2020 Porsche Taycan review | new electric Porsche driven | Autocar
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2019
- The new Porsche Taycan is Porsche's first all-electric vehicle. It comes in Turbo or Turbo S forms, although, kinda obviously, neither has a turbocharger. Turbo is a sub-brand that means a Porsche is chuffing fast: and the Taycan, especially in Turbo S form like we've tested it here, is chuffing fast. On overboost the Taycan makes 751bhp and hits 60mph from rest in 2.6 seconds.
It's an expensive sedan, at nearly £140,000 in Turbo S form. And that can make it a slightly different proposition to other electric cars, like the Tesla Model S, let alone the Jaguar I-Pace or Audi E-Tron, but as Matt Prior's review discovers, not only is the Taycan incredibly fast, it's quite possibly the best electric car in the world.
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The Germans took long but they came out with a bang. The inside of the car looks much much nicer than Tesla. More like we are used to it.
A TAYCAN CAN TOP OUT AT OVER $100K MORE, IT SHOULD.
@@MICHGO1 bro chill
@@don_fren You are an idiot, buddy!!! "...to the point it's an insult for the Model S to compare it to a Taycan". Wow, what kind of fucking douchebag are you???
At first, "design" or "styling" is just very subjective, and just "lies in the eye of the beholder"... And I'm absolutely sure, that 90% of all premium customers for EVs like the Porsche Taycan design in interior and also exterior way more than a cheap looking Tesla Model S! Especially its interior is just pure crap compared to the clean and also minimalistic looking Porsche Taycan! Did you recognise all the displays on the Taycan dashboard? You like a fugly huge and vertically arranged display in the middle of a dashboard more than sporty looking horizontally displays which are highlighting the width of a car? Congratulations to you.... LOL!
You know certainly absolutely nothing about Porsches premium build quality of every model they are making, if you prefer "Tesla design" over the design coming from a quality car maker!
Tesla vehicles have the most embarrassing bullshit build quality you can find in the whole car industry, and therefore they simply aren't worth their money!
You really have no fucking clue what a different it makes, sitting in such a perfectly built and assembled Porsche Taycan, compared to such a shitty built American wannabe "premium EV"!
Teslas are more or less only "powerfull electric motors on wheels"... but nothing more! These cars are full with rattling details in its interiors, they are shaking, they are noisy unside... Teslas "quality management" is the absolutely worst of all premium car makers!
The only truth is, that "the new Porsche Taycan ashames Teslas build quality to the point that's an insult for Porsche to compare a Taycan with a fucking shitty Tesla Model S"...
You fucking douchebag clown just go back to sleep..., idiot!
@@user-jf8gd3lv7q it's a far better car than over-priced German cars. If it was not for tesla they should have been still continuing with shitty ice engine cars which don't last over 5 years and cost owner a fortune for regular service
@@maheshmurali2697 *Peasant*
Just imagine how quick these electric cars will be once the batteries weigh less than a tank!
christopher reynolds > Exactly ! Batteries will improve greatly in the next few years. You’ll be able to chose more range for the same weight or less weight for the same range. Electric cars will only get better.
We already have amazing batteries. They weigh around 200kg and store around 200Kwh and are conveniently quick to recharge.
@Bruce Wayne wrong
All that power is not worth it unless you can get the power to the ground.
@@Gandalf721 damn then soon we will get electric planes too if the battery is lighter
I truly appreciate this review, it's refreshing not to be subjected to fake laughs and pretentious expressions of how great one feels behind the wheel of cars many subscribers can't afford, including myself! Great job! The gentleman's review. 😊👍🏽
This. It was quite soothing for once to just listen to someone talk about the car without trying to make the video forcibly funny.
Lol. I do have my fair share of car guys on UA-cam I enjoy, but yes, the "O" face when some accelerate can be a bit dramatic. This video is exquisite. The Gentlemen's review indeed.
Good review, but lacking criticism?
Drive two hours, charge 20 minutes. That's going to be tedious on any kind of long journey.
And it sounds like a milk float.
Elec. cars are fine for commuting, but why buy a sports car that sounds like that and weighs that (and has the range limits)?
@@julianevans9548 he said something along the lines of: "if you can pay the price for this car, then you may very well have another one".
@@mildeuph0r1a True, but that's still not a reason to buy this car. Buy a car that sounds better, drives better, etc. - and buy a Nissan Leaf (or whatever) for your commute, if you want to go electric.
Which would you rather have: 911 and Leaf or this?
I think the only reason people will buy this car is for the bragging rights.
