I've always had my bars on so I can't say how much noise they add. However, my Macan with the factory bars are quieter than my Cayenne with Thule Wingbar Evos.
As stated earlier, there are no instructions that come with the cross bars. There are vague instructions in the digital version of the owner's manual. It took a service rep and myself over an hour to finally figure it out. The covers act as levers to clamp down the towers. It looks like the...
I've experienced this and the inverse. It doesn't seem to recognize the car in front, staggered to the left or right, when two lanes merge into one. I've had to hit the brakes because Innodrive didn't recognize when it's supposed to "merge like a zip," as they say in New Zealand.
Yesterday, I had an IX60 annoyingly tailgate me for about a 1/4 mile, even though I was driving 20% over the speed limit. We were both going to be turning right at a 90 degree intersection. I went into the turn fast, accelerated out, and was a block ahead by the time he gradually made the turn...