RE: 2024 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT | PH Review

[Nomme de Plum]

cerb4.5lee said:

I was driving a 2.9 Sierra XR4x4 back in 1995, and that weighed 1275kg. So I'm happy to go back to those times in fairness. Cars have definitely ended up getting very heavy in the intervening years that is for sure.

Well over 4,000 deaths per annum back then. Cars are much safer now.

[J4CKO]

MOOSECORTINA said:

Soon to be in the same bin as betamax players. New EV`s not selling, nobody wants a second hand one, people that can afford the depreciation are running out.

Betmax is Diesel, Petrol is VHS, both will be long dead like every VCR, both formats died as nobody records on tape any more, its all solid state and streaming, which is where EV's come in. So its a daft analogy saying EVs are the VCR format that died and went away, the winner is long dead as well !

Remember where streaming was a bit crap, laggy, slow and a poor resolution and the bandwidth wasnt really up to it ? thats where EV's are now with the bandwidth and picture being range and charging.

Now we can stream in UHD to multiple devices a few years later and dont think about it.

In a few years thats where EVs will be, enough range for even those who do Lands End to John O groats twice a day and plenty of chargers if you need them.

Anyway, you better get to Blockbusters before it closes and drop last nights rentals off !

[garypotter]

ManyMotors said:

Seems like the insurance companies are going to soon just say "uninsurable". They're already doing that with homes.

And JLR cars...
But i do dislike the way EV are rated as BHP! comparing this to a bugatti is a joke as it have full power for... 2 seconds.
Way too expensive for a nonsense car and i feel the public are falling out of love for ev's. i see VW annouced their sales were down 25% in the last quarter.

[Leon R]

J4CKO said:

MOOSECORTINA said:

Soon to be in the same bin as betamax players. New EV`s not selling, nobody wants a second hand one, people that can afford the depreciation are running out.

Betmax is Diesel, Petrol is VHS, both will be long dead like every VCR, both formats died as nobody records on tape any more, its all solid state and streaming, which is where EV's come in. So its a daft analogy saying EVs are the VCR format that died and went away, the winner is long dead as well !

I remember well when the government started de incentivising betamax players and VHS and encouraging the move to DVD with tax breaks.

[Terminator X]

Evo only gave it 3.5 stars.

TX.

[wolfie28]

BlackandWhite said:

I genuinely want to care and yet the only emotional response that bubbles to the surface is “nice purple”. Am I broken or is motoring a largely emotionless Willy waggling tech fest. Maybe a bit of both.

Pretty much sums up my feelings on it too so you are not alone .

[Olivera]

Terminator X said:

Evo only gave it 3.5 stars.

Oh dear, everything that Porsche can throw at an EV and it's a dud. Buying one should help to get that GT3 allocation though.

[ajap1979]

Terminator X said:

Evo only gave it 3.5 stars.

TX.

Weird when the only real negative is that they can't work out who it's aimed at.

[Nomme de Plum]

ajap1979 said:

Terminator X said:

Evo only gave it 3.5 stars.

TX.

Weird when the only real negative is that they can't work out who it's aimed at.

I doubt those in the market for a top of the range Taycan are going to be influenced by Evo.

We will see how well the sales of this new model do in comparison to the Panamera and outgoing model.

At the end of the day that is all that matters and most of those who are negative here are probably not in the market anyway.

[pheonix478]

ajap1979 said:

Terminator X said:

Evo only gave it 3.5 stars.

TX.

Weird when the only real negative is that they can't work out who it's aimed at.

And they gave the new range as a whole 4.5 stars.

https://www.evo.co.uk/porsche/porsche-taycan/20664...

[pheonix478]

Olivera said:

Oh dear, everything that Porsche can throw at an EV and it's a dud...

Bless. Imagine wanting so desperately for a car to be crap. The 3.5 stars is for the Weissach GT, which, given that it deletes the rear seats, I think most of us probably agree is stupid. Hard to see how the GT is anything less than a 4.5 given it is the best of a range they gave 4.5.

Edited by pheonix478 on Thursday 11th April 16:24

[911Spanker]

At last, a vaguely interesting EV.

But surely you'd just get a GT3/RS.