...if you count the Lohner-Porsche 4 hub wheel motor electromobile built back in 1898, this would TECHNICALLY be Porsche's second electric car...
Talk about stating the obvious...duh
Really....
It was not fully electric but a serial hybrid.
@@wermagst - the later production units were serial hybrid, but the initial few units were battery only.
@@alanwayte1688 - the fact that Doug DeMuro identifies the Taycan as Porsche's first, and my making the comment I made would say otherwise...
One of the best reviews i've watched this year. Well done Matt, and well done Porsche!
"I think this is probably the world's best electric vehicle"
You might get some interesting tweets over the next few hours for that one Matt!
Would not be hard to be, Tesla is crap, and what else is close, nothing !!
@@mixalis6168 Ok, you startet a war
He can't compare, because he admits he never tried a Tesla !
Road anyways!
By far the best of the recent crop of reviews. Good job Autocar.
At least we can trust Porsche to always do there best at everything they try
Unfortunately we cant trust anything from the vag group.The group is rotten to its core.
exept the design
Ian Purcell Go tell that to all the engineers and designers that worked on this car.. I’m more inclined to judge the product, not a few people at the top. Of course there are many that will beat the same drum forever...
Porsche is definitely holding back on certain things (long gearing for the Cayman/Boxter for example to not rival the 911)!
Their*
Review was spot on but seeing that Seiko SKX was the highlight!!
Great review....this guy is always on point....gets the balance right...incredible how quickly Porsche have moved to master the EV...
Phil
Very precise and informative review what a smashing car if only I could afford one
The Taycan looks real sharp, but I feel the technology is still in transition and would prefer to wait a little longer.
Agree
Matt thanks for your clear evaluation
Ingenuity at its finest. 🎯
This car is such a stunner! Absolutely gorgeous!
Great comprehensive informative unbiased review
No BS just a great review. cheers.
That road looks really good!
Awesome work from Porsche!
In a bright spec like Green or red it will be even more awesome!
918 acid green !
@@domasdsfgh wow nice my friend! Mamba green is very nice too!
the dark blue for me
TheMacki95 TheMacki95 Very nice choice!
@@SupercarsinGreece yeah
Love to see your collection of Seiko SKX.
That watch is ugly, it mimics the Rolex Pepsi.
Is that the legendary Seiko SKX on your wrist?? Well done Sir!!!
I can't wait for the e-tron gt to join this beast.
Love the watch, seiko the best.
And now a look around and inside it please. Boots front and rear, build quality, practicality for rear seat passengers etc please.
love love love this German electric
This is a beautiful car! Can’t wait for the Audi E Tron GT. I slightly prefer the looks of that car over this. Either way, this is cool!
Best feature about that car is that it appears that when people look at you from the outside the windscreen makes you appear 20 years younger/clean shaven and handsome that's a must for me also.
It’s so gorgeous, I think Elon has a new problem
Not really, Tesla is a family car, this is a sports car. Tesla will sell way more because its better suited for families with kids and stuff. You would have to be very rich to allow kids into a car like this lol
Thank you Matt
I always love your reviews Matt, but including a 'hurdy gurdy' Swedish Chef reference takes this to another level :-)
Its hard to fathom a car like that weighing the same as a Land Cruiser.
Great, and all the weight is lowdown, must stick to the road like glue.
Can't wait for the wagon version of this… and a lottery win xP
Loving the SKX
" Ludicrously fast. " I see what you did there. 🤔😁
Living Colours Maybe Porsche told them to say it like that? You know, as a stab at Tesla.
@@Sandouras Not much of a stab than, Tesla S' Ludicrous is quite a bit faster. The Taycan is nicer though, as it should at this price.
Mr JWW said the exact same thing too. Maybe it was a Porsche instruction.
@@c3vzn See i thought so too! I was watching the other videos about the car to see if anyone else says it. I havent watched JWW's yet.
@@Sandouras TESLA IS PAST LUDICROUS AND WORKING ON PLAID.
It makes sense they made it as an alternative to the panamera.
A 911 alternative might have been too big a chasm to jump, but the Taycan. It's just spot on.
the infrastructure is too heavy for a 911 still.
Automotive journalists now have to add EV terminology and knowledge to their repertoire. And reviewing an EV should be different from a gas powered vehicle review. For example is the Taycan constantly monitoring the battery power level with the locations of nearby EV charging stations and warn the driver if he or she is taking a route that could leave them stranded w/o power ( I assume so). Also a big advantage of EV's is all the additional storage space that is available, would be nice to have seen that in the video. What is scheduled maintenance like?
