Anyone placed an Order for the Taycan yet?

[Taffy66]

The Jag I-Pace would have been our choice if the Taycan was unavailable. Its a stunningly designed car with a good range. What's not to like.?
As you say its better to embrace the future and keep a GT Porsche for high days. Its a Win Win IMO.!
The Taycan's brake feel is brilliant compared to the ones on Porsche hybrids i've owned with none of the strange sensation you normally get when transitioning from the e brake to the discs.
The 4S is more than plenty for our roads making the Turbo irrelevant IMO.

[Digga]

Taffy66 said:

The Taycan's brake feel is brilliant compared to the ones on Porsche hybrids i've owned with none of the strange sensation you normally get when transitioning from the e brake to the discs.

One of the fascinating things about EVs. Incredible how well lift-off, regenerative braking works when it's calibrated properly. It is instantly intuitive and it's amazing how little you have to use the left pedal.

[MeisterH]

Looking forward to our to arrive... currently sat at port Emdem along with lots of other as I'm told!

[dgswk]

Digga said:

ne of the fascinating things about EVs. Incredible how well lift-off, regenerative braking works when it's calibrated properly. It is instantly intuitive and it's amazing how little you have to use the left pedal.

This is something I've learnt from my limited experience of full EV's, the regen braking is quite phenomenal and as you say, intuitive within a few minutes. Think Scalextric car - there is no brake button on the controller as such, if you are off the throttle you are braking. On my wife's, when regen is on max in B mode, even the brake lights come on. Must hugely reduce brake consumables. I've mastered it to the extent that brakes are rarely required unless parking or coming to a complete stop at a T-junction / Traffic. Very impressive.

Good to hear some really positive reports, I do look forward to my 3-4 hours in one early December, these things are definitely the future and it looks quite bright I think.


Edited to add: without doubt, I will still hanker after an ICE keeper, but something a bit more extreme. I'm thinking an older low mile ex-garage queen Exige 350, maintain it myself, and Komotec it or something.

Edited by dgswk on Tuesday 17th November 19:33

[anonymous-user]

dgswk said:

Digga said:

ne of the fascinating things about EVs. Incredible how well lift-off, regenerative braking works when it's calibrated properly. It is instantly intuitive and it's amazing how little you have to use the left pedal.

This is something I've learnt from my limited experience of full EV's, the regen braking is quite phenomenal and as you say, intuitive within a few minutes. Think Scalextric car - there is no brake button on the controller as such, if you are off the throttle you are braking. On my wife's, when regen is on max in B mode, even the brake lights come on. Must hugely reduce brake consumables. I've mastered it to the extent that brakes are rarely required unless parking or coming to a complete stop at a T-junction / Traffic. Very impressive.

Good to hear some really positive reports, I do look forward to my 3-4 hours in one early December, these things are definitely the future and it looks quite bright I think.


Edited to add: without doubt, I will still hanker after an ICE keeper, but something a bit more extreme. I'm thinking an older low mile ex-garage queen Exige 350, maintain it myself, and Komotec it or something.

In my play in the Taycan I tried it in a couple of regen modes one with none which is plain creepy, you lift off and it just keeps going as if you were holding a constant throttle, it feels like something broke(!) and one on ''regen'' which is roughly the same as engine braking when you lift in an ICE car which feels far more natural. Maybe there's an even stronger lift off regen mode but from my experience I was using the brake pedal the same as I would in a regular ICE car and it felt perfect for it.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 17th November 22:46

[Digga]

fblm said:

In my play in the Taycan I tried it in a couple of regen modes one with none which is plain creepy, you lift off and it just keeps going as if you were holding a constant throttle, it feels like something broke(!) and one on ''regen'' which is roughly the same as engine braking when you lift in an ICE car which feels far more natural. Maybe there's an even stronger lift off regen mode but from my experience I was using the brake pedal the same as I would in a regular ICE car and it felt perfect for it.

Edited by fblm on Tuesday 17th November 22:46

Mrs Digga has regen on her car set to maximum. As others say, if you lift off more than just a little, it will put the brake lights on and rightly so.

