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Porsche Taycan

Discussion in 'Electric Vehicles' started by Dirtcarver, Aug 12, 2019.

  1. AdamMacDon

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    Depends on where you are I suppose, I was shocked to see that the Taycan here in Canada was "only" $140,000 for a mid-optioned 4S. A Model S starts around $100k, so the difference is there, but not as massive percentage wise. Comparing the price difference between say a 911 4S and the new Camaro, there is a bigger gap percentage wise.
     
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    #122 ICUDoc, Nov 21, 2020
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    Yup - Australia is a bizarre place where Porsche adds a HUGE premium, the Government adds an extra tax on expensive cars as well.
    So a Taycan Turbo S with ZERO options is 366K AUD. Mildly optioned-up, it's well over 400K. Put everything on it, it's well well over 500!!
    A FULLY optioned Model S Dual Motor Performance is 183K!
     
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  3. AdamMacDon

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    Damn, Aus really does have some crazy prices. I remember being there and some things just cost so much more than north America, even with the exchange rate. Especially gasoline. Also, I forgot my province recently added a luxury car tax of up to 25%, which hits the Taycan hard. That being said, I'm gonna switch my license in for one from a neighboring province that doesn't have such a brutal tax (and also much more reasonable insurance).
     
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    I saw this the other day but don't understand what the point was other than bad marketing. Couldn't every 250hp+ RWD ICE or EV drift endlessly in a controlled wet environment like that until fuel source depletes?
     
  5. Valore

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    Maybe yes, maybe no.
    Give it a try and take the Guinness world record.
     
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    I think it was fully charged (250 miles) on leaving. The article was for the return trip.
     
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    My bad, you're right. They had 45 miles range left for return trip.
     
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    Ouch. Can happen to anyone- that instant torque is mostly awesome, but it CAN be a real bee-atch!!!
     
  12. mspohr

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    This was clearly staged by an idiot to get YouTube views.
     
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    Yeah this looks like the guy who burned their $200k Mercedes AMG GT63 in a field:

     
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    4M views in a day but it still gets beaten to the trending page by a lawyer pretending to be a kitten.

    This is the world we're living in now ladies and gentleman. Maybe it is a simulation after all?
     
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  15. mspohr

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    I really liked the lawyer who was pretending to be a kitten.
     
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