Fantastic.
Is the turbo twin-scroll?
Gorgeous car in and out, wow...
Robert Fripp doing car reviews now!
best e-car of all times!
Womderful review of ome of the finest vehicles in the world today. Congratulations to porsche for keeping the stunning concept car looks...the performance is also staggering. I cant wait to see this in the United States. Most engaging, most stunning high performance EV...
One of the more professional reviews of this car.
Is it just me or does the charge symbol look like Edvard Munch The Scream
The one thing that I'm dreading about these electric cars is that any detail in the interior
that squeaks will definitely drive you up the wall because its so quiet.
jpracingph
- I plan to drive as many EV demonstrator cars as I can, and after each drive, when the salesman leaves me alone in the car to "ponder things", I'm going to surreptitiously hide a baby's rattle somewhere in the car :-))...
just turn on the radio, take a chill pill, and drive around looking for your man card.
@@JustinCrediblename Yes, because getting pissed off by a manufacturing defect is so unmanly. GTFOH.
They are actually only quiet whilst driving slowly. I've driven a Model S and a Long range 3, they have quite a lot of wind noise and road noise. I own a BMW 3 series, and a Ford Fiesta. Both of wich you don't hear the engine when on the country roads. All the cars will drive you nuts if something is ratling. In my BMW it's usually sweets left in the doorpockets :-D
Just drive a Tesla without the radio on. It sounds so bad, build quality is so awful that all you can hear is squeaks
will the next one be the taycan 2 with a particular set of skills.
Did you feel any turbo lag ???
Good review. I liked that you didn't talk too much about Tesla and focused on the car being tested. And thank god you didn't go into the "Tesla killer" trap. If this car will "Kill" other cars, its not Tesla or other EVs, it's other gas powered sport saloons.
Autocar videos are so dry I get thirsty watching them
WOW!!What an environment for the review,where is that place? it's so serene and pristine i wonder why people have problems with trees standing!!.good we cannot see the bugs n all creepy crawlies being pulverized by this Turbo S..N people give the name a break this nitpicking is small minded,when you got such a masterpiece.of course Porsche knows what they doing!
Tesla is going to fade once the experience of the long standing manufacturers meets electrification. This car looks great!
I think it will be interesting, as legacy automakers get better at EV’s Tesla will get better at building cars. If they fix the issues of the “3” with the “Y” Tesla will do fine. The problem with manufacturing EV’s at the moment is the lack of batteries, to me Tesla and VW seem to have cornered the market for the next few years at least.
nobody is talkin about the road? it looks amazing lol
YOU are.
Can you imagine when you are driving a hot hatch @ 230 kph & then suddenly, a quiet machine overtaking you!!
No, we can't do those speeds in the UK.
@@alexoliver2608 Its German Autobahn.
@@Mikey-fo9mm I know but it's a UK based review.
@@alexoliver2608 I'm German
How much does it cost to use the fast chargers when out and about?
Good review although I don't think many people understand kw hours etc yet so an explanation would have been good.
Stunner
The Best Taycan review so far... that's when you start loving these Porsche EVs
Yeah
First electric car and its this good. If I were tesla I would be worried.
Officerd00fy > Not at all. The Taycan will kill ICE cars and help the world transition to electric. Porsche has done an excellent job and they’re only getting started.
Well... you aren't Tesla, and they are abolutely not worried.
@Robert Blackford wow is that true?
@Robert Blackford Have you ever run your own business? I don't think so... I have been running my own business for 31 years, so can speak with some authority on finances. When a business needs lots of capital investment (and a car company uses TONS of capital - even Porsche, who just invested 6bn Euro in their new car), that capital comes out of investment, loans and operating profit. It can take years for companies to get to bottom-line profitability - but this is not the key metric... The really important factors are cash-flow and free-cash-flow. These - coupled with a solid product proposition are what gives lenders and investors confidence - and Tesla is unquestionably a company with a very solid product proposition, and (currently) sustainable cash-flows - particularly from operations. Intelligent investors are usually in for the long term. Greedy ones (and competitive interests) do their best to damage this - usually with FUD.
Any company can go bust, and Tesla is no exception, but the markers for success are there - if you know what to look for. You don't seem to know what to look for in Tesla, but if you did, you would - like us intelligent investors (and business owners) - see that it has a bright and solid future.
It's OK to be dumb - so you are not comitting a crime - and you have my sympathy.
@Robert Blackford As I said, being dumb is just a sad consequence of nature. I am sorry for you - so that's sympathy, not an insult. (That you cannot tell the difference between sympathy and insults just confirms how dumb you are).