The only ICE car I have ever felt anything like that sort of lift-off engine braking was in the TVR Griffith. If you had offer 3,500 revs and more than 50% throttle, lifting off could lock the rear wheels.

A mate who works in the industry and has driven a lot of development, pre-production and production EVs reckons even within the same model, he detects slight variances in the feel of the regen braking.

[Evanivitch]

Digga said:

A mate who works in the industry and has driven a lot of development, pre-production and production EVs reckons even within the same model, he detects slight variances in the feel of the regen braking.

It'll depend a lot on battery charge. A full battery can't regen much, some manufacturers allow you to regen into the buffer space, others don't. Also the temperature and amount of power the battery is willing to take at that time.

[dgswk]

Evanivitch said:

It'll depend a lot on battery charge. A full battery can't regen much, some manufacturers allow you to regen into the buffer space, others don't. Also the temperature and amount of power the battery is willing to take at that time.

Yes, my Wife's does this, won't engage full regen until its about 92-3%. It warns you first thing in the morning when your on 100% from the night's charge. It does makes the drive soooo smooth. Even Mrs dgswk, who had never driven an auto, let alone a hyrid before, after initial scepticism now actually loves it and reckons its hugely improved the quality of the commute.

[Digga]

Evanivitch said:

Digga said:

A mate who works in the industry and has driven a lot of development, pre-production and production EVs reckons even within the same model, he detects slight variances in the feel of the regen braking.

It'll depend a lot on battery charge. A full battery can't regen much, some manufacturers allow you to regen into the buffer space, others don't. Also the temperature and amount of power the battery is willing to take at that time.

Yes, I get this. It's interesting!

However, even from my own very limited experience, I think there are also differences from one vehicle to another, although I could be wrong.

[puttything]

I found the Taycan very normal to drive in that regard. I wasn't really looking for an EV for the one pedal driving thing, it just felt like a car to me. The regenerative braking / normal braking was completely transparent - exactly what I hoped for.

[anonymous-user]

Well to answer the thread title, me. Order in for a 4s.

[Digga]

fblm said:

Well to answer the thread title, me. Order in for a 4s.

How far afield did you have to shop? Antwerp?

[anonymous-user]

Digga said:

How far afield did you have to shop? Antwerp?

Florida!

[Digga]

fblm said:

Digga said:

How far afield did you have to shop? Antwerp?

Florida!

Same difference. Bloody flatlanders!

[2010spy]

This new Taycan owner had a bit of a mishap....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8970109/P...

Edited by 2010spy on Friday 20th November 16:05

Edited by 2010spy on Friday 20th November 16:06

[anonymous-user]

Got to love the banal details some idiot ''journalist'' has just googled... "The Turbo S hits 60 miles per hour in 2.6 seconds, and 62 mph in 2.8 seconds.

The electric super car can also drive up to 253 miles on low-cost electric power and costs only £7.92 for a full charge. "


Knew I'd read that before somewhere... https://www.smarthomecharge.co.uk/vehicles/porsche...

" You can drive up to 253 miles purely on low-cost electric power.

A full home charge on a Porsche Taycan 4S costs around £7.92."

[dgswk]

I was going to post something really interesting my OPC sent me about the 2021 Taycan and Smartlift, which is apparently standard for 2021. Then I saw this.....

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-germancars/60-...

To quote Love Island, 'my head is turned' and sent a what if e-mail to Clydesdale Bank.....

Edited to add: Its even got PCM delete looking at the pictures so it won't date

Edited by dgswk on Friday 20th November 18:14

[W12GT]

Anyone on here brave enough to admit to this.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cGcIFgAzJR8

[Melvynr]

W12GT said:

Anyone on here brave enough to admit to this.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cGcIFgAzJR8

I know its not funny, but holy fookery.Guess they couldn't hear the engine .

[anonymous-user]

Melvynr said:

I know its not funny, but holy fookery.Guess they couldn't hear the engine .

Can only imagine this kind of thing will get more common when you're not really sure if the car is on or 'in park' and I guess every car will have a different 'gear selector' rather than controls everyone is familiar with. Scary given the weight and torque of ev's...