Anyone swapping over to the Taycan??

[m3gt2]

The £70k Taycan, much like any no-option Porsche, only exists as a concept.

If you look on their website it could easily end up as the £170k+ Taycan!

 

[gangzoom]

So not much love for the Taycan here .

Maybe I shouldn't have titled 'swap' as theres no way I would trade in our X for one, but as an alternative second car for the family......Though how you can dismiss a six figure Porsche as a 'second' car is quite amusing.

 

[p_iv]

Isn't this the first electric car Porsche have built? Not sure I'd want to be taking delivery of one of the first ones, certainly not at that price!

 

[DJP31]

@gangzoom I wonder if the Audi Etron GT will be a better bet and nearer the "affordable" mark.

 

[Foucault]

The Taycan configurator is live and it doesn’t take much to take even the cheapest close to £100k (managed to spec one for £223,835). I actually think it looks promising and am sure will sell well even if a bit on the pricey side. Also agree that the turbo naming thing is just stupid.

 

[interbear]

If you look on their website it could easily end up as the £170k+ Taycan!

Correct - someone I know in The Netherlands specced one up in the online configurator and it was quickly north of €200k.

The Turbo naming is actually pathetic, in my humble opinion.

 

[Rockster]

We'll test drive one as soon as we can because my wife and her family have owned, and raced, a number of Porsches and we're both very curious about it but I don't think we'll be inclined to spend that much money. It's amazing how many things are extra at a car with that price point. The mobile charger. Even the "Range Manager" that can lower AC output and can warn the drive to slow down in order to reach the destination is an extra $300.

And, yes, the lack of a Supercharger network that even begins to approach Tesla's is a negative.

 

[GreenT]

I seriously wonder if Tesla won't / haven't licensed their supercharger network out.

 

[Yev000]

£ 1,154.00 for the UMC
£ 294.00 for the wall charger - I do wonder if you can buy it without the car because it looks really nice.

£ 121,419.00 for the near-base car

The optional extras are in the realm of the Prada handbag. And they will sells dozens of these cars!

To be honest, I'd be tempted if I had money to burn. But in that price range I'd probably be ordering a Tesla Roadster

 

[animorph]

Finally a car for all those who think Teslas should have everything standard because they cost so much! At least the panel gaps and paint will be perfect, right?

I am glad to see additional EV choices finally hitting the market. Tesla can't be everyone's cup of tea.

 

[The stag]

@gangzoom I wonder if the Audi Etron GT will be a better bet and nearer the "affordable" mark.

I hope so after this cluster mess with model 3 deliveries and defects I really hope Audi get a competitive vehicle together

 

[DJP31]

I hope so after this cluster mess with model 3 deliveries and defects I really hope Audi get a competitive vehicle together

I think when the reservation backlog is dealt with the delivery position will be considerably better. It was much the same in March ‘17 when the first X’s were coming in and we had the April luxury car tax deadline. It was pretty chaotic then. It won’t be perfect as Tesla still underestimate the transit time and give unrealistic delivery estimates in the Design Studio.

I don’t believe the fit and finish will match that of Audi but will be compensated for by the forward looking nature of Tesla and the tech, OTA updates and charging network. Whether that compensation is sufficient will depend on what is most important to you. I came from Lexus to Tesla and sweated buckets over the backward step in build quality I knew I was taking. However, the drive experience and forward looking nature of Tesla has more than compensated and I’ve had the best 2.5 years of car ownership since I started driving nearly 40 years ago. God that makes me feel old .