It's the small things… Porsche making progress in catching up tech-wise

[daveo4EV]

it's nice to see Porsche finally making progress in catching up techwise to other modern vehicles…

so far 2+ weeks in I'm liking the progress I've noted in the following areas:

• the AR HUD is a major step in competitive tech and is no longer state of the art 2009 - good job Porsche this is a worthy piece of tech!!
• seamless entry/exit - get in and drive, and get out and walk away and have the car "just work" with out doing anything is much better vs. my other Porsche's - I missed this from my Tesla's and it's nice to see Porsche close the gap here
  • now if they would only support "phone as a key" I'd be closer to exuberance - but this is pretty good…
• so far the PCM and carplay are much more stable have has fewer "hangs" and "non-functionals" - congrats!
• ambient lighting being optionally status/diagnostic is a nice feature and I personally am enjoying it!
• check out the rear-seat fold down! did you know you can rotate the "latch" so that there is a more "upright" postion for the seat backs, making the cargo area have more space??? Check it out!!
• I like the gesture for power door port opening more than my Taycan's implementation
• passenger display having conditional polarization is a neat trick
• wireless charging bay having air-conditioning - nice
• I like the deeper center console
• thanks for improving innodrive - nice to see progress in this space!
• so far the app experience is better and more responsive for remote status/updates - big progress here from Porsche!!
• listing of charging sites in PCM navigation - with available stalls - nice status even if it's inaccurate - so Porsche is making this a better EV
• plug&charge - I missed out on this in my 2020 Taycan ($5k retrofit, or MY'2021 or later had it) - plug&charge is soooo nice.

none of the items above are make/break - but they are all nice touches that add up to more satisfaction and less disgruntled ness - and I have to make fewer excused that Porsche drive's better which makes up for where they suck…

 

[shawn]

• check out the rear-seat fold down! did you know you can rotate the "latch" so that there is a more "upright" position for the seat backs, making the cargo area have more space??? Check it out!!

Just checked it out...wow This is one of those things I honestly would have never found out about. It is a very clever feature that I can see using.

 

[daveo4EV]

• check out the rear-seat fold down! did you know you can rotate the "latch" so that there is a more "upright" position for the seat backs, making the cargo area have more space??? Check it out!!

Just checked it out...wow This is one of those things I honestly would have never found out about. It is a very clever feature that I can see using.

we carry our dog Zola in the back of our Macan - and rarely have passengers in the rear seats…so having the seats "more upright" for better space in the cargo area is a huge win in my book…and easily "fixed" should I need someone to sit back there.

I know it sounds silly - but I'm a car person - and when I get a new car I'll spend hours in the drive way just "exploring" it and actually flipping trough the owner's manual - checking out the frunk/trunk cargo areas, what's under the seats - etc…a lot of modern cars have a ton of features that go unnoticed by 99% of their owners for 99.9% of their ownership period…I like to know my car inside/out and take advantage of all the thoughtful features that the manufacturer bothered to include…and I've learned over the years that means spending time with the car while not driving it…

Zola approves of the new Macan and eagerly leaps into whenever the rear trunk is open…

 

[SergeyIndy]

To this point " now if they would only support "phone as a key" I'd be closer to exuberance"

Macan EV internal docs state that Porsche Digital Key will be available CW (calendar week) 25/25 at the earliest.

 

[daveo4EV]

To this point " now if they would only support "phone as a key" I'd be closer to exuberance"

Macan EV internal docs state that Porsche Digital Key will be available CW (calendar week) 25/25 at the earliest.

this will be interesting to see play out - what docs are you referring to - can you provide links?

 

[byebye]

this one, I guess

 

[SergeyIndy]

@byebye, yes, that is the source I got it from.

 

[CDW]

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• wireless charging bay having air-conditioning - nice

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There is one thing that I do wish it had was to let me know there is a phone in the wireless charging bay. I keep forgetting my phone. My BMW makes a noise and announced it on the instrument screen. Maybe it is one setting that I still need to find and switch on

 

[Salmonfisher]

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• wireless charging bay having air-conditioning - nice

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There is one thing that I do wish it had was to let me know there is a phone in the wireless charging bay. I keep forgetting my phone. My BMW makes a noise and announced it on the instrument screen. Maybe it is one setting that I still need to find and switch on

That would be a good one!

 

[KJohn3333]

To this point " now if they would only support "phone as a key" I'd be closer to exuberance"

Macan EV internal docs state that Porsche Digital Key will be available CW (calendar week) 25/25 at the earliest.

The new Audi Q6 that shares all the same tech as the Macan EV has the digital key feature that allows you to unlock and drive the car via a smartphone or smartwatch. It also allows you to create digital keys for up to 5 users. I think there has been some delay especially using Apple devices needing a firmware update to be able to add the digital key to Apple wallet.

I think this could be a complimentary new feature for the Macan that will come via an (OTA) MMI update next year.

https://www.e-tronforum.com/threads/digital-key.7950/

 

[Diego]

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• wireless charging bay having air-conditioning - nice

"

There is one thing that I do wish it had was to let me know there is a phone in the wireless charging bay. I keep forgetting my phone. My BMW makes a noise and announced it on the instrument screen. Maybe it is one setting that I still need to find and switch on

When a phone is in the charging area there is a notification on the PCM but no sound or "better" alert.

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