Drove a Taycan 4S...Ummm, wow!

[Eric Hahl]

Had to take the Cayman into the dealer for a warranty repair yesterday and was given a Taycan 4S as a loaner.

Oh my! What a car. The range is horrible but what fun to drive. Acceleration was mind numbing. One could say it did zero to puke in about 3.8 seconds! Looking forward to see what the future brings us.

[Eric Hahl]

[masraum]

I do like the looks of them. I've seen a couple in the wild.

[herr_oberst]

I CANNOT believe you didn't come over and pick me up and let me drive it too!

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I CANNOT believe you didn't come over and pick me up and let me drive it too!

I would have buddy had you been on Facebook and seen my message! I went to Jim's place and we went out for a rip.

[biosurfer1]

I spent January in Newport Beach and saw more of those in a week than I had seen ever before.

What kind of range are you seeing...I have read that is a bit of an issue but it's not like people get ICE Porsches because they get great MPG's

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by biosurfer1

I spent January in Newport Beach and saw more of those in a week than I had seen ever before.

What kind of range are you seeing...I have read that is a bit of an issue but it's not like people get ICE Porsches because they get great MPG's

They apparently have about a 200 mile range. But, with ICE you can stop at the station and be gone in 3 minutes...try to recharge in 3 minutes...might get you a mile or two down the road, the ICE will get you another 300 miles or so.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Not for me but they look damn good. Better than the Panamera in my opinion.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

I would have buddy had you been on Facebook and seen my message! I went to Jim's place and we went out for a rip.

Oh shoot! Yeah, no FB here....

Is Jim trading in his Tesla now?

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Oh shoot! Yeah, no FB here....

Is Jim trading in his Tesla now?

He said it was quicker and was definitely selling the idea to his wife, lol.

[Z-man]

How does it handle? Mind-numbing acceleration is one thing, but getting it to turn - that's a very different element of driving...

[gary1101]

I got a ride in one at the Porsche Experience Center in LA during one of their monthly cars and coffees. They were showing the Zero - 60 (2.5 second) launch control capabilities of the Taycan Turbo version. The above mentioned "Zero to Puke" is pretty accurate. On my third ride I felt pretty nauseous. Not too bad for a 5,000 pound car that is not bad.

[David]

I was hoping the RWD Taycan would be a viable option since it's getting down closer to my new car budget but after watching a couple of youtube reviews, it looks like the 4S is substantially better.

Guess I'll have to wait awhile.

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by Z-man

How does it handle? Mind-numbing acceleration is one thing, but getting it to turn - that's a very different element of driving...

It turned surprising well. pretty grippy and large 305's in the rear help but I never felt like I was anywhere near the limit in a turn. No plowing at all. I wasn't really racing around either so there's that.

[biosurfer1]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

They apparently have about a 200 mile range. But, with ICE you can stop at the station and be gone in 3 minutes...try to recharge in 3 minutes...might get you a mile or two down the road, the ICE will get you another 300 miles or so.

Actually the Taycan is capable of 350kW chargers.

Granted there aren't many of those around yet, but they are coming, and the specs for the Taycan using them are 60 miles in 4 minutes using 800V, 350-kW fast chargers. Still not as great as ICE but 60 miles should be more than enough for most people most days.

Then again that 60 miles isn't with your right foot planted

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by biosurfer1

Actually the Taycan is capable of 350kW chargers.

Granted there aren't many of those around yet, but they are coming, and the specs for the Taycan using them are 60 miles in 4 minutes using 800V, 350-kW fast chargers. Still not as great as ICE but 60 miles should be more than enough for most people most days.

Then again that 60 miles isn't with your right foot planted

For an every day, around town or quick getaway trips todays ev's are great. I seem to always think about long trips though. Say I wanna go from Portland to Southern Cal. I'd have to adjust my trip planning to leave in some time for charging whereas with an ICE just fill and go.

[stealthn]

In Canada even the base model with some options put it over $100k, the Turbo S is about $250k

Stupid prices

[Ziggythecat]

The market is funky
10% off all 2020 which just decreased every sold 2020 in value
That’s a ton for a car they refused to discount...so far
I saw a 150 k new, used at 96 K

Fantastic car

[look 171]

Originally Posted by gary1101

I got a ride in one at the Porsche Experience Center in LA during one of their monthly cars and coffees. They were showing the Zero - 60 (2.5 second) launch control capabilities of the Taycan Turbo version. The above mentioned "Zero to Puke" is pretty accurate. On my third ride I felt pretty nauseous. Not too bad for a 5,000 pound car that is not bad.

They have a cars and coffee? When?

[look 171]

They look too cool in person especially the front. Looks alone, it doesn't look heavy. Yep much, much better then the Panamera. I often wonder why they name it that? For the American market?