Weeeeee.
I stopped at the Porsche dealer to drool on new stuff. They have my car up there for sure. A 2020 911 Turbo S. White with a Merlot (almost perfect Burgundy) interior. I could adapt to that radical change if forced. The price was the issue. Only 206K OUCH.
They also had a Tycan Turbo S. Look at the gigantic calipers and rotor. Those are 21 inch wheels!
We did get a ride in it. It is already sold, so they try to limit the miles. He did not want to do a full launch control blast from zero. He did do a rolling start. We were moving at 30 and the wow, OMG wow fast. What a rush. The Tycan has a two speed transmission. He pointed out a shift as we were driving along at normal speeds. He said that in a full acceleration run it hits 115 and then shifts and a second burst of power hits.
Really cool toy, but it too was 206K. It was black so no go for me.
My buddy mechanic, the shop foreman was in the showroom and said hello. I asked if there is any service on them and he said that is the only one they have seen. He said in reading and training on them the brake pads have to be replaced every 7 years. Not because they are worn, but they are so big they don't wear, and they age out. I bet they are more than the $12 ones for my El Camino.