Porsche Taycan Factory Built To Clean The Air
Porsche Taycan may be a satisfactory step toward a greener planet for many people, but Porsche is going to extra lengths to make the car, and everything around it, as environmentally friendly as possible. The company announced that the Taycan's factory will help clean the air of nitrogen oxide emissions. Nitrogen oxides contribute to smog, and they're frequently created by diesel vehicles. To do this, Porsche will place aluminum panels around the exterior of the building coated in titanium dioxide. The company explains that when sunlight hits the panels, nitrogen oxide exposed to the surface breaks down into water and nitrate. Porsche has been testing this system with a little over 1,300-square feet of panels that it says are as effective as 10 trees in the same space. Porsche says that if the implementation on the Taycan plant goes well, it could start using the panels on additional buildings. On top of this nitrogen dioxide reducing strategy, the company claims Taycan production will be completely carbon neutral.
Vehicles with PKD and Sport Chrono have a Sport Response button in the middle of the mode dial, and it unleashes 20 seconds of extra acceleration for what might otherwise have been a dicey pass. Add it all up, and Porsche buyers should be pleased with the smaller engines. What will take getting used to is the new soundtrack. Is it a bit of overcompensation? Sure, but Porsche knows sound is important in a sports car and provides performance feedback. The hope is the new notes continue to accentuate sportiness and buyers will come to appreciate it. Former world rally champion and Porsche test driver Walter R hrl says the new sound has grown on him. More important, he is a big fan of how the new Cayman drives with increased power, a choice of three suspensions, and more direct steering. The rear wheels are half an inch wider, so the tires can be positioned for greater stability, which in turn made it possible to adopt the electromechanical steering system from the 911 Turbo with its quicker steering ratio. Porsche says steering is 10 percent more direct.
We won't quibble with fractions, but we can attest to the fact the car reacted beautifully around the 12 corners and blind crests of the Sturup race track. The Cayman comes with standard 18-inch wheels, the S has 19-inchers, and 20s are optional on both. Porsche's Active Suspension Management (PASM), optional on both models, drops the ride height by 0.43 inch, and the PASM sport suspension available on the Cayman S drops the chassis by 0.86 inch. The manual transmission is standard, but four out of five buyers will upgrade to the optional PDK. Porsche has reversed the direction of shifting in manual mode so that you push forward to downshift. If you prefer the old direction, switch to the steering wheel-mounted paddles, which are quick and intuitive. The transmission respects the gear you select and does not upshift at redline in manual mode. The Cayman has a more advanced start-stop system for 2017 that kicks in while braking but still coasting to a stop. It can be deactivated, and the system wisely shuts itself off in Sport and Sport Plus modes. As for amenities, the front luggage compartment is extremely deep. It swallowed two pieces of luggage and two large knapsacks. And inside, the 718 has the latest-generation infotainment system with a 7.0-inch touchscreen and easy-to-use apps. The optional navigation system was so bang-on that it included driveways to the hotel and race track.
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Thanks to photos sent our way last year, we know Porsche is working on a new 718 Cayman GT4. Sportscar365 reports that a new Cayman GT4 Clubsport race car should follow shortly after. That bit of information comes from Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, the head of Porsche Motorsport, who spoke with Sportscar 365 at the Rolex 24 at Daytona last month. Dr. Walliser said that Porsche is working to make the Cayman GT4 Clubsport even easier to drive than before, reflecting its aim at attracting less-experienced drivers. There are other improvements he's got his eyes on too. The next Cayman GT4 street car is rumored to get a version of Porsche Motorsport's new 4.0-liter flat-six, an engine used in the new 911 GT3 and the 911 RSR race car. We'd guess that the next Cayman GT4 Clubsport would pair this engine to a PDK gearbox too, just like its predecessor. Dr. Walliser confirmed to Sportscar365 that Porsche would continue to sell two versions of the Cayman GT4 Clubsport鈥攐ne for track days, and one homologated for racing. But unlike before, production probably won't be limited to 400 units. The next Cayman GT4 Clubsport will likely make its competition debut early next year, but test races later this year are possible too. That means we'll probably see the 718 Cayman GT4 street car before year's end. We're fairly certain we won't see it in Geneva next month, but perhaps the 718 Cayman GT4 will make its debut a few months later.