Spoiler cleaning position - can barely get a finger in

[Jayyvr890]

First wash of my 22 4S. Wanted to give it a good clean including the spoilers.

Damned thing lifted barely half an inch, not really enough room to soap it up and give it a good clean. It had collected visible dirt in there but the best I could do was give it a rinse. Almost seems Porsche doesn't want people to clean in there.

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[ovrcmng]

First wash of my 22 4S. Wanted to give it a good clean including the spoilers.

Damned thing lifted barely half an inch, not really enough room to soap it up and give it a good clean. It had collected visible dirt in there but the best I could do was give it a rinse. Almost seems Porsche doesn't want people to clean in there.

Exactly! is a joke
why did they make this function anyway?

 

[XLR82XS]

Take a stick or similar device and wrap a microfiber towel on it. Shove it in the void to clean.

 

[TayTaySD]

I have wondered how much aerodynamic help the spoiler does at all?
I wonder if the weight and complexity is worth it? I suspect a moveable spoiler
was written into the spec without regard for the usefulness. It deflects so little.
Since it is there I wish we had more manual control over it! I also wish the status
of the spoiler was always displayed.

 

[Deleted member 6348]

The spoiler is critical with a car shaped like a Taycan.

I’ve never bothered to clean under a Porsche spoiler. It’s not worth the hassle. I don’t see it. I’m just going to be a blur to the person that I am passing.

 

[Fish Fingers]

I am hoping f1eng can answer here at the usefulness / effectiveness of the spoiler (in general terms).

As for how much it moves in cleaning mode. I only remembered to move it one time when cleaning the car in the past 6 months of ownership. Must Check.

 

[wurzitup]

I have wondered how much aerodynamic help the spoiler does at all?
I wonder if the weight and complexity is worth it? I suspect a moveable spoiler
was written into the spec without regard for the usefulness. It deflects so little.
Since it is there I wish we had more manual control over it! I also wish the status
of the spoiler was always displayed.

I think the amount this spoiler deflects has not as little aerodynamic effect as you think. In other words, on a car the size and shape of a Taycan, a spoiler this wide deploying one inch upwards into an airflow at 100mph or 120mph can have a dramatic effect on a low pressure area behind the car. Just in the same way air curtains behind the front wheel add up to an aerodynamic effect worth bothering with.
Don't forget this car has the lowest Cd of any production car on the market.

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