Gentle reminder for our collective memories... So this is the car that was to be priced... you know what, let me
quote:
“We’re expecting a price somewhere between a Cayenne and a Panamera,” said Robert Meier, the complete vehicle model line director for the Taycan.
Cayenne starting price: $66.800
Panamera Starting price: $87.200
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Taycan Starting price: $103.800
Once again, I know this will be a successful car and that success is very good for EVs in general.. but I am appalled by the level of marketing-dishonesty employed by traditional car makers. The Taycan was touted for years as having 350kW Tesla-killer charging with performance, range and price matching the Model S.
In reality the car did not deliver on the charging specs, costs 20%-90% more than the Model S, range is still TBD, but is likely a miss as well and at best we can give it a "draw" on performance.
Cue the Porsche bashing headlines in automotive and financial media... not.