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Good point. You could argue that the software is not robust enough to compensate for out of tolerance hardware, or provide the owner/tech with meaningful diagnostics that point to the hardware issues quickly and efficiently. My previous life as a hardware/software integrator taught me that...

I thought that was an option, but I guess standard on a 4S...

After a short drive I parked my 4S in the garage today and when I looked down the driveway I saw this. Perhaps a couple passes and my driveway would be clear? 🙂

I've seen 5 outside of the dealer's corral over the past year. Then I've only seen about a dozen ICE Macans. I've seen a few Taycans at charging stations, however.

Unrealistic I think. One user's bug is another user's feature.. who is to decide.. No competitive consumer company is going to expose their release cycle details to the public, just not good business practice.. Public collaborative software projects have several tools to do this, you see...

On a performance car driven hard, plugs often are cut and fall out at inopportune times. Tire shops in this area won't do them. Steel cords will cut them. You need a patch on the inside, plug optional. On the everyday grocery getter it is not as much a worry. I've plugged a few newer tires...

On fly by wire vehicles and aircraft, these kinds of issues are often a loose connection, pushed pin making poor connection, or faulty sensor putting noise on a data line, the software or hardware interface doesn't like it and goes into limp/safety mode. Usually takes a tech's superman effort to...

Rodents are a big problem in this area too. A few insurance companies treat rodent damage similar to glass damage, without a deductible... one of the reasons I picked Amica. They picked up the $11,000 repair bill for my previous car (air suspension and harness damage)

I ticked the PTV+ option box for my 4S basically for the diff lock and my winter driveway. What's another $1500.... I don't think it can be easily turned off and on, so my comparison is more subjective. I have not found a Macan review but there are other auto trans ICE Porsches that offer PTV...

EV tuned tires have a harder compound, softer compounds have more rolling resistance. for a number of reasons. AS tires have a harder compound than max summer, but max summer has less tread squirm. There is a video link posted here somewhere about the EV tire difference.

That Ice Grey metallic will change color depending on light. In fact, just about all the Porsche paint does that... so always view first hand. If it is that important to you, view in different lighting, a cloudy sky is much different than bright sun. You can see that variations in color thread...

Did you try one off those automobile paint solvent cleaners?

Pick another car to use an example.... My nephew works as a tech at a Kia dealership and he says don't buy any Kia POS. For example, among other issues, the Kia camera usualy fails about every 8- 14 months. So if you don't mind having it serviced once a year, then it is fine. But keep in...

There is also a hide Tesla only filter.

I was just narrowly focussed on always using regen being more efficient. That is intuitive but proven not correct. If you are driving to extend range (more miles per kW) turn regen off. No amount of regen/recoup helps on typical roadways regardless. Using regen on long mountain down hills may...

I noticed last night that plugshare notes in the charger description those chargers compatible with partner cars with an adapter and those that are tesla only . You may see several unsuccessful attempts at tesla only chargers, but otherwise successful. I happened to notice several Rivian...

The energy recovery from regen is so small it makes much less difference than one would think. Regen is less efficient in just about all normal driving situations. If you feather the throttle on a strong regen car to slow down VS just leaving up the throttle on a light or no regen car, then you...

Depends. Most ice vehicle car transmissions now days are set up to coast, not using engine braking, to get another 0.1 mpg. But some cars and most SUVs and trucks provide engine braking. Not as efficient as coasting 🙂

A popular misconception, but take a broader view. When you include things like drivers habits, the studies show that regen actually hurts mpg or mpkW. For one, with strong regen drivers have a tendency to stay on the throttle and begin braking later, perhaps because they falsely think they...

Well that is adaptive cruise control with stop start. I think the base Macan has adaptive but not start/stop standard . You have to check off the Innodrive box. It was discussed here quite a bit last year. The Macan, with innodrive, uses whatever regen, conventional braking, or throttle...