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cxdood Member Since: 05 Jul 2020 Location: USA Posts: 58 |
Removing physical buttons saves money in producing the car but makes normal things more cumbersome for the driver. It could even be dangerous when driving and you take the eyes off the road. I don’t have an L460 and one of the things I dislike the most of the changes is the lack of buttons. I hope this fad will pass and they put the buttons back. The car looks good though. L405 2016 - Supercharged V6 petrol 380hp |
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23rd Jan 2024 7:17am |
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Fla Member Since: 26 Nov 2023 Location: South west Posts: 187 |
I'm with Cxdood, Its bad enough when they remove buttons from the infotainment or aircon but then putting touch sensitive buttons on the steering wheel is just stupid. Buttons work, they are fast and reliable. I get from a mk7 golf to a mk8 for work and the infotainment system has been in the garage 6 times. You can access aircon or heat settings without taking your eyes off the road, in the old car I could reach down and change the settings without looking. For me touchscreen everything should take a star off the Ncap rating.
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23rd Jan 2024 10:03am |
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Phil. Member Since: 19 Apr 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 784 |
This extra PHEV battery weight is one reason I went for the diesel (non-plugin) mild-hybrid which is a peach of a power train with loads of torque delivering good mpg and better handling due to its lower weight (200kg-300k less than the PHEV). MY23 D350 HSE
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23rd Jan 2024 7:04pm |
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Arch Stanton Member Since: 26 Apr 2012 Location: chavshire Posts: 445 |
what is the power like on these hybrids when you are running ICE only? I regularly do 100+mile journeys so way beyond EV range First time FFRR owner |
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23rd Jan 2024 7:27pm |
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Martin2 Member Since: 15 Jun 2020 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 762 |
Assuming it’s the same as my car, you never run out of battery or full / combined power.
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23rd Jan 2024 8:10pm |
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Phil. Member Since: 19 Apr 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 784 |
Is that Porsche or Land Rover software? MY23 D350 HSE
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23rd Jan 2024 8:12pm |
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Arch Stanton Member Since: 26 Apr 2012 Location: chavshire Posts: 445 |
Thanks Martin thats helpful. My preferred option is a SDV8, v8s wont be around forever so will look to get one if I can. I may take a drive in a hybrid though and see what it is like. I wonder if I can blag an extended test drive for a day or too lol First time FFRR owner |
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23rd Jan 2024 8:25pm |
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Phil. Member Since: 19 Apr 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 784 |
I’ve owned 3 SDV8’s and covered over 100k miles in them. I now own a D350 MHEV and it’s far more refined, has improved responsiveness, and better mpg than the SDV8. It’s definitely worth a drive. MY23 D350 HSE
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23rd Jan 2024 11:01pm |
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Martin2 Member Since: 15 Jun 2020 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 762 |
Porsche software. It's very good and means the car is surprisingly efficient despite me doing more longer journeys than short ones ie 340 mile round trip tomorrow. With zero charge it will do 35-36mpg on the motorway and over the first 8,000 miles, the cost per mile is under 17p and that's with only ever putting Full Fat petrol in. Pretty quick, sounds good with the optional sports exhaust and it is great to drive. MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid MY19 SDV8 Autobiography - Sold |
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24th Jan 2024 8:28am |
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