Search results

Until recently, the sequence of design for Porsche EV’s was Macan, then the 983, and then the Cayenne. Then Porsche announced that the next model released would not be the 983, but the Cayenne EV. It would be interesting to hear from Porsche why they made this change, but here’s one...

The approach angle of the Macan seems similar to my 987 Cayman S (not good). In fact, in 13 years of Cayman ownership I never scraped the front fascia, but in 4 months I have done it twice already on the Macan. I should have engaged the lift, but thought, unwisely, "It's an SUV."

According to Grok, the AI engine, tariffs typically are applied when goods arrive at port. So ostensibly the vehicles in the US now, and any that arrive before the tariff date, would not have it applied. YMMV.

Per my previous post, I went to a Hampton Inn, which had two L2 Tesla chargers installed. I thought I might be able to use one (with NACS adapter), since charging was free. Didn’t work for me. Secondarily, both spaces were occupied by ICE vehicles overnight. I’d have been pissed if I was a...

I just bought a Lectron adapter today since I soon will be staying at a Hampton Inn that has NACS charging cables.

Some of the Audi Q8 owners have made the software conversion. Audi dealers won’t do it, at least not yet. This thread has some information on the topic. https://www.audiworld.com/forums/audi-e-tron-q8-e-tron-232/matrix-led-headlight-activation-information-3066385/

Kahneman wasn’t focused on the length of the sentence, which is influenced by cultural norms, laws, etc. He was interested in the fact that multiple judges looking at exactly the same case each could sentence the perpetrator to terms that differed by huge amounts, years. That’s not what...

The measure of a decision is its “correctness.“ For example, if we buy a vehicle anticipating it will meet our preconceived views on how it will enhance our lives (in whatever way), and it does so, then that would be viewed as a correct decision. Our very human tendencies to error (bias and...

In the book, Noise, Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman discusses how most judgements exceedingly are fraught with error. We as humans are exceptionally prone to any number of factors that hinder good judgement. For example, in one study criminal judges looking at identical case files varied their...

It appears Dave left the forum.

In a comment on the video, I questioned Dave’s use of negative scores, especially since he wasn’t willing to score above his highest point total in a category (as his wife suggested). Each score should be bounded by zero and the maximum weight. I was particularly disheartened that he was the...

This topic has been discussed at length previously. Might try searching for it.

Comment made to me at delivery at Porsche Experience Center by driving instructor: “Really great that you optioned RWS.” I didn’t ask why, but I since have thought he was referring to better cornering at high speeds. I have yet to test it in the mountains, but add me to the list of owners who...

I’d consider a light in the compartment useless. It’s not like I need to see in the small space to find my phone when I take it out.

Uphill…. (Average speed is low because the data includes a bit of in-town driving too, but most was highway) Downhill…

Nick, in driving to Maine, is an elevation change also a factor for you? I regularly drive from 2,000 feet to 6,000 feet. Obviously moving a 5,000+ pound vehicle up a mountain takes a lot of energy. I go from about a 70% charge to 30% on the uphill 90 mile drive at 65-80 mph in a Macan 4 with...

An under-appreciated factor on range is the color of the car. This site shares research that lighter colors result in higher fuel efficiency due to lower cooling loads. Presumably a darker color is better in higher latitudes/altitudes for the opposite reason (not discussed). Also presumably...

I too have free (excess solar) electricity. The annual savings are small in comparison to the premium price of an EV, especially the Macan, but it does feel good to not have any fuel / energy cost.

Just to review the physics, the drag on a vehicle is a function of the coefficient of drag (in layman language, how close to a teardrop shape it is), how large the ”flat plate frontal area” is (the size of the vehicle looking head-on), and the speed (squared). Add to that temperature effects...

I’m unconvinced that leasing leads to a lower, overall cost, especially if Porsche finance sets the residual value approximately correct compared to what it eventually will be. They are informed and better armed now to do that, based on prior data from the EV market. Past, high Taycan...