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How does that handle aggressive driving, will the magnets hold a big phone with its case through ~1G maneuvers or on bumpy sections of the road? I would think you'd want the phone physically restrained. I sometimes have passengers that need a cable connection to charge their phone, and I don't...

LIDAR was added to most RADAR systems years ago simply to reduce false collision positives. The Mercedes based system of 15 years ago used to warn me that a tree was about to jump out in front of me, after they added a camera, not so much. Not a big deal until they added automatic braking. Lost...

Yes, folding them in and out recalibrated them.

Radar systems are pretty reliable, camera (LIDAR) not so much but are cheaper. Manufactures are trying to use software to analyze video to do things like collision avoidance and adaptive cruise but have not been that effective. Simple things like sun shining into a camera (driving into a sunset...

Yes, you are buying electricity by the kWatt. In round numbers for example, the Macan has a 100 kW battery, more or less. To increase SOC 20% it needs 20 kWatts. In the US market Macan will draw ~9 kWh AC from a L2 charger at any % SOC because that is the limit of the US on board AC battery...

The EVSE cannot manage the power (current). The EVSE tells the car how much power (current) is available. The car uses what it wants. The EVSE will act like a circuit breaker and cut power when a car draws too much current,

For one, my BMW based Mini EV has no way to limit charge % to 80% by either the car GUI or App. Some owners have complained for years. I would think some others in the BMW product line would be the same. You can set timers and departures but not charge %. I know the specs and engineering...

How much is the degradation over 10 10,000 mile years? There are some recent EVs where you can't limit charging to 80% using the car GUI (or app). These cars, have to be limited from the EVSE or via clever scheduling. The school of thought there is that 80% is much to do about nothing to the...

My 2011 Mercedes based Jeep had metallic paint which didn't seem to affect the RADARs. They seemed to be flawless. Loved the heaters they put in the front to melt off ice and snow. Perhaps Porsche puts more metal in their paint. The ice gray changes shades with light, so there may be some...

I hear the new software is more conservative with estimates. I didn't notice any real world range change, but I think the updates resets/clears some historical data, so the estimate may also be based less and different historical data.data.

Dunno, but how far above sea level are you? The gauge is indicating tire pressure relative to the atmosphere where the TPMS sensor does not have an atmospheric reference so it indicates internal tire pressure. The difference will depend on atmospheric pressure which varies with weather and...

Just want to mention that the current isn't constant, just the voltage. Watts is voltage times current. Since the voltage is constant in either case, as the kW charge indicated drops, the current drops. In other words the current isn't a constant 40-50 amps. It will drop as the power...

I dunno but there seems to be two features being crossed pollinated here, collision avoidance and emergency braking, but then I may also be confused. There is emergency braking which slows the car when driver incapacitation is detected or someone presses the hazard button for 3 seconds. Then...

There were changes in the on board charger software that causes some cars not to charge via the owner's home AC charger. Dealers can revert the on board charger software. Dunno if they would be willing to revert the entire update package.

In the US, ACC was not standard. In order to get ACC you had to buy the innoDrive option. So a US spec 2025 with ACC will also have innoDrive. Adds a bit of confusion to a world wide forum where each market is sec'd differently. YMMV

My 4S collision warning works fine after the update. The only issue I've noticed is that it is sometimes slow to start a Level 2 (EVSE) charge. I've been contemplating having the dealer pul the vehicle charger update out.

You didn't mention it, but was the front tires replaced after noticing the difference in wear? Do you know if they swapped front wheels/tires left and right to see if the pull follows? Did they check for rear tire wear differences? A dragging brake perhaps?

After years of black leather I now have light colored leather seats on two cars and love the look. It seems to stay cleaner than black, especially if you have kids or guests using tons of sunscreen. The white sunscreen seems to blend into light colors but stands out on black. I've heard that...

If you like driving feel, and safety, you will hate the BYDs. They are the new Yugos and may be a fitting replacement for the worst car in history :)

Visibility out of the rear window is limited, and the rear wiper bulge eats into the view substantially. I don't miss the rear wiper and think the Macan looks better without it. Happy that it is only offered as an option. I'd rather have a less restrictive view. BTW, the rear camera has a...