Taycan impresses

David Green · Aug 25, 2019

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OK found the EV New website. A comparison of the S with the Taycan. Does not appear that Taycan can deliver a knockout blow, the S holds itself in some important metrics. I am sure that there is a lot of impressive engineering in the Taycan, but you have to look at the parameters that matter to a wider swatch of buyers.

https://insideevs.com/reviews/366625/tesla-model-s-porsche-taycan-compared/

Some excerpts

First of all, it seems that Porsche Taycan (see unofficial specs) will not match the Tesla Model S (even versions from a few years ago) in key figures:

Range: 370 miles (595 km) in case of Tesla Model S and expected some 310 miles (499 km) in case of Taycan. The difference is more than 15%.

Acceleration 0-60 mph: 2.4 seconds (Tesla Model S) vs maybe 3.1-3.5 seconds (Porsche Taycan). The time is at least 30% higher.

Charging: up to 200 kW (Tesla Model S), up to 250 kW (Tesla Model 3) and 250 kW (Porsche Taycan). The promised 350 kW charging at 800 V is not expected at the launch (rather 2021).

Other things mentioned by GasTrol is the design of the production version, which is closer to a Panamera than to the stunning, out-of-this-earth Mission E concept.

Finally, the price of the Porsche Taycan is expected to be significantly higher than the Tesla Model S, while Model 3 Performance owners will reportedly get the same acceleration (0-60 mph) at half the price.

Those are all important things while considering a new car, especially when buying such an expensive car.

To defend Porsche, we must add that we don't know official specs and pricing of the Taycan and that there will be other competitive advantages - it might be the driving experience (which is very important too) or the quality and refinement.
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You are writing lots of speculation and very few official facts from Porsche... Lets wait a couple weeks and get the facts... Bottom line, Model S does not get 370 miles in the real world, unless you are on a flat freeway along the ocean.

bwilson4web · Aug 26, 2019

David Green said: ↑

You are writing lots of speculation and very few official facts from Porsche... Lets wait a couple weeks and get the facts... Bottom line, Model S does not get 370 miles in the real world, unless you are on a flat freeway along the ocean.
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Or longer until the EPA gets metrics and they are actually for sale in the USA.

Bob Wilson

Pushmi-Pullyu · Aug 27, 2019

bwilson4web said: ↑

Or longer until the EPA gets metrics and they are actually for sale in the USA.
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Right. If the range being reported is the WLTP range, then we shouldn't even bother to take notice of that. Wait for the EPA estimated range to get something close to real-world range.

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