Paddle Shifters VS no Paddle Shifters
05-28-2024, 12:39 PM
#17
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
The Macan "PDK" can pose issues if not kept up with a proper maintenance regimen, many recommend more maintenance than the service manual. It's a weak spot and far from bulletproof.
I would do anything I can to keep the transmission out of slowing down the car if the brakes are an easy alternative. It all generates heat and wear. The maintenance manager has an incentive to tell you to drive the crap out of it.
What objective measures are present and observable from driving hard with a direct correlation to increase resale value?
I would do anything I can to keep the transmission out of slowing down the car if the brakes are an easy alternative. It all generates heat and wear. The maintenance manager has an incentive to tell you to drive the crap out of it.
What objective measures are present and observable from driving hard with a direct correlation to increase resale value?
He confirms that Porsches do better and their engines stay cleaner by frequent hard driving.
He has a general negative opinion about EVs...He said they are not quite ready for prime time.
Are you aware that the value of this EV and all others plummet as soon as you leave the show room ?
Are you aware that EV still have many problems and issues ?
He warns that you NEVER buy the first year model on any car. Example Ford Mustang Mach E.
Are you aware that the infrastructure for such cars in the United States is severely limited ?
05-28-2024, 06:09 PM
#18
Instructor
The Macan EV doesn't have a loud exhaust or a fancy, aluminum gas filler cap either. And no turbos... I think we all need to wrap our heads around the shift to EVs. They may look like prior generations, but this is a totally different paradigm.
Here's one that will get you scratching your head: The Macan EV has no clutch or torque converter. When you're stopped at a stoplight, the electrons simply aren't passing through the motor and so the motor is stopped. I believe on most EVs to go in reverse you simply switch the direction of the electrons' flow so the engine just rotates in the other direction. Paddle Shifters are barely scratching the surface at the changes that are coming...
05-28-2024, 08:10 PM
#19
Maybe cars of the future will go the way of the wristwatch. with most of the population being happy with something that simply gets them from A to B in the same way that a battery powered watch gives the correct time. However, there are always going to be enthusiasts that want something mechanical and are prepared to put up with winding their watch or changing gears in their car. Could be that Porsche will be the Rolex of the future (with Ferrari, Aston Martin etc, the Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, etc.)