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Porsche Taycan

  • 01-10-2019 9:22pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭


    Porsche Taycan

    94629064-4972-46e3-9440-7b5d6a44ce79.jpg




    0-100: 2.6s
    0-160: 5.3s
    0-200: 8.4s
    0-250: 13.0s

    As quick as a €1,000,000 limited edition Ferrari LaFerrari and costs €2 per 100km on night rate electricity :)

    Anyone here ordering one?

    2 speed gearbox makes some difference after 140km/h, it pulls like a McLaren and it weights 2200kg

    All performance cars will be electrified very soon, power delivery can't be matched by petrol anymore


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Crazy weight though. 2.2 tons! BMW i8 much lighter so id imagine the BMW would be more fun in the corners. Lovely looking car though.

    Crazy speeds are not so practical in this day and age with the war on speed, so I find their appeal limited in that regard also.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Mike9832


    Andrewf20 wrote: »
    Crazy weight though. 2.2 tons! BMW i8 much lighter so id imagine the BMW would be more fun in the corners. Lovely looking car though.

    It's even heavier, got weight wrong

    2,358kg

    The performance at that weight is mind blowing, it's the weight of transit van

    A Mclaren 720s weights 900kg less with the same bhp more or less and this thing hangs with it all the way up to 180km/h


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Mike9832 wrote: »
    The performance at that weight is mind blowing, it's the weight of transit van

    The current transit van is under 2 tonnes

    68uyeznbw2aj_480.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Its a very interesting car. I kinda want to see a EV 911 before your can say sports cars are now truely electric.The Taycan is more a full electic smaller Panamera Hybrid.

    I emailed Porsche Center looking for an allocation on a Taycan a few months ago...no reply. That was before I saw the price....This high perofrmance Taycan is twice the price of the Model S with the model s having better performance....the regular turbo Taycan twice the price of a model 3 with the same performance.

    We have also yet to see a Taycan around a track.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭redlead


    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Porsche Taycan

    94629064-4972-46e3-9440-7b5d6a44ce79.jpg




    Anyone here ordering one?

    Yes................... if I win the euromillions tonight!

    Its an amazing looking car inside and out. The range is the only disappointing part considering there is such a big battery in it but at that weight and with that performance it somewhat explains it.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Mike9832


    Its a very interesting car. I kinda want to see a EV 911 before your can say sports cars are now truely electric.The Taycan is more a full electic smaller Panamera Hybrid.

    I emailed Porsche Center looking for an allocation on a Taycan a few months ago...no reply. That was before I saw the price....This high perofrmance Taycan is twice the price of the Model S with the model s having better performance....the regular turbo Taycan twice the price of a model 3 with the same performance.

    We have also yet to see a Taycan around a track.

    Model S better performance ?

    Have you watched that video?

    No Tesla accelerates like the Taycan, look at it's 0-250, it's like 13 seconds

    P100D ( fastest Tesla ) takes forever to get to 250, well over 20 seconds, after 100km/h it's nothing special



  • Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭catharsis


    If they had launched with the cheaper ones then maybe, but for me by launching only the higher-end models first what they have done is invited Panamera buyers to buy electric, not invite Tesla/eTron buyers to buy a Porsche.

    I guess if they didn't already have a 2-year full order book that would have been a very bad business decision..... which proves the value of my opinion


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Mike9832


    catharsis wrote: »
    If they had launched with the cheaper ones then maybe, but for me by launching only the higher-end models first what they have done is invited Panamera buyers to buy electric, not invite Tesla/eTron buyers to buy a Porsche.

    I guess if they didn't already have a 2-year full order book that would have been a very bad business decision..... which proves the value of my opinion

    Its Porsche man

    If you want a cheaper one, buy an Audi


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Mike9832



    We have also yet to see a Taycan around a track.

    Its done the ring

    7:42


  • Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭catharsis


    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Its Porsche man

    If you want a cheaper one, buy an Audi

    To be clear there were 4 announced models 3 of which they originally said were being released at Frankfurt, and for which they gave out guide pricing.

