Dear fellow Porsche drivers,

Late last year, I purchased this low-milage (< 6000 KM) Taycan 4S in vulcan grey.

It came equipped with what I would call the "basic luxury necessities", such as panoramic roof, Bose stereo, heated seats, power steering plus, ambient lighting, Porsche puddle lights (or whatever the hell they are called), lane assist and 20 inch Turbo Aero wheels. Also, the side mirrors and side skirts are Porsche Exclusive (painted in the car's body color) to give it more of a unique appearance.

The driving experience I find nothing short of amazing, with plenty of power and amazing ride comfort thanks to PASM (even better than my previous car, a 2018 Audi A8). However, the car came equipped with standard (partial) leather only so that there are many cabin parts which are plastic rather than leather covered, giving the cabin a bit of an austere appearance compared to the rather opulent cabin in the A8.
Therefore, I have commissioned a Porsche approved refitter to redo the entire interior in original Porsche nappa leather with double stitching (center console and lower side dashboard were already done, see attached picture).

Please could you answer my two questions:

1) in a Taycan with full leather upholstery, would the seat backs be covered in leather also ??
2) I find the quality of the Bose stereo a bit disappointing (it seems to suffer from midrange suck out and thinny bass), is there a way to upgrade the speakers (non OEM is fine) and, if so, which speakers would you recommend ?

Thanks for looking !

Cheers,

Pieter

 

I have the full two-tone leather option and the seat backs don't feel like they are covered in leather.

My Bose sounds great, but there are plenty of options to go with speakers. I have just found when things are taken apart they never really go back together again the same way. I am sure you have the Premium package so you get the Bose system, is your audiopilot on.

 

Thanks for the quick revert and the comment on the seat back covering (as the upholstery refit is a > EUR 10K item, I want the end result to be completely true to OEM specification).
Regarding the Bose system, I do have the audiopilot on and overall, the sound is decent but not great (DAB radio for some reason sounds better than my Iphone music via USB C). However, compared to the B&O system in my 2018 A8 50 TDI or even the Meridian system in my trusty 7 year old Land Rover Discovery, it is definitely a step back (everything sounds more brittle and less detailed).

Cheers

 

Again thanks for your replies !Herewith some pictures of the upgraded interior in original Porsche nappa leather (still WIP), I think it looks smoking :





Coming back to the audio issue, do you reckon replacing the Bose tweeters with the Burmester ones could make a noticeable difference (unsure where I would source them, however) ?

Thanks !

 

So how did your car come out, I ended up getting another Taycan last week.