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Range doesn't matter on a daily basis - only when road tripping - and then it only matters if the charging is not reliable - reliable charging = no range problems.

Macan Hybrid with 26 kWh battery is more problematic than Cayenne - creativity rules and maybe I'm wrong - but I'd say more like 16 kWh would in the volume range for Macan - but we'll see… Macan EV does a solid 280 miles - so I'm not sure how much more people need for a neighborhood run...

yes - that was the briefing in Aug. 2023 when I took the Leipzig factory tour due euro-delivery while I was there - they are quite proud of the fact that Leipzig can build: Macan ICE, Macan EV, Panamera if you get the opportunity for a factory tour I highly recommend it! I love factory tours...

loving the factual context being brought to this thread - keep it up!

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you can't evaluate sales/inventory without also considering pricing - the Taycan is very very expensive even by Porsche's standards for what it is vs. the competition - it was selling fine until they've raised the prices - even my local dealer agrees with me Porsche has sabotaged the Taycan - he...

this is going soooo well - I"m sure their renewed focus on ICE legacy technology is clearly the path forward - screw this new EV stuff f- let's go back to exhaust notes and 12 different version of the same engine with slight more/less HP for $10k a pop! returning to past glory has always gone...

not since 2020 and I'm not going back to a vehicle with out Carplay…

no carPlay - not my vendor.

no not for the Macan's purpose/timing - _IF_ I pursue a Gravity (which isn't really out yet but close) it will be to replace the 2021 Cayenne TurboS eHybrid in 2026/2027 around the time the Cayenne's CPO runs out…(CPO runs out in April of 2027 - so purchasing time frame is Sept. of 2026 to end...

none of the EV's sold in China have run a ring time either - so far that's worked out well for Porsche…clearly that's a purchasing criteria for a majority of EV customers…

that is stock for the Saphire…the Saphire is to a Lucid Air what a Taycan GT is to Taycan 4S https://lucidmotors.com/air-sapphire

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a46594739/2024-lucid-air-sapphire-lightning-lap-2024/ The Sapphire shattered the Lightning Lap EV record by nearly 11 seconds and became the fastest four-door, edging out the Porsche Panamera Turbo S by 3.5 seconds. What about the Tesla Model S Plaid? We've...

Saphire Air is a 2023/2024 product and the first product from Lucid to attempt driving dynamics and track worthy ness…

neither has the new 992.2 GT3 or the Macan Turbo… https://www.carscoops.com/2024/09/how-quick-can-the-lucid-air-sapphire-lap-the-ring/ we'll see it soon enough - it has the track chops - again this is the Lucid Saphire, not the original Lucid Air…

the air not so much - Lucid air Saphire…is the benchmark - the Gravity is a Saphire drive train and dynamics (i.e. very very good and best Ev drive train in a production vehicle today) - and the volume/cargo/passenger capacity of a chevy suburban…and I need to replcae my Cayenne turboS eHybrid...

worth the time if you care - no one at VW/Audi/Porsche talks like this - not sure Lucid will survive, but they get it - this is the sort of thinking that brought us the Model S - and no one at Tesla thinks like this anymore - and certainly no one at Porsche efficiency matters - greatlly… I've...

I agree with you on the range - when I owned my Taycan it was only rarely that it's range affected me - so we're good… but with Lucid's efficiency I'm really confused as to why they are "going for range" - from a driving dynamic's point of view if they were to offer a 260-280 mile vehicle (vs...

software compensation and trick suspension design to a point…but I get your point, but also head to head - eV to EV to EV - everyone who's driven a Saphire on track says they'd take it over a Taycan…and the Gravity is coming in at slightly less weight that the Saphire Air… so on the driving...

I wouldn't take a Gravity or an Air over a Taycan - but compared to a Cayenne (and the needs it fits) it could be done - we'll see how it gets refined over the years…but I was shocked at how "cheap" it was with all the options vs. Porsche's offerings, and mechanically/driving dynamics the Air...