    At some point the Taycan and Taycan S disappeared and only the Taycan Turbo and the Taycan Turbo S (which was not originally promised at frankfurt or in 2019, unlike the other 3) were revealed.

    But there will be 4 Taycan models, and I would be quite happy with a Taycan without a turbo.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    The use of the word "turbo" in the official name of the Taycan is the work of imbeciles.

    One of the worlds greatest in automotive history of the past 50 years was Ferdinand Piëch, who passed away suddenly a few weeks ago, seemingly from a heart attack. Not even a mention of his passing on the main motors forum :rolleyes:

    More than most of the old crowd in VAG / Porsche, he was very much moving on to full EVs. He had started a very promising looking EV setup with his son. It launched at Geneva earlier this year:

    Matk_Zero_red.jpg

    I just hope his heart attack wasn't caused in any way by this new naming strategy from Porsche :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,213 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    Too heavy
    Charges too slow (in terms of range added)
    Short range.
    P100D Ludicrous is a better option.

    The only benefit to a Taycan is the acceleration in the second gearbox range above 140-150 km/h. Which you are not likely to ever use.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,135 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    I've always found the Panamera repulsive, it's a real "global car", i.e. designed for China.

    This is lovely by comparison.

    It isn't a true sports car though, in the same way as a Model 3 isn't. Maybe the whole idea of an sports car is anachronistic with EVs. Torque everywhere, no gears (ignoring the Taycan hack), 2 tonne weight. Where is the delicacy and interactivity?

    It's like every performance car is going to be a Nissan GTR.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,649 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Lumen wrote: »
    I've always found the Panamera repulsive, it's a real "global car", i.e. designed for China.

    .

    I would have thought it was designed for people who want a Porsche but also need a car that will take the family


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Model S better performance ?

    Have you watched that video?

    No Tesla accelerates like the Taycan, look at it's 0-250, it's like 13 seconds

    P100D ( fastest Tesla ) takes forever to get to 250, well over 20 seconds, after 100km/h it's nothing special


    I have watched P100d monster Huricanes and M5's and 911 Turbo S on dragstrips....I suppose for TWICE the price the porsche should have some advantages, would be nicer if they were ones you could actually use.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Its done the ring

    7:42

    Nope....preproduction only. Need to see production car times yet. If thats the case the Model S plaid did 7:20.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,135 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    ted1 wrote: »
    I would have thought it was designed for people who want a Porsche but also need a car that will take the family
    That would be the Macan, surely?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,268 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Seems awfully expensive and has crap range. The numbers are great but you can’t use it like that on public roads.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,649 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Lumen wrote: »
    That would be the Macan, surely?

    Not many people grew up wishing they had a Porsche SUV. They would have wanted a 911 or similar. Which is closer to the pan.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    ted1 wrote: »
    Not many people grew up wishing they had a Porsche SUV. They would have wanted a 911 or similar. Which is closer to the pan.

    There is a all electric 911 coming. That will be the defining car of this new EV era, espically if they can retain the things that makes the 911 a classic.

    I think when a 60 grand Tesla model 3 can do 3.2s 0-60mph that shaving half a second off that for an extra 150+ grand is nothing to shout about. I want to know how does it handle?....whats on track range?. Seeing as this is the first of a generation is the tech reliable? What makes it worth so much over its Tesla rivals.

    EV redefine performance stats, and IMHO the performance stats are becoming and irrelevance. I find after 3 or 4 launches at that sort of speed I feel a bit sick, and its impossible get up to high speeds on public roads.

    I good try by porsche but I am yet to be impressed knowing the stats its rivals have had since 2012.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭RedorDead


    ELM327 wrote: »
    Too heavy
    Charges too slow (in terms of range added)
    Short range.
    P100D Ludicrous is a better option.

    The only benefit to a Taycan is the acceleration in the second gearbox range above 140-150 km/h. Which you are not likely to ever use.

