Porsche Taycan

Oh and fair play, that some piece of tech you're buying.

Fitz,as i purchased my RWD Taycan 2 months ago a few comments on your spec.I came from a loaded Panamera hybrid and most of the extras counted for little on trade in.This time i cut the extras to the bone and am more than happy with my decision.My extras came to 12K and i made the cut off date to avail of the 5K grant.As you know you can lose the run of yourself on the configurator.If we lived in a country like the US where chargers could be hundreds of miles apart the bigger battery is a must but in our small island i see no need.On a full charge i am averaging 450 kilometers.Sport sound i have and the attraction wears off quickly.Sun roof i had on Panamera i prefer the clean look of the Taycan without it.My interior colour is the same as yours very nice.Your point about the speed of the RWD in comparison to the S is valid but really how many times on our road network does it matter.Regardless best of luck with your decision, and after nearly 50 years driving and many high end motors the Taycan ls in a league of its own.

My understanding is there is no discounts, aside from the general chip shortage for all cars at the moment tightening supply, Ireland only gets allocated a certain amount of cars per quarter & at the moment Porsche Dublin could sell the allocation multiple times over.

You might get the price rounded down to the nearest thousand euro, so trying to max out your trade in price could be the best tactic if you are trading in, price of second hand Model 3s has gone up a lot over last few months & the Performance is highly desirable.

On the 22kw charger point, as others point out, it wont get you faster home charging, but will double your charge speed on normal ESB charge points, Lidl ones etc

I have one on loan for the day while they service my oil burning Cayenne. Main issue for me is that the door is so small I find it difficult to get in and out (my other car is a Mini which involves no such problems). The black interior is not to my taste but it’s high quality. Having driven it home I thought I might feel some desire to head out again as soon as I can but I don’t. Quite happy with the electric drivetrain but I find the car fundamentally compromised for someone of my size. The seats in particular are very narrow at the base. I’d have preferred a Cayman or similar. Or indeed any other product Joe Duffy has to offers. Probably very attractive to many but for me it’s neither fish nor fowl physically.

Huge! 6’5” and a similar amount around the waist! Entry through the drivers door is even more difficult than in the 750Li I used to have. It’s funny that even the smaller Minis I used to have were more comfortable. Not suggesting the Taycan is a bad car. Just not one which I would covet.

So Tesla Chargers are finally opening up. Limited access in Norway as a trial, seems to be working well enough if some EV's are hard to get access to the charging port with the short tesla charging cable.

Just remember you will need the 150Kwh option ticked to get good speeds off them as they are 400v systems. Access to the tesla network will make road tripping a lot less difficult as time goes on, very reliable chargers.

Tru dat.....still some little sign of progress

So jealous

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Best of luck with it Fitz, it's a stunner. Passed a white one yesterday it was a beauty. As an overall ownership proposition its probably not much more expensive than some cheaper cars as I expect they will retain value very well over the next few years. Payments of course high as you have to get it paid off but building equity all the time. So win win.

Congrats, I like your choice of colour 😀

picked mine up on Thursday & would echo your comments on the driving experience. One minor issue with mine is the PCM isn’t working with Porsche Connect, seems to be a common thing on MY22 cars & should be sorted this week

That's a stunning looking car. My only change if I were getting one is to have mission E wheels but yours looks great as specc'd.

I remember parking my S beside a Taycan at a SCP and being surprised at how big the taycan is, it's a larger (and IMO better looking) car in person than in photos.

Well Wear!