Taycan options
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I’m considering either a Taycan or Audi RS ETron GT to replace my KIA EV6 GT in due course.
The things I want include
Head up display
Lane keep assist and adaptive cruise (ie the car will basically drive itself on motorways, A roads)
360 camera
Remote heating and cooling
(These are all standard on the KIA)
I think that if you go for carbon vorsprung on the Audi you get all of that, but I’m struggling to work out which option packs to look for in a used Taycan to cover these features.
Any help would be much appreciated.
The things I want include
Head up display
Lane keep assist and adaptive cruise (ie the car will basically drive itself on motorways, A roads)
360 camera
Remote heating and cooling
(These are all standard on the KIA)
I think that if you go for carbon vorsprung on the Audi you get all of that, but I’m struggling to work out which option packs to look for in a used Taycan to cover these features.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Hello,
Not many things 'packs' on Porsches, so most will be individual options.
You'll be able to do the remote climate control on all of them with the departure time function.
360 parking was an option on the 1st gen (I'm not sure on the 2nd gen).
Innodrive is your self driving option, but as long as it has adaptive cruise as an option, it can be purchased through the Porsche website and added to your car as a software update.
Head up display is an option as well (I'm not sure it's as relevant as it would be in the more minimalist EVs, as you would sit lower in a Porsche and you have the curved LED screen that displays the important stuff. It can be configured in different ways as well).
BW
Not many things 'packs' on Porsches, so most will be individual options.
You'll be able to do the remote climate control on all of them with the departure time function.
360 parking was an option on the 1st gen (I'm not sure on the 2nd gen).
Innodrive is your self driving option, but as long as it has adaptive cruise as an option, it can be purchased through the Porsche website and added to your car as a software update.
Head up display is an option as well (I'm not sure it's as relevant as it would be in the more minimalist EVs, as you would sit lower in a Porsche and you have the curved LED screen that displays the important stuff. It can be configured in different ways as well).
BW
Grantstown said:
Hello,
Not many things 'packs' on Porsches, so most will be individual options.
You'll be able to do the remote climate control on all of them with the departure time function.
360 parking was an option on the 1st gen (I'm not sure on the 2nd gen).
Innodrive is your self driving option, but as long as it has adaptive cruise as an option, it can be purchased through the Porsche website and added to your car as a software update.
Head up display is an option as well (I'm not sure it's as relevant as it would be in the more minimalist EVs, as you would sit lower in a Porsche and you have the curved LED screen that displays the important stuff. It can be configured in different ways as well).
BW
Got to be careful with cars without Innodrive and just adaptive as not all can be upgraded. Think you need to have specified the blind spot warning also (not a cheap option) to be able to upgrade as additional sensors. A dealer can confirm with a vin number. It does work superbly well though and had it on both of mine.Not many things 'packs' on Porsches, so most will be individual options.
You'll be able to do the remote climate control on all of them with the departure time function.
360 parking was an option on the 1st gen (I'm not sure on the 2nd gen).
Innodrive is your self driving option, but as long as it has adaptive cruise as an option, it can be purchased through the Porsche website and added to your car as a software update.
Head up display is an option as well (I'm not sure it's as relevant as it would be in the more minimalist EVs, as you would sit lower in a Porsche and you have the curved LED screen that displays the important stuff. It can be configured in different ways as well).
BW
If you're buying from a dealer https://finder.porsche.com allows you to filter available cars based on the options.
Be careful with option names...
- Lane Keep Assist (LKA) : the car monitors white lines, starts to buzz as you get close and will steer in a way that it feels like it's bounced off the white line...it'll then drift to other and you bounce off that etc
- Active Lane Keeping (ALK) : this is likely what you mean...the car will keep on the centre of the white lines, steering to do so
- Lane Change Assist (LCA) : blind spot monitoring
The latter is the most useful of the three IMO. I can't recall if ALK was available separately to Innodrive. I think it may have been for a bit.
- Lane Keep Assist (LKA) : the car monitors white lines, starts to buzz as you get close and will steer in a way that it feels like it's bounced off the white line...it'll then drift to other and you bounce off that etc
- Active Lane Keeping (ALK) : this is likely what you mean...the car will keep on the centre of the white lines, steering to do so
- Lane Change Assist (LCA) : blind spot monitoring
The latter is the most useful of the three IMO. I can't recall if ALK was available separately to Innodrive. I think it may have been for a bit.