    Are you extracting the urine? It can charge at 260kw+ and can go from 0% to 80% in just over 20 minutes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYpk2e9ap3k


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    RedorDead wrote: »
    Are you extracting the urine? It can charge at 260kw+ and can go from 0% to 80% in just over 20 minutes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYpk2e9ap3k

    I would have been of the same opinion until I sat down and understood that charging does not happen at a constant rate, and that efficienty play a big part in range added. Its a deep dive but check out this video and this is the important chart. A Model 3 makes the Tycan seem very poor, again for the price (you could have 4 model 3's for the price of a top of the line Taycan). Its easy allow the marketing fluff throw you off on this, charging is a complex multi factor process. In the same 20 minutes the Tycan gets 300km range a model 3 gets over 375km....thats a big delta. Still good, but nothing to shout about.

    6034073

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=649&v=e5jasmq1fYo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,213 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    RedorDead wrote: »
    Are you extracting the urine? It can charge at 260kw+ and can go from 0% to 80% in just over 20 minutes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYpk2e9ap3k


    260kW is great but due to crap efficiency and short range, it doesnt add that many kilometers. The model 3 adds more range in shorter time.


    Also at 800v it should charge much faster!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,135 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    ted1 wrote: »
    Not many people grew up wishing they had a Porsche SUV. They would have wanted a 911 or similar. Which is closer to the pan.
    But the Panamera is just fugly. That's my point.

    The Macan has a lovely arse, whereas the Panamera looks like a dog taking a dump.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Mike9832


    There is a all electric 911 coming. That will be the defining car of this new EV era, espically if they can retain the things that makes the 911 a classic.

    I think when a 60 grand Tesla model 3 can do 3.2s 0-60mph that shaving half a second off that for an extra 150+ grand is nothing to shout about. I want to know how does it handle?....whats on track range?. Seeing as this is the first of a generation is the tech reliable? What makes it worth so much over its Tesla rivals.

    EV redefine performance stats, and IMHO the performance stats are becoming and irrelevance. I find after 3 or 4 launches at that sort of speed I feel a bit sick, and its impossible get up to high speeds on public roads.

    I good try by porsche but I am yet to be impressed knowing the stats its rivals have had since 2012.

    Its a Porsche

    Tesla is made like a Dacia in comparison, made by yanks

    P100D is nothing but a muscle car, good up to 1/4 mile, after that it's done and gets blown away by proper performance cars, it's top end power is awful

    Dont get your stats since 2012?

    Who cares about range, these are performance saloons

    P100D overheats, cant go around a track like the ring without limp mode, pulls like a Golf Gti past 100mph with its single speed gearbox

    Taycan has no such issues and isn't a one tricky pony 0-60 mph muscle car like Teslas are

    Its like 10 seconds faster to 155mph than a P100D and can go around tracks

    The Tesla Plaid that went around the ring wont see production, Tesla have no history making track cars

    If we just used 0-60 mph 2.5 secs etc as a metric of performance , then F1 cars look rubbish, they can barely manage that :)

    They then go onto 0-186mph in under 10 secs

    Money being no object I'd have this Porsche anyday over a Tesla


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,528 ✭✭✭copeyhagen


    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Its a Porsche

    Tesla is made like a Dacia in comparison, made by yanks

    P100D is nothing but a muscle car, good up to 1/4 mile, after that it's done and gets blown away by proper performance cars, it's top end power is awful

    Dont get your stats since 2012?

    Who cares about range, these are performance saloons, its got enough range

    P100D overheats, cant go around a track like the ring without limp mode, pulls like a Golf Gti past 100mph with its single speed gearbox

    Taycan has no such issues and isn't a one tricky pony 0-60 mph muscle car like Teslas are

    Its like 10 seconds faster to 155mph than a P100D and can go around tracks, it's way faster

    The Tesla Plaid that went around the ring wont see production, Tesla have no history making track cars

    If we just used 0-60 mph 2.5 secs etc as a metric of performance , then F1 cars look rubbish, they can barely manage that :)

    They then go onto 0-186mph in under 10 secs

    Money being no object I'd have this Porsche anyday over a Tesla

    the fact youre even comparing the two shows how impressive the tesla is.

