled the trial.

 

[D00notD00d]

It seems that for Taycan you can’t have the central dashboard clock without purchasing Sport Chrono? I just like the look of the clock, I never use Sport Chrono on my Taycan or Cayenne.
I think on some models you can just specify the clock, for a fraction of the chrono price.

 

[whitex]

If Innodrive were standard, the driver could choose whether the apply that, ACC, or standard cruise. That would simplify manufacturing. Porsche must believe that making everything a purchasable cost option rather than a driver option is more profitable than manufacturing economies from standardisation.
If you have ACC you can turn on the Innodrive software on demand, for less than the cost of speccing it new, with the advantage of being able to trial it.
I bought used, searching out one with Innodrive. After trialling it, because I prefer being in control of steering and speed, I turned off each Innodrive feature one by one. I could have just bought one with ACC, added Innodrive, then cancelled the trial.

If Innodrive was standard, base price would go up to pay for all the sensors. Not everyone wants it (cost to buy, cost to maintain, extra weight).

Of course there is maximizing revenue pricing, this is why the same car and same options cost different priced in different countries. Your example of Innodrive via FOD could very well be a cheaper way to get, just like so many other examples of pricing where you can end up with the same product for a different price depending on how you order it. However, in this specific example, search this forum, AFAIK you don't get the exact same Innodrive if you purchase it after the fact. I don't remember all the differences (Porsche is not very open about it, some people found a few hidden fine prints in Porsche literature) but I do remember one difference, the front corner radars don't come with the car unless you order Innodrive from the factory, so you won't get front cross-traffic alerts or other features which depend on them. This applied to pre 2025 US models, perhaps 2025 and/or other countries it's different.

 

[whitex]

It seems that for Taycan you can’t have the central dashboard clock without purchasing Sport Chrono? I just like the look of the clock, I never use Sport Chrono on my Taycan or Cayenne.
I think on some models you can just specify the clock, for a fraction of the chrono price.

I think most people, myself included, specify Sport Chrono to get the quick drive mode changes on the steering wheel and a definable individual driving mode. The clock option is on top of it, and IIRC it costed more than Sport Chrono. Personally I went with a free compass, as I don't plan on using the chronometer functionality anyways (technically could still use it on the screen), and clock was redundant function to me with all the clocks already on the screens, so even if it was a free clock or free compass, I would have gone compass.

 

[D00notD00d]

In the UK Taycan configurator you can’t get the central clock/compass without taking the £1k Sport Chrono option or the £1.8k Sport Chrono witn the all important sub-second clock function. The dash looks cheap and naked without it.
My steering wheel position masks the instrument cluster clock. It also masks the current speed if the central map is used, so I’m unable to use that. Which is a shame because it is both useful and looks good.

 

[d00d]

Hey whitex, regarding getting extra sensors with PID (InnoDrive), I've heard this from others but that's inaccurate.
Instead they come with `Remote ParkAssist incl. Lane Change Assist LCA', one can see this from bumper pictures in the configurator.

Me too, that was indeed the reason I got SC in my .1, for the drive mode knob and Individual.

 

[whitex]

Hey whitex, regarding getting extra sensors with PID (InnoDrive), I've heard this from others but that's inaccurate.
Instead they come with `Remote ParkAssist incl. Lane Change Assist LCA', one can see this from bumper pictures in the configurator.

LCA only requires rear radars. Remote Park assist may need front radars, I don't know. The feature I would look for is front cross-traffic alerts, see what option you have to order to get that.

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