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Sounds like RandomMacan has the same problem. I might try Waze, but I usually don't open any particular app -- I press one of the suggested destinations in the top-right when Android Auto connects, and it opens up the route to there. I imagine this might maybe be google maps in the background...

Yeah, I went through all the settings I could think of, and it doesn't help. The in-device navigation does display in the expected spots, but when using Android Auto navigation, those spots are empty. The app is the built-in navigation app in Android Auto. I don't have an iPhone to compare to...

I'm thinking there has to be some other mechanism than "talk to the service advisor" for what is essentially software bugs. Does Porsche have a "customer questions" call center? The closest I could come is the phone number at the bottom here; maybe I'll call it after the week-end...

Internal recording needs to get the side windows, for lane splitting motorcycles, and highway patrol interactions, and also audio. That being said, I'm so attached to the seamless integration of the FitCamX, that I'd be unlikely to buy any camera that didn't have a similar fit.

One of the main reasons I like this car was the smooth Android Auto integration. Wireless connection is great, but the best feature was the AA navigation display as part of the HUD. Killer feature! Unfortunately, as of a few days ago, that feature seems to have disappeared from my car, and I...

The Escalade IQ claims a 450 mile range. There are things other than range that matter :-)

yeah -- not a fan

Energy consumption increases exponentially 90% of readers don't care, but: it increases quadratically, not exponentially. Rolling resistance and air drag both have a quadratic component. Also, surprisingly, the motor is actually less efficient when spinning faster, because it generates more...

The reason to get the GTS: Your porsche logo will be the traditional red/yellow color, not the (IMO disappointing) "turbonite." The reason to get the Turbo: It's more fun off the red light.

lovely color!

The software in the Macan is different, because it's Android Auto, not VAG Special.

/r/askcarsales seems to suggest that this is no longer true -- someone who's already over their quota is over, and someone who's not at their quota is probably under enough that another car won't change it. Plus, buying a day when everyone else is there both means that you'll have to wait...

Doesn't the Macan have a LFP (lithium) battery? The reason to not connect straight to a battery, is that old-school lead-acid batteries generate hydrogen gas when charging, and the second connection to the battery will complete a circuit and generate a spark, so the spark can explode the...

The Porsche dealer in my city refused to go below MSRP for custom orders; I had to go to another city to get 4% off. In general, dealers aren't super happy to give discounts on factory orders, because you the buyer always have the option to undo the deal until you actually drive it off the lot...

Northern California. 20" wheels. Turbo. 60/40 freeway and city driving. 2.8 kWh/mi.

Sounds like a really bad service center. Super frustrating! Here's hoping there are other centers in the general area you could go to next.

Except we don't get them in the US. And now we also don't get the laser lights. Because regulation requires faster response times than current technology can deliver. Despite most drivers I meet not even dimming their manual lights at all -- except for that one guy who doesn't even turn them on...

If you believe the range meter is an accurate gauge, similar to "this is how many gallons of gas you have in your tank," this would be concerning. But that's not what this range meter is. It's better known as a "guess-o-meter" and it uses a combination of state of charge, current consumption...

Make sure to bring the wall-plug adapter as a backup! The reason is that, the way the "tesla to J1772" adapters work, is with collaboration from the Tesla wall EVSE. The EVSE will try for 30 seconds to talk as if you plugged in a Tesla. If you didn't, it'll switch and try talking to J1772, and...

> When you go back to the Macan, you immediately notice it does not drive like this. A-yup! The J1 glues to the road. (I drove the Audi GT version) The Macan wiggles when doing the "Start by turning from a stop sign" maneuver. But I couldn't take the super-low front. And the "backing into the...