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“HELP! The car died and it’s sticking halfway out into the street! And it won’t start! And nothing works! What’s wrong with your car?!” That’s the phone call I received from my wife yesterday. But it wasn’t the Taycan in distress. It was the Macan. Yesterday was time to take the Taycan in...

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I know this comparison has been covered numerous times before and I'm probably not noting anything 100 other people on here don't already know, but I'm adding my perspective anyway. Background I have both a 2021 Taycan 4S and a 2023 911 GTS Cabriolet 7MT (manual). I had the Taycan for around 2...

I sent @Administrator a message asking about this a while back with no response. I thought I’d see if there was any other interest. Would anyone else like to see support for LaTeX added? Occasionally, discussions get more technical and I think it would be helpful. I found the below add-on...

GM’s using hairpin windings with a mix of induction and permanent magnet motors. It’ll be interesting to see what different manufacturers do and what trends in the coming years. I would guess it’ll continue to be mixes of technology for various trade offs. Manufacturing costs, size, power...

Not exactly Taycan related, but maybe of interest. I went to PEC Atlanta today, partially for my birthday (38 tomorrow) and partially to test drive cars since they’re MIA at the dealership. Plans: I had a 9am session in a 718 Cayman S and a 2pm session in a 911 Carrera S. I intentionally...

My youngest got a lego set for his birthday. It came with an EV. Here it is built: I took a look at the instrument cluster to see how it compared to the Taycan: Pretty sure that’s a tach on the right… We’ll pretend it’s a battery temp gauge. As long as I’m posting pics… …it also came...

I have a 14-year old turning 15 in a few months and he’ll be able to get his learner’s permit. Today I asked him whether he wanted to learn on a manual or an automatic. “Manual” My eyes lit up. ? “Really?” “Well, yeah. I don’t want a self-driving car.” ?‍♂️ So just an FYI, in 2021, manuals...