    the model s is a family saloon that happens to have a lot of power
    the taycan is a full on sportscar, chalk and cheese if you ask me.

    also ,the model s plaid gimped the taycans lap by 20 seconds around the ring? and has already been confirmed (afaik) as being next years upgraded model s production.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Its a Porsche
    Yep, I have owned a 911 and can tell you that Porsche quality is a myth, they have plenty of issues and major mechanical flaws. However they are a good performance car and have good branding. Remember that only the 911 and Caymen are good to dive...the rest of the range just lives off the halo.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Tesla is made like a Dacia in comparison, made by yanks
    A rather old fashioned view, the quality of the Model 3 is miles above the original Model s and Tesla is regularly close to the top of reliability and safety tests.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    P100D is nothing but a muscle car, good up to 1/4 mile, after that it's done and gets blown away by proper performance cars, it's top end power is awful
    Top end power is not woeful, its excellent. But its not as good as cars twice its price. Its the gearing (or lack of gearing). Its designed for fast starts and not of speeds after the 1/4 mile.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Dont get your stats since 2012?
    Original Model S p100d was launched in 2012. Its an 8 year old car, the fact that there can be arguments with a brand new Porsche for twice the price is amazing.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Who cares about range, these are performance saloons, its got enough range
    On track range has yet to be tested, and range is important in and EV. You need to know that if you drive fast for 10 minutes that you dont cut your range in half and can get home. I agree its not the be all and end all, and I would be more forgiving of a EV 911, but this is a 4 door saloon car so its multi functional.

    Mike9832 wrote: »
    P100D overheats, cant go around a track like the ring without limp mode, pulls like a Golf Gti past 100mph with its single speed gearbox
    Model 3 P doesnt.....and its cheaper. I actually think the model 3 p is more of a rival if handling and performance are what you after. At a 1/4 the price.

    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Taycan has no such issues and isn't a one tricky pony 0-60 mph muscle car like Teslas are
    Well what is its other trick? No range, charging is fast but adds no range, 0-60 not as fast as a tesla, none of the tesla gagets, massive price, fussy interior is 5 fecking screens. As yet un reviewed driving dynamics and track times.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Its like 10 seconds faster to 155mph than a P100D and can go around tracks, it's way faster
    Model S Plaid is announced and monsters it around tracks.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    The Tesla Plaid that went around the ring wont see production, Tesla have no history making track cars
    You need to do your research before posting. Took me 1 minute find this.
    Plaid-Tweet.png
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    If we just used 0-60 mph 2.5 secs etc as a metric of performance , then F1 cars look rubbish, they can barely manage that :)
    Thats why I think its a silly metric as I said in the post you quoted.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    They then go onto 0-186mph in under 10 secs
    Well thats useful where...not on the road, the drag strip, and not on the track.
    Mike9832 wrote: »
    Money being no object I'd have this Porsche anyday over a Tesla
    So would I, but money is an object, and also the Model S plaid put the spanner in the works, it would be launched by the time the Taycan ships to customers. I dont know how keen I would be to buy the first generation of a Porsche EV given the reliability issues Porsche has with ICE cars they have build for 90 years. You have to consider a cars price with the rivals. You could have pretty much any can you want for the cost of a fully specced Turbo S taycan, likely €250k in ireland.

    Look I think the Taycan is great. Nice and conventional, super expensive. But the stats are disappointing as somebody who wanted a allocation on a Taycan. There was a change of battery manufacturer 3 times during production which makes me very nervous. I look forward to a proper review of the Taycan...but at the moment, I am unconvinced. Open to change my mind, but I am not a fanboy and go with the evidence.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,213 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    Model being no object I'd have a model X P100DL raven. Wouldnt go near the taycan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    ted1 wrote: »
    I would have thought it was designed for people who want a Porsche but also need a car that will take the family

    lolz; isn't that what a 911 is ?? :D :pac::pac:

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Yep, I have owned a 911 and can tell you that Porsche quality is a myth, they have plenty of issues and major mechanical flaws. However they are a good performance car and have good branding. Remember that only the 911 and Caymen are good to dive...the rest of the range just lives off the halo.


