I’ve had the Taycan for a while now, and although I definitely miss the noise of a proper petrol engine, this thing is incredible. Just under 700bhp and 0-60 in around 2.8 seconds, so it’s seriously quick. It’s also really heavy at 2,300kg, but the brakes somehow seem to defy physics.
For a family car the handling is fantastic and you can really put the power down. The interior quality is exactly what you’d expect from a £150k car (mine cost about a third of that), although I do miss having proper physical buttons.
The infotainment is the main letdown. It feels a long way behind my Model 3, but as a car to drive the Taycan is something special.
Range is the other big letdown. I don’t get much more than 200 miles out of it. It’s also a big car and was a pain to drive around London, but out here in Cyprus it suits the roads much better.
So is it a keeper? I don’t think so. My partner has the Model 3 now and for day to day it’s the better car. It’s smaller, easy to jump in for a quick trip to the shops, has better infotainment and is cheaper to run. I’ll probably hang onto the Taycan for another year or two, then I’d like to get back into a 911 at some point.
Maybe if I’d gone for the facelift I’d feel differently, as the range is much better and they’ve sorted the infotainment. Still, it’s an amazing car and I’m glad I bought it.
Review here
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For a family car the handling is fantastic and you can really put the power down. The interior quality is exactly what you’d expect from a £150k car (mine cost about a third of that), although I do miss having proper physical buttons.
The infotainment is the main letdown. It feels a long way behind my Model 3, but as a car to drive the Taycan is something special.
Range is the other big letdown. I don’t get much more than 200 miles out of it. It’s also a big car and was a pain to drive around London, but out here in Cyprus it suits the roads much better.
So is it a keeper? I don’t think so. My partner has the Model 3 now and for day to day it’s the better car. It’s smaller, easy to jump in for a quick trip to the shops, has better infotainment and is cheaper to run. I’ll probably hang onto the Taycan for another year or two, then I’d like to get back into a 911 at some point.
Maybe if I’d gone for the facelift I’d feel differently, as the range is much better and they’ve sorted the infotainment. Still, it’s an amazing car and I’m glad I bought it.
Review here
Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo | PH Review
The Taycan is already mightily impressive as standard, so how about as an off-road wagon?
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