Reading Porsche Magazines on a Tablet

The other day, when I went to my regular hair salon, one of the staff told me,

“Starting this month, you can read magazines on a tablet device here. We still have paper magazines, but with the tablet, you can read as many titles as you want, so please give it a try.”

I thought, “Wow, that’s really convenient!” and started browsing the tablet to see what magazines were available. There were several car magazines included.

Among them, quite a few had articles related to Porsche.

Usually, when reading magazines at a salon, you can only see the latest issue, but with the tablet, you can go back and read past issues too, which is very handy.

While browsing, I found that the November 2019 issue of GENROQ had a special feature on the Taycan.

I read it right away, and since it was quite interesting and insightful, I’d like to share a bit from the opening interview with the Taycan’s development team.

The Taycan and Porsche’s Future

About the Taycan

• The Taycan Cross Turismo wagon model will be arriving soon.
• The Taycan can perform 20 consecutive 0→100 km/h accelerations, with the 20th run only 1 second slower than the first—an astonishing performance.
• Production is planned at 20,000 units per year, but 31,000 reservations have already been made worldwide, and half of those customers are not existing Porsche owners.
• The Taycan is the world’s first production EV to use an 800V system, a technology proven effective in the 919 Hybrid and applied here.
• They considered one-pedal driving, but two pedals are more fitting for Porsche’s driving experience.
• PSM (Porsche Stability Management) can be completely turned off. This means the driver must control everything, and Taycan is probably the only EV capable of that.

About Porsche’s Future

• Porsche will move forward with three pillars: engines, plug-in hybrids (PHV), and EVs.
• The next step is to equip the Macan with a battery. Initially, both EV and internal combustion engine versions will be offered, with a gradual shift toward EVs.
• EVs still face challenges like weight and charging, but as technology advances, Porsche will consider when to introduce EVs for full-fledged sports cars.
• The future of the 911 is undecided, but if electrification happens, it will likely be last. Hybridization is expected to be the first step.
• The key question is whether Porsche-like performance can be achieved. If that’s possible, EVs will be embraced.
• That said, engines won’t disappear anytime soon.

Wanting to Experience the Taycan

The feature also covered the Taycan’s chassis, battery, interior, and more in great detail, making it a very worthwhile read.

GENROQ – ゲンロク – 2019年 11月号

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From air-cooled to water-cooled, naturally aspirated to turbocharged, Porsche has evolved in many ways, and now the fully electric Taycan has arrived on the scene. I’m really looking forward to the day I can test drive it and experience what it’s like to drive and feel.