    A rather old fashioned view, the quality of the Model 3 is miles above the original Model s and Tesla is regularly close to the top of reliability and safety tests.


    Top end power is not woeful, its excellent. But its not as good as cars twice its price. Its the gearing (or lack of gearing). Its designed for fast starts and not of speeds after the 1/4 mile.


    Original Model S p100d was launched in 2012. Its an 8 year old car, the fact that there can be arguments with a brand new Porsche for twice the price is amazing.


    On track range has yet to be tested, and range is important in and EV. You need to know that if you drive fast for 10 minutes that you dont cut your range in half and can get home. I agree its not the be all and end all, and I would be more forgiving of a EV 911, but this is a 4 door saloon car so its multi functional.



    Model 3 P doesnt.....and its cheaper. I actually think the model 3 p is more of a rival if handling and performance are what you after. At a 1/4 the price.


    Well what is its other trick? No range, charging is fast but adds no range, 0-60 not as fast as a tesla, none of the tesla gagets, massive price, fussy interior is 5 fecking screens. As yet un reviewed driving dynamics and track times.

    Model S Plaid is announced and monsters it around tracks.


    You need to do your research before posting. Took me 1 minute find this.
    Plaid-Tweet.png


    Thats why I think its a silly metric as I said in the post you quoted.


    Well thats useful where...not on the road, the drag strip, and not on the track.


    So would I, but money is an object, and also the Model S plaid put the spanner in the works, it would be launched by the time the Taycan ships to customers. I dont know how keen I would be to buy the first generation of a Porsche EV given the reliability issues Porsche has with ICE cars they have build for 90 years. You have to consider a cars price with the rivals. You could have pretty much any can you want for the cost of a fully specced Turbo S taycan, likely €250k in ireland.

    Look I think the Taycan is great. Nice and conventional, super expensive. But the stats are disappointing as somebody who wanted a allocation on a Taycan. There was a change of battery manufacturer 3 times during production which makes me very nervous. I look forward to a proper review of the Taycan...but at the moment, I am unconvinced. Open to change my mind, but I am not a fanboy and go with the evidence.

    All well & good, and I have a very large 5-figure repair bill for my 996 in my recent past, so whilst a marque fan, I'm not blinded to their weaknesses..

    That said, Tesla's issue for me is: durablility and quality (paint, panels, NVH, trim) - whether you like Porsche's or not, the fact is they have an actual grounding in car manufacture, now with added tech. They even pioneered body galvanising.

    Tesla's otoh are a Tech company....with car manufacture added. I know what a 10-20 yr old Porche with 6-figure mileage is like on our roads, in our climate. The Tesla is still unproven in that regard.

    I think discussion about ultimate performance, acceleration are largely academic at the very high level both are at. Neither will influence your trip down to Lidl or Tesco .

    Both are big money, so it is a very First World Problem in either case.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Remember that only the 911 and Caymen are good to dive...the rest of the range just lives off the halo.

    Assuming you are only talking about Porsches from say the last two decades, aren't you missing a car in that list? :p
    I have owned a 911 and can tell you that Porsche quality is a myth, they have plenty of issues and major mechanical flaws.

    Build quality of modern Porsches is extremely high. They have had one major flaw (IMS bearing) in the flat 6 engine that went into all the 911 / Cayman / Boxster of a whole generation which wrecked a lot of engines. I wouldn't call it plenty of issues and major mechanical flaws. These cars are meant to be driven hard and they are well able for it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Thats exactly the issue....For all Porsches experiance building cars they have little experiance with technology, batteries and electric motors. Its not that this levels the playing field its that Tesla are years ahead in that area. In this place....their heritage means nothing, and in general the German motor industry are very resistant to embrace this technology and change their ways.

    The paint has the same orange peel that all waterbased car paints have, the cleanness of the paint is improving from early cars. Panel gaps etc are greatly improved. While Porsche paint is some of the best, the fact they cost twice as much cannot be dismissed as...sure they are all expensive.

