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I think part of the crux of the issue is this: 1) people report slow charging in the middle of spring or summer all the time. So why assume an extremely slow charge in winter, and specifically an example when a battery is only mildly cool, not freezing, is solely due to lack of preconditioning...

I refuse to be forced to use the OEM charging planning, regardless of the car. They’re just not that good or flexible. I might use one if it’s really good, but luckily I’ve never had trouble hitting max charge rates on any of my EVs in Rocky Mountain winters. So speaking generally with EVs...

The reason is likely due to slide decks being posted 6-8 months ago outlining a rollout of software supporting digital key. At the time I think it was being slated as a June release and did not align with the ‘26 rollout. There is also some history with Taycan being retrofitted with features...

I’ve had fatigue warnings going back more than a decade, without IR sensors. These sensors may also be used for additional fatigue monitoring but they just seemed to coincide with cars having driver assist that can allow you to let go of the wheel.

I feel like I’m tempting fate by raising my hand. Hopefully this is one of the things addressed in the major update that just became available.

I don’t think these are so much about fatigue monitoring as they are about attention monitoring for autonomous functions. Instead of making you wiggle or even touch the steering wheel you just have to be paying attention to the road. Look away too long and the car beeps at you and pulls over to...

FWIW my WiFi also restarted earlier this week, complete with a banner message(not a crash), and I have not had the major update. It does sound like a minor app OTA update occurred for some part of the network stack. I think I did also have to reconnect my phone but didn’t think anything of it.

Can’t speak for Tesla owners, I’ve owned Volvo, Audi, BMW EVs and never had trouble fast charging on trips down to -5C/20F in winter or up to 35C/95F in summer without punching in a destination or manually preconditioning. It’s possible precondition may have been even better in these extremes...

Sorry if I’m double posting this across topics but I like the way Variant Wheels operates. They have a stock of custom wheel blanks and when you order they will drill the pattern, machine the offset, and coat to your desired specs. The wheels are not crazy expensive either, IMO.

Mine auto changed, turning off DST, but I didn’t check it immediately on the Sunday morning so I can’t confirm exactly when it changed.

200 miles is a reasonable usable range to plan for on a car that is rated 300-350. Wind is one of the biggest variables and even something like 10mph headwind may not be noticeable but can eat a good chunk of your efficiency at highway speeds. Even when we have EVs that can do 500 miles...

Dropped it for PPF today. See you soon!

Not super surprising, the body build is much like the iX (wheel arches, the woven fabric attempting to look modern and eco friendly, for example) and it is a 3 series so it isn't going to get quite the luxury treatment that an iX5 or 7 might. The X3 has always been a bit basic, offering only...

These are Thule WingBar Edge. https://www.macanevowners.com/forum/threads/the-ambiguously-grey-turbo.22721/post-351181

Oh I snapped some photos as an afterthought. I will get some better ones in the mountains later.

I’m officially putting the car into winter mode, and decided to roll some efficiency tests comparing to my iX. Everything is pretty much in line with what you’d expect, no huge surprises, the Macan is not defying physics or introducing some amazing new tech. Test is a 15 mile freeway loop at...

iX3 has a bigger battery, that’s the primary reason it will go farther. We will have to see it get out into dozens of independent testers to know if it also uses the energy better than its predecessors. I hope it would. I haven’t been able to drive an iX3 of course, but I just got out of the iX...

Hey now, Petzi is not the only one with an error-free car! Not mythical, but I guess if you’re the most vocal you get it named after you :) I’m glad the update is good and resolving some issues that people have had.

Just something to consider - the stock 22" wheels don't stick out of the fender at all, so I wouldn't expect these to either. They won't be tucked in like the standard 20s though. It's good they are taking care of you!