I’ve had the auto steering on a Taycan and IMO it’s a waste of time and money. You need to basically keep your hands on the wheel pretty much all the time which defeats the idea!
I do like the adaptive cruise which I’ve had on numerous makes for years, but one thing I don’t like is the adaptive lights. I don’t use them because in my experience they tend to be so bright I keep getting flashed.
I’ve just been to Copenhagen and back over the last 5 days and yet again the Taycan confirms it is a brilliant machine to drive (even if the PCM kept resetting itself on the way over!). I was driving for pretty much 23 hours non-stop on the way back (aside from a little sleep in a hotel) and I didn’t suffer from any comfort issues whatsoever.
I also had a long drive on the autobahn on the way out ion daylight and I can confirm at 160mph it is steady as a rock!
I do like the adaptive cruise which I’ve had on numerous makes for years, but one thing I don’t like is the adaptive lights. I don’t use them because in my experience they tend to be so bright I keep getting flashed.
I’ve just been to Copenhagen and back over the last 5 days and yet again the Taycan confirms it is a brilliant machine to drive (even if the PCM kept resetting itself on the way over!). I was driving for pretty much 23 hours non-stop on the way back (aside from a little sleep in a hotel) and I didn’t suffer from any comfort issues whatsoever.
I also had a long drive on the autobahn on the way out ion daylight and I can confirm at 160mph it is steady as a rock!
I’ve had the auto steering on a Taycan and IMO it’s a waste of time and money. You need to basically keep your hands on the wheel pretty much all the time which defeats the idea!
I do like the adaptive cruise which I’ve had on numerous makes for years, but one thing I don’t like is the adaptive lights. I don’t use them because in my experience they tend to be so bright I keep getting flashed.
I’ve just been to Copenhagen and back over the last 5 days and yet again the Taycan confirms it is a brilliant machine to drive (even if the PCM kept resetting itself on the way over!). I was driving for pretty much 23 hours non-stop on the way back (aside from a little sleep in a hotel) and I didn’t suffer from any comfort issues whatsoever.
I also had a long drive on the autobahn on the way out ion daylight and I can confirm at 160mph it is steady as a rock!
I do like the adaptive cruise which I’ve had on numerous makes for years, but one thing I don’t like is the adaptive lights. I don’t use them because in my experience they tend to be so bright I keep getting flashed.
I’ve just been to Copenhagen and back over the last 5 days and yet again the Taycan confirms it is a brilliant machine to drive (even if the PCM kept resetting itself on the way over!). I was driving for pretty much 23 hours non-stop on the way back (aside from a little sleep in a hotel) and I didn’t suffer from any comfort issues whatsoever.
I also had a long drive on the autobahn on the way out ion daylight and I can confirm at 160mph it is steady as a rock!
I'm on the lookout for the right Taycan Turismo and I've built a little tool that's keeping a database of cars for me.
I also want a HUD (I find it amazing it isn't standard), as well as one of the upgraded stereos, a pano roof, surround view and a heated wheel so probably Sport Chrono too. Adaptive cruise would be nice but not a dealbreaker. Same for the matrix headlights. Obviously the larger battery is a must.
Anyway, according to my database, right now there are 220 approved used Turismos, not including GTS or Turbos, for sale and... 35 of them have the HUD. Add all the other options I want and it drops to 19. And only 7 of those are less than £65k.
What I'm trying to say is I'm surprised at how poorly optioned a lot of these cars are, although this may make sense as many were probably bought as BIK exploits so why load it up? If you look at Autotrader, the non-Porsche independent dealers seem to get the cars with better specs, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable buying one outside the Porsche network.
I also want a HUD (I find it amazing it isn't standard), as well as one of the upgraded stereos, a pano roof, surround view and a heated wheel so probably Sport Chrono too. Adaptive cruise would be nice but not a dealbreaker. Same for the matrix headlights. Obviously the larger battery is a must.
Anyway, according to my database, right now there are 220 approved used Turismos, not including GTS or Turbos, for sale and... 35 of them have the HUD. Add all the other options I want and it drops to 19. And only 7 of those are less than £65k.
What I'm trying to say is I'm surprised at how poorly optioned a lot of these cars are, although this may make sense as many were probably bought as BIK exploits so why load it up? If you look at Autotrader, the non-Porsche independent dealers seem to get the cars with better specs, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable buying one outside the Porsche network.
tomtom said:
I'm on the lookout for the right Taycan Turismo and I've built a little tool that's keeping a database of cars for me.
