Drove a Taycan Turbo

dgoldenz · 12-19-2020, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bvrider1

Maybe I am wrong but isn't performance and battery life indicative of each other?

Will the Taycan perform the same in 3-5 yrs? I doubt it unless you get a brand new battery.

I wonder if age of battery vs range is more applicable here?

I’m not an expert or any type of electrical engineer but I would think the battery could still perform at peak levels for acceleration with a degraded battery and it would just decrease the overall range. I could be wrong but it seems that would be a major issue for a company like Porsche, not so much for Tesla.

bvrider1 · 12-19-2020, 08:33 PM

Could you imagine a 5 yr old Taycan and rock out sub 2 sec 0-60 bit only get 150 mile range.... That is what concerns me.

I would love to put one in my garage but the cost and reward isn't there yet for me.

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Originally Posted by dgoldenz

I’m not an expert or any type of electrical engineer but I would think the battery could still perform at peak levels for acceleration with a degraded battery and it would just decrease the overall range. I could be wrong but it seems that would be a major issue for a company like Porsche, not so much for Tesla.

stein_325i · 12-19-2020, 08:41 PM

I would love the wagon, but that probably will add an extra $8k to the price and the aerodynamics will suffer and drop the range further.

I think this is a great car to have if you already have a more practical car for road trips (or just don't road trip at all), and don't mind spending $150k+ on a four-door.

Eternalthinker · 12-19-2020, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexFL

beautiful list of cars. are you trading in your 675 for a 765?

Thank you. The 765 is not yet here as I am waiting for the allocation for the Spider. It likely will be summer or fall '21. The 675 is a keeper. I personally think McLaren did it right with the 675.

Eternalthinker · 12-19-2020, 09:22 PM

Battery technology will continue to improve and being an early adopter will come at a potential cost. My Model X had many issues and Tesla had to take it back and give me another one. My Model S had one motor go out at 40k and shortly after that the charge port failed. The Model 3 so far is ok, but it is only 2 yrs old. Only time will provide proper disclosure.

AlexFL · 12-19-2020, 10:08 PM

Would you rather buy the Taycan Turbo S or the Lucid Air Dream Edition?

stein_325i · 12-20-2020, 03:48 PM

Too many question marks for Lucid to compare the two. I love Lucid but until they have a product on the market it will be hard to judge, and the early days of Tesla were the worst considering repairs, service and customer support, and despite a decade later still suffer from those issues. It will be interesting to see how Lucid (and others like Rivian) will tackle these important issues. The Porsche will likely be more sports car, with the Lucid for comfort and speed (GT) as they have been making comparisons to the S-Class and Model S.

Fined · 12-21-2020, 02:50 PM

If I ever decide to own a car as big as a Taycan then I may be interested. As it is, I only want to own smaller cars. Also I enjoy the sounds and feelings I get from my cars daily and the insta-torque would not sway me.

When Porsche ends up making an electric or hybrid small sports car I might be interested, though I am not at all a fan of the heavily digital dash or the larger size of the current 911.

IllSic_Design · 12-21-2020, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexFL

Would you rather buy the Taycan Turbo S or the Lucid Air Dream Edition?

The rear end of the Lucid looks soo weird. Like it has a full diaper or something, it just looks bloated and off. Same with the side shot of the front end, that hood line is horrible.

Eternalthinker · 12-21-2020, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by HDMI

People supposedly buy Porsche products for the better QC and brand cache. Tesla is at the bottom in QC. I have a few friends with Tesla cars, a couple with multiples. None of them have had good experience regarding quality and reliability. Service is horrendous when they had to take them in. Customer service is nonexistent. Once Tesla has your money, you no longer exist. My friends bought the cars because according to them "nobody else has anything in the same category". They're all eagerly awaiting for competition so they'll jump ship. I suggest you check out the Tesla owners' forum.

I am in total agreement regarding this though I personally no longer visit the tesla forums because of the cultish fandom that Tesla can do no wrong. I liked Tesla and the cars are ok, but far from acceptable quality. My friends love their Teslas, but they overlook the quality issues for what the cars do. So when it comes to QC, it is highly subjective and will be dependent on owners' acceptance levels.

Eternalthinker · 12-23-2020, 06:49 PM

And she is on her way to me

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stein_325i Ring Leader of G8X Haters 25076 Rep 8,762 Posts Drives: A Car Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: All-Around iTrader: (0)	Too many question marks for Lucid to compare the two. I love Lucid but until they have a product on the market it will be hard to judge, and the early days of Tesla were the worst considering repairs, service and customer support, and despite a decade later still suffer from those issues. It will be interesting to see how Lucid (and others like Rivian) will tackle these important issues. The Porsche will likely be more sports car, with the Lucid for comfort and speed (GT) as they have been making comparisons to the S-Class and Model S. __________________ Current Garage: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S 580 / 2023 Genesis GV70 2.5T / 2007 Mercedes-Benz E 350 / 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Retired: '95 E36 325i 5MT / '04 E46 330i 6MT / '05 E83 X3 3.0i / '11 E90 335xi / '17 G30 540i / '19 F87 M2C 6MT / '19 MB CLS 53 / '20 MB GLC 300
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