    Look up nick Murray's 991.1 and 991.2 videos for insight into porsche quality.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    For all Porsches experiance building cars they have little experiance with technology, batteries and electric motors.

    An electric drive train and motor are pretty straight forward and LG is making the cells. The issue was that most incumbent auto makers don't want to sell EVs as they will generate far less profit. But now they are starting to have to

    Taycan is the point that proves this. It is ridiculously overpriced for what it is imho, but all production has already been ordered. So they are doing something right

    Great times we live in anyway. I'm looking forward to what production car will be the king of the ring in a few years time. Tesla Roadster, Porsche 911, maybe even a BMW or who knows!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,136 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    Thats exactly the issue....For all Porsches experiance building cars they have little experiance with technology, batteries and electric motors. Its not that this levels the playing field its that Tesla are years ahead in that area. In this place....their heritage means nothing, and in general the German motor industry are very resistant to embrace this technology and change their ways.

    You sound more like a Tesla fanboy every day that passes! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,135 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    To my eyes the Taycan (which I haven't sat in) looks like a nicer place to be than a Model S (which I have), and a lot better than what I remember of Porsches over the years, at least the 996 onwards.

    The screens are excessive but from what I recall you only get them all in the top end model.

    I think the problem for Tesla is that by US auto standards the interiors are incredible, so they haven't needed to push the quality that much. Does it make sense for them to do so? I think so, not for the Model 3 but yes if they want to defend the medium-high end against the Germans. 100k+ with VW-quality interior was justifiable when there was no competition. Maybe it won't matter on the Roadster, in the same way as it doesn't matter on a Ford GT, but the Model S is looking quite dated at this point.

    As for the repeatable performance thing, I wouldn't buy a Taycan for the track, it just doesn't make any sense regardless of the Ring time. I wouldn't expect the batteries to wear well driven at 10/10ths like you could an ICE Porsche, and I'd expect the consumables cost (tyres and pads) to be horrendous. Ye cannae defeat the laws of physics. Maybe I'm wrong, time will tell.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    KCross wrote: »
    You sound more like a Tesla fanboy every day that passes! :D

    Never....BMW all the way :D, credit where credit is due however, and at the same time no credit where no credit is due.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Thats exactly the issue....For all Porsches experiance building cars they have little experiance with technology, batteries and electric motors. Its not that this levels the playing field its that Tesla are years ahead in that area. In this place....their heritage means nothing, and in general the German motor industry are very resistant to embrace this technology and change their ways.

    The paint has the same orange peel that all waterbased car paints have, the cleanness of the paint is improving from early cars. Panel gaps etc are greatly improved. While Porsche paint is some of the best, the fact they cost twice as much cannot be dismissed as...sure they are all expensive.

    Look up nick Murray's 991.1 and 991.2 videos for insight into porsche quality.

    Sorry, but heritage does mean something. And I don't mean marketing speak: I mean it's demonstrated in the attributes mentioned earlier. If you were to put no value on that, then you can put none at all on a Tesla.

    Take a Hyundai from 20 years ago and now: night & day different. And where's the big gain ? - quality. Not (just) the tech. Materials, particularly interiors, fittings, refinement. The ability to put things together - and keep them together. I know where on the journey Tesla is more likely than Porsche is....

    And whilst I agree the Taycan is banana money, Porsche are a business. They are not the most profitable car company on the planet by accident. If they can sell everything they make at an elevated price - why on earth would they NOT do that ? It would be, literally, giving away money for nothing. But that actually has nothing to do with the technical merits/demerits of the product.

    You think Tesla wouldn't, given the opportunity ? Tesla which, btw, hasn't made a profit at all yet, and continually walks the financial tightrope.

    And I although I know of the YT videos you mention, I have my own in my own garage, so need little reminder of what happens When Good Porsches Go Bad. They are, truly, moneypits. But I still want it/have it/fix it. PAG are quite good at cultivation that.