I also want a HUD (I find it amazing it isn't standard), as well as one of the upgraded stereos, a pano roof, surround view and a heated wheel so probably Sport Chrono too. Adaptive cruise would be nice but not a dealbreaker. Same for the matrix headlights. Obviously the larger battery is a must.
Anyway, according to my database, right now there are 220 approved used Turismos, not including GTS or Turbos, for sale and... 35 of them have the HUD. Add all the other options I want and it drops to 19. And only 7 of those are less than £65k.
What I'm trying to say is I'm surprised at how poorly optioned a lot of these cars are, although this may make sense as many were probably bought as BIK exploits so why load it up? If you look at Autotrader, the non-Porsche independent dealers seem to get the cars with better specs, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable buying one outside the Porsche network.
The one option I could never be without on a Taycan is the four wheel steer. First one I owned had no HUD (dash design neater) and current one has HUD. I don’t seem to notice it as much of a benefit as I did in my M cars and probably wouldn’t bother with it again. Matrix lights a huge bonus for me (again had with and without).I also want a HUD (I find it amazing it isn't standard), as well as one of the upgraded stereos, a pano roof, surround view and a heated wheel so probably Sport Chrono too. Adaptive cruise would be nice but not a dealbreaker. Same for the matrix headlights. Obviously the larger battery is a must.
Anyway, according to my database, right now there are 220 approved used Turismos, not including GTS or Turbos, for sale and... 35 of them have the HUD. Add all the other options I want and it drops to 19. And only 7 of those are less than £65k.
What I'm trying to say is I'm surprised at how poorly optioned a lot of these cars are, although this may make sense as many were probably bought as BIK exploits so why load it up? If you look at Autotrader, the non-Porsche independent dealers seem to get the cars with better specs, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable buying one outside the Porsche network.
garystoybox said:
The one option I could never be without on a Taycan is the four wheel steer. First one I owned had no HUD (dash design neater) and current one has HUD. I don t seem to notice it as much of a benefit as I did in my M cars and probably wouldn t bother with it again. Matrix lights a huge bonus for me (again had with and without).
That’s interesting feedback, thanks. HUD has to be the most pointless feature ever so not surprised people don’t spec it. I have it turned off, just adds nothing other than a distraction. I can understand its value on various cost cutting Chinesium where they couldn’t afford to fit a proper interior, even if I think those cars rarely have HUD ironically.
tomtom said:
I'm on the lookout for the right Taycan Turismo and I've built a little tool that's keeping a database of cars for me.
I also want a HUD (I find it amazing it isn't standard), as well as one of the upgraded stereos, a pano roof, surround view and a heated wheel so probably Sport Chrono too. Adaptive cruise would be nice but not a dealbreaker. Same for the matrix headlights. Obviously the larger battery is a must.
Anyway, according to my database, right now there are 220 approved used Turismos, not including GTS or Turbos, for sale and... 35 of them have the HUD. Add all the other options I want and it drops to 19. And only 7 of those are less than £65k.
What I'm trying to say is I'm surprised at how poorly optioned a lot of these cars are, although this may make sense as many were probably bought as BIK exploits so why load it up? If you look at Autotrader, the non-Porsche independent dealers seem to get the cars with better specs, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable buying one outside the Porsche network.
The one option I could never be without on a Taycan is the four wheel steer. First one I owned had no HUD (dash design neater) and current one has HUD. I don’t seem to notice it as much of a benefit as I did in my M cars and probably wouldn’t bother with it again. Matrix lights a huge bonus for me (again had with and without).I also want a HUD (I find it amazing it isn't standard), as well as one of the upgraded stereos, a pano roof, surround view and a heated wheel so probably Sport Chrono too. Adaptive cruise would be nice but not a dealbreaker. Same for the matrix headlights. Obviously the larger battery is a must.
Anyway, according to my database, right now there are 220 approved used Turismos, not including GTS or Turbos, for sale and... 35 of them have the HUD. Add all the other options I want and it drops to 19. And only 7 of those are less than £65k.
What I'm trying to say is I'm surprised at how poorly optioned a lot of these cars are, although this may make sense as many were probably bought as BIK exploits so why load it up? If you look at Autotrader, the non-Porsche independent dealers seem to get the cars with better specs, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable buying one outside the Porsche network.
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