Did I blow it by not ordering the HUD?

[jm1883]

I didn’t bother, crazy amount of money that’s better spent elsewhere.

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[Rocket Roger]

You can certainly live without it but I find it very useful. It makes maximizing regen with breaking much easier. The augmented reality turning directions are great. And, just having your current speed on the road in front of you is very nice. I have set the optional switch on the steering wheel to turn the HUD on and off so at night when it is more distracting it is easy to disable. Also, it can be seen just fine with polarized sun glasses.

 

[shawn]

I dislike and never use the HUD on my 2022 Volvo XC90 Recharge. I also can't see that HUD when I'm wearing sunglasses. So, I decided to save the money and skip it on my new Macan 4.

I'm now wondering if that was a blunder. Thoughts?

Nah, It’s a nice to have but the nav is already on two screens if you need it so I never felt the need for a third

 

[Ayyywa]

You can certainly live without it but I find it very useful. It makes maximizing regen with breaking much easier. The augmented reality turning directions are great. And, just having your current speed on the road in front of you is very nice. I have set the optional switch on the steering wheel to turn the HUD on and off so at night when it is more distracting it is easy to disable. Also, it can be seen just fine with polarized sun glasses.

You can also leave the optional switch for regeneration (like I do because I am always switching during driving) and just give the verbal command for on or off HUD, spoiler up or down, etc.

 

[alxman]

I really like the HUD. Although I understand some people may find it distracting, I promise your brain will get used to it and eventually ignore it. But the info is there when you need it. Of course, you will never get used to it if you obsess about it “being there”. I equate it with my wife not being able to fall asleep when the cat is purring or the TV is on because she is focusing too much on the “noise”while I just ignore it and have no problem sleeping lol.
I also feel it is very useful for those needing reading glasses for near vision (older folks and post cataract surgery).
The Macan HUD was also designed for people wearing polarized sunglasses so it dims a little but is otherwise clearly visible.

 

[Yves]

Yes it’s a mistake … but that is a personal thing, my first HUD I hated for a month, now I can‘t live without it, though the Porsche HUD is limited compared to the BMW … hope they will expand it with software updates. I wear reading glasses so it’s nice to be able to ready everything clear, that‘s a nice bonus.

 

[jm1883]

Nah, It’s a nice to have but the nav is already on two screens if you need it so I never felt the need for a third

Exactly this, I already find I’m repeating information on just two screens. Never mind having the HUD as well.

I’ve had HUD in previous cars, but don’t miss it at all.

 

[shawn]

Exactly this, I already find I’m repeating information on just two screens. Never mind having the HUD as well.

I’ve had HUD in previous cars, but don’t miss it at all.

Sometimes, too much information, especially redundant information, is a bad thing because you have to take time to choose where to look, and I find that distracting, which takes away from the driving experience.

 

[craz8]

With my aging eyesight, not having to refocus on the dash is an improvement (although the big speed number is easy to read).

I recently had a loaner car with one of those rear-view-mirror screens instead of an actual mirror. This has the problem of needing exactly the wrong focus. Instead of the light being focussed from outside the car, at a distance, the focus required is now on a screen that is both close by, and high up. For those with bi-focal glasses, it makes that little screen entirely unusable, and dangerous!

 

[strwbryfruitcake]

It's all personal preference. I love the HUD because it allows me to take less moments off the road since I'm constantly checking my speed.

The only thing I dislike about the HUD is that at night time, the background (whatever it's called) that the display is projected onto isn't completely black so it is a bit distracting when it's very dark outside. Imagine an LCD screen with a completely black picture, the backlit from the LCD is how it looks. I should probably turn it off at night time to prevent that but day time, it's great.

OMG I thought it was just me too, the rectangular background of the HUD possible display area, 1st HUD I've ever seen that does that, but I've so far gotten used to it. I also lowered the HUD brightness to minimum, but it all looks the same, even on lowest settings the HUD seems too bright IMO.

 

[Fun TC Driving]

Just confirmed with the Porsche Tech center a IMO shortfall of our AR HUD, and that is if one is driving and wishes to input a new navigate -to-location, it will not appear on the HUD.

It will however appear on the HUD if one uses the mobile app and enters the desired address in advance, and/or if if mid-trip we stop on the side of the road and enter it manually, keystroke by keystroke, but for $2,500 to not take verbal mid-trip inputs along the way….

 

[cogtooth]

"I have set the optional switch on the steering wheel to turn the HUD on and off so at night when it is more distracting it is easy to disable"

The HUD can be turned off by holding the left rotating wheel on the steering wheel down until it turns off, so not necessary to use the optional switch.

 

[dgkhn]

You can also leave the optional switch for regeneration (like I do because I am always switching during driving) and just give the verbal command for on or off HUD, spoiler up or down, etc.

Actually, you don't need to do either. All you have to do is hold in the left hand scroll wheel to turn the HUD on and off. (I.e., short press is, mute, long press, controls HUD).

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