[Terminator X]

Nomme de Plum said:

ajap1979 said:

Terminator X said:

Evo only gave it 3.5 stars.

TX.

Weird when the only real negative is that they can't work out who it's aimed at.

I doubt those in the market for a top of the range Taycan are going to be influenced by Evo.

We will see how well the sales of this new model do in comparison to the Panamera and outgoing model.

At the end of the day that is all that matters and most of those who are negative here are probably not in the market anyway.

Neither are those that are positive

TX.

[Nomme de Plum]

Terminator X said:

Nomme de Plum said:

ajap1979 said:

Terminator X said:

Evo only gave it 3.5 stars.

TX.

Weird when the only real negative is that they can't work out who it's aimed at.

I doubt those in the market for a top of the range Taycan are going to be influenced by Evo.

We will see how well the sales of this new model do in comparison to the Panamera and outgoing model.

At the end of the day that is all that matters and most of those who are negative here are probably not in the market anyway.

Neither are those that are positive

TX.

This is true. I enjoyed the 4S version I had but would't be spending £180K+ on this GT. Now if only that depreciation was 60% off and only a year old.

With a whole new model due in 2027 this would make a great used buy then.

[pheonix478]

Nomme de Plum said:

This is true. I enjoyed the 4S version I had but would't be spending £180K+ on this GT. Now if only that depreciation was 60% off and only a year old.

Likewise. Not going to be spending that kind of money on a school run car. 60% off you say? A year from now I'm going to pay someone to take my 4S away and swap a tin of Pringles and a Coke for a gen1 Turbo S.

[Julian Thompson]

I remember ten or fifteen years ago I paid £450 for a 2GB memory card. It was awesome to be able to store all those photos and video on my camera and I didn’t care about the cost because it was only £450.

If I imagine I was wealthy enough so that £180k felt the same as £450 does now - yep, I’d absolutely have one because it’s just an awesome thing! But just like that compact flash card we already know that as time goes on the tech will change. But I’m certain that it will be an amazing thing for anyone lucky enough to get one. Let’s face it - it’s just a toy.

[Si_man306]

Tut tut. Two uses of the word ludicrous to describe the car? You need to find some more adjectives before the Elon fans show up.

Mega thing though, does give me optimism despite the mental-ness of having 4 doors and no rear seats. Same thing happened with the Megane.

[ManyMotors]

garypotter said:

ManyMotors said:

Seems like the insurance companies are going to soon just say "uninsurable". They're already doing that with homes.

And JLR cars...
But i do dislike the way EV are rated as BHP! comparing this to a bugatti is a joke as it have full power for... 2 seconds.
Way too expensive for a nonsense car and i feel the public are falling out of love for ev's. i see VW annouced their sales were down 25% in the last quarter.

BHP for the old times. I bhp = .7457 kw. KWs help relate things to battery rating.

The EV mania of a few years ago was hard to believe. Then, Toyota was vilified for saying BS.

[cerb4.5lee]

Julian Thompson said:

I remember ten or fifteen years ago I paid £450 for a 2GB memory card. It was awesome to be able to store all those photos and video on my camera and I didn’t care about the cost because it was only £450.

If I imagine I was wealthy enough so that £180k felt the same as £450 does now - yep, I’d absolutely have one because it’s just an awesome thing! But just like that compact flash card we already know that as time goes on the tech will change. But I’m certain that it will be an amazing thing for anyone lucky enough to get one. Let’s face it - it’s just a toy.

I think that you'd be lacking in imagination if you purchased this as your toy. Everyone is different though I guess, but I wouldn't be very excited if I found this in my garage when I wanted to go for a nice blast on a nice sunny Sunday morning...that is for sure.

A GT car(especially one without an engine) isn't the first thing that I think about when it comes to fun.

[Kawasicki]

Nomme de Plum said:

cerb4.5lee said:

I was driving a 2.9 Sierra XR4x4 back in 1995, and that weighed 1275kg. So I'm happy to go back to those times in fairness. Cars have definitely ended up getting very heavy in the intervening years that is for sure.

Well over 4,000 deaths per annum back then. Cars are much safer now.

The current MX5 is also much safer, but not much heavier.