RE: Porsche Taycan | Official reveal!
Discussion
mstrbkr said:
"there are a couple of gaps in the battery-packed floor to create rear footwells"
If this is true
So rear passengers have their feet in essentially a bucket instead of tucked under the front seats?
lets be honest, more than one car has been built now with a strange hump all the way down the middle to accommodate the prop shaft, for a few years now If this is true
So rear passengers have their feet in essentially a bucket instead of tucked under the front seats?
austinsmirk said:
mstrbkr said:
"there are a couple of gaps in the battery-packed floor to create rear footwells"
If this is true
So rear passengers have their feet in essentially a bucket instead of tucked under the front seats?
lets be honest, more than one car has been built now with a strange hump all the way down the middle to accommodate the prop shaft, for a few years now If this is true
So rear passengers have their feet in essentially a bucket instead of tucked under the front seats?
The turbo model name is ridiculous. I do find electric cars interesting but I would like to wait and found out about the lifespan of the batteries and how it affects residual values.
I had a Mercedes E-class hybrid and it didn’t manage to average 30mpg.
In the meantime I will stick with my 6.0 v12 Rapide S. ( back seats of he Taycan look just as roomy as the Rapide lol)
I had a Mercedes E-class hybrid and it didn’t manage to average 30mpg.
In the meantime I will stick with my 6.0 v12 Rapide S. ( back seats of he Taycan look just as roomy as the Rapide lol)
MOBB said:
And the pics of the black Taycan shows exhaust tips too :-/
Unless those are pre-production cars?
Unless those are pre-production cars?
phil4 said:
Don't like the lights on the black one. Blue one seems ok.
Don't people realise the black one is a disguised model (with fake headlight, rear light stickers and exhaust tips), and the blue one is.... not?chelme said:
Why call it a Turbo, when it is all electric?!
It's misrepresenting what it is.
Taycan keep it.
Turbo = FastIt's misrepresenting what it is.
Taycan keep it.
It doesnt need to have an exhaust driven air pump to get a badge on it, I have had so many things in my life with Turbo written on them and it hasnt ever mattered.
A Vaccum Cleaner
A Bicycle Saddle
A Computer
Sure there are other ones I cant think of, most punters wont care, Porsche Turbos are the faster models of their range, add an S for a bit of extra.
So many things in life have names that aren't representative, I am sure we can cope with this without going all Rain Man about it.
Please dont have that conversation with anyone who owns one "Its not a Turbo you know", they probably already understand and it will make you sound a bit strange.
124 mph in 9.8 sec, that must be a bit vivid.
Being a 'first look' article, I'm sure it was intentional that there weren't too many comparisons with the Model S, but it must be one hell of a steer to be heavier, slower, 100 miles less range and still worth the £20k premium.
I'm sure interior and exterior quality will be greatly improved over the S, but there sure are a whole load of other compromises.
I look forward to the back-to-back test!
I'm sure interior and exterior quality will be greatly improved over the S, but there sure are a whole load of other compromises.
I look forward to the back-to-back test!
Wills2 said:
The Turbo bit is just daft.
No more daft than Mercedes labelling a car 6.3 when it’s 6.2. Or less...Personally I like the look of this and if I had the money would arrange a test drive in a flash
My only problem is the range.
Actually what I kean is that if I wanted to drive to my villa in the south of Spain I’d charge the car at home before leaving.
The drive to Folkestone is circa 221miles from Chez Moi.
But then Calais to the villa is circa 1275miles
I’m presuming that I would need to top up with electrickety near Folkestone or Calais
Now in my current petrol car it’s a 5min fill up at tops, but electrickety doesn’t allow me to do that
Plus there will no doubt be countless others wanting to stick a few volts into their Porsche which could involve a long wait
Then repeat 4 times, potentially on the way to Almeria.
Until the infrastructure is in place to have (very) rapid charging it will never win people like me over.
Screw the planet and all the yoghurt weaving, muesli-treading saddle wearers, u til that day arrives I’d choose a 911...
That’s both my Tesla’s getting replaced then.
To answer some of the questions of why is this better. Obviously this is just guessing:
Better built. Not hard achieve I grant you.
Better to drive. Tesla although not bad aren’t great either. Brakes and steering are pretty poor for the money. Having driven a Cayenne and Panamera recently I would expect this to be pretty impressive to drive.
Performance. I had to get some where in a hurry the other day in my Tesla had yellow triangles and the power halved within 10 mins of 90+ plus driving. Porsche have made it very clear and proven that there’s won’t be having that issue.
Range. 280 miles doesn’t look great it will depend how it does them. If it can 280 miles on the motorway at 90 that would be a step forward. If it loses a big chunk will be disappointing. I do believe the 2 speed rear axle is there to facilitate better range at speed. Time will tell.
Charging network. This is where I see the biggest problem if it’s not reliable or not enough chapters will ruin the car. For me at least. I use the Tesla network weekly. It is absolutely brilliant Porsche have to match it. I hope they do.
Just my opinion/hopes and expectations.
To answer some of the questions of why is this better. Obviously this is just guessing:
Better built. Not hard achieve I grant you.
Better to drive. Tesla although not bad aren’t great either. Brakes and steering are pretty poor for the money. Having driven a Cayenne and Panamera recently I would expect this to be pretty impressive to drive.
Performance. I had to get some where in a hurry the other day in my Tesla had yellow triangles and the power halved within 10 mins of 90+ plus driving. Porsche have made it very clear and proven that there’s won’t be having that issue.
Range. 280 miles doesn’t look great it will depend how it does them. If it can 280 miles on the motorway at 90 that would be a step forward. If it loses a big chunk will be disappointing. I do believe the 2 speed rear axle is there to facilitate better range at speed. Time will tell.
Charging network. This is where I see the biggest problem if it’s not reliable or not enough chapters will ruin the car. For me at least. I use the Tesla network weekly. It is absolutely brilliant Porsche have to match it. I hope they do.
Just my opinion/hopes and expectations.
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