    All I know, is that choice is good: you pays your money and you takes your choice: if you were to wait for the perfect 'solution' to present itself.............we'd never buy anything: cars, PC's, phones, houses even. Gotta 'jump in' at some point.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    My dream garage is a Fast EV and a classic aircooled 911......best of both worlds. I have no doubt that Porsche are a business out to make money, but they need to stop boasting about technology and performance that this "low quality american muck, loss making business" have had for nearly a decade. I also cannot give a 200k car credit for being well put together...its flippin better be.

    Heritage is about past performance, and that means something for Porsche in the ICE market, that where they have heritage. In this new market they have no Heritage. Its Tesla that have the heritage in this market, and the proven record of producing EV cars. Porsche are the newcomer.

    A model 3 is on a par with BMW or Audi for quality of materials, the model S is old now and dated hence the refresh next year. Go sit in one, and look past the minimalist thing thats a design choice, the materials and finish are really good. I have no doubt a Taycan will feel more premium...

    Kinda makes the new BMW m3 a bit pointless doesnt it????


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,136 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    Worth a watch. Putting an EV together is still a complex job.

    Put it on 2x speed as its quite slow...


    The guy checking panel gaps at the end didnt look very scientific.... probably moved over from Tesla! :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    KCross wrote: »

    The guy checking panel gaps at the end didnt look very scientific.... probably moved over from Tesla! :)

    Nah they retrained him from the IMS bearing design team ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,135 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Henry Catchpole (evo, ex-evo?) in the Taycan.

    An interesting take.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Never....BMW all the way :D, credit where credit is due however, and at the same time no credit where no credit is due.

    Well said.

    I'm BMW too, most of my cars have been BMW. Haven't owned one in 3 years though. When it was time to replace my petrol straight six E60 with something newer, there were no petrol BMW alternatives. Or other suitable decent petrol cars. So I bought an EV. If BMW had an EV similar to the Tesla Model 3 performance, I'm sure you would have bought that instead of the Tesla. But like you say - no credit where no credit is due.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Nah they retrained him from the IMS bearing design team ;)

    ...that's just it: there was no IMS. Design. At all.

    ....nor, it would appear, an exhaust valve seat team either....amhik :rolleyes:

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Nah they retrained him from the IMS bearing design team ;)

    ...that's just it: there was no IMS. Design. At all.

    ....nor, it would appear, an exhaust valve seat team either....amhik :rolleyes:

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Some good insights as usual from Nikki



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,821 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Everyone raves about the Taycan when up against the Model S.

    A Model 3 comparison would be interesting given that Tesla progressed with Model 3.

    Does a Model 3 represent a better car at its price point then Taycan at Taycans higher price point.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,135 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Old diesel wrote: »
    Everyone raves about the Taycan when up against the Model S.

    A Model 3 comparison would be interesting given that Tesla progressed with Model 3.

    Does a Model 3 represent a better car at its price point then Taycan at Taycans higher price point.

    IMO each of the Taycan, etron/iPace/EQC, Model 3, S, X are compelling in their own way, it just boils down to the permutation of range, cabin quality, acceleration, noise suppression and seating you want/need, and your budget.

    If only Tesla would spend a bit of money on interior finish (and maybe offer an optional lux pack with thicker glass and more noise suppression) they would be unbeatable.

    They're a bit like Lambo before it was bought out by Audi, except that Audi can't afford to buy Tesla. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Let's call a spade as spade here. Tesla is unable to make a car to the same quality standards as Porsche. Nor can it make a car that is as good to drive. And they probably never will.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    unkel wrote: »
    Let's call a spade as spade here. Tesla is unable to make a car to the same quality standards as Porsche. Nor can it make a car that is as good to drive. And they probably never will.

    This comparison is ridiculous. The Taycan Turbo s in Ireland is around 250k with a good spec. Thats supercar money. Is the model 3 good value in that light...absolutely. But is a law of diminishing returns. Small improvements costs lots to get. The Tesla is fantastic, but a porsche it is not.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,707 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Aye. Tesla Model 3 performance is also one of the few EVs that are great value for money at the moment. Not so sure if I would call the Porsche even reasonable good value for money :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,268 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Also Porsche have been building cars for nearly 70 years, Tesla are doing pretty good considering they only started a decade ago.


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