Top-notch review! Informative and interesting without the waffle. Well done!
Seiko SKX 009. Nice choice.
Its a brilliant car!!
You should test drive a rimac concept one
I see the enhanced acceleration sound is turned on lol
Tbh it sounds good tho, and its amplified, not really fake so I dig it.
I don't mind it but I'm assuming the sound isn't just heard inside the cabin? It is via a speaker mounted outside? Only because if it's only a system that plays through the audio system, then it makes no sense to me
@@iKaGe01 the sound is actual sound from the electric motors that gets amplified through the speakers of the car in sport+ mode only into the cabin, the other outside sound via speakers is mandatory since Juni 2019 so people can hear an EV coming at low speeds.
@@AOTanoos22 I just hope it sounds good outside and not just in the cabin. I.e the electric motors are loud enough to hear when it passes. If not, and it is only an audio system amplification for the driver then.... I'm just glad it is an added cost
@@iKaGe01 I just know that you can hear the electric motors outside when activating and doing a launch control , other than that i don't know.
One of their prototypes was seen charging up with 400 kW indicated, I believe.
This is their launch edition, first BEV of the company. Let that settle in.
And realize, Porsche never shows its full hand.
Rumors are, it was the Turbo setting the 7:42 at the Nordschleife, not the Turbo S. Because it can. Fastest Panamera 7:39 years into its existence.
"A real triumph."
Porsche fans are drooling over this. At least I am.
Wait till the Audi E-Tron Coupe comes out next year. That'll put the cat amongst the pigeons.
And in 30 years time, people are going to ask their grandads, "Was it true that old cars used to make a growling sound when they drove?"
In 30 years we will still have combustion engine cars around the world.
@@mtakinasghost9889 yes but they will be extremely rare in most parts of the developed world due to fuel cost, emissions regulations and other legal shenanigans. Also, in 2050 we'll probably be mostly out of oil.
Cool story, dad
Audi E tron will use exactly same tech as this Porsche, no?
@@mtakinasghost9889 - I know we will. I probably won't be here then.
Nice new Pfister Neon
Skx009 nice!
@2:34 gotta love the pure and innocent enjoyment he got outta that.
Great journalist
Great but no Audio system. Why aren't these systems on?
Everything is perfect EXCEPT ONE THING: the price, if I was in the market for p100d X/S I would shell out some more money and get this taycan
bOi LivEsOn this is a Porsche. Price is not a matter of discussion
I just watched an advert for Porsche Taycan courtesy of Autocar...
What about battery life, fatigue, cost of replacement....real journalism would be most appreciated.
These old-fashioned reviewers don't understand what matters these days. None of the "features" of this Tin-Can are ground-breaking or innovative. All Poorschit have done is swop out a petrol engine for an electric motor. So it's "just a car"... Sure, it's quite attractive, and well-built - but we kinda expect that from Poorschit, don't we?
Nothing new here, nothing worth really talking about - this is "just a car" - and so what?
@@Gandalf721 I owned a Porsche many years ago (a 1975 914) and loved it. Wasn't one of their more iconic cars - but a very well-made, fun-to-drive, car.
The only reason they made the Taycan is because Tesla has forced them to do it. This car uses DIFFERENT electrics - but nothing INNOVATIVE. To simply compete with Tesla performance, they had to put in a 2-speed gear system - adding complication and cost. The Taycan lacks almost all the computer and software innovations invented by Tesla, and which VAG has admitted is years ahead of them. The Taycan is therefore "just a car", and this is where it fails. True... it is solidly built and performs impressively - but where it really counts it is no match for Tesla. Sad... but true.
@@TagmakersCoUk So it's not innovative to use advanced technology that hasn't been built into a car before? Interesting
You didn't deal with the vehicle yourself at all and/or you have no idea about cars.
Youre just biased
P.S.:You're talking about technology, but can't make a better video than 240p in 2015?
If your car skills are as good as your video skills, you'd better be quiet.
@@Mr.Chlorophil 1. I don't waste my life making videos. I have a handful of product videos loaded years ago, that have almost no views. It matters not... I did it as an experiment to see if YT would garner business. It didn't... To date, my business turns over around £1 million to £1.2 million annually, with a net profit in excess of 35% - to me, the major shareholder, so I don't give a crap about the videos.
2. Porsche has not applied any INNOVATIVE, or ground-breaking technology into their Taycan. They have made IMPROVEMENTS to existing technology is a small way, but nothing NEW. This is despite the fact that it took them 5 years and 6bn Euro to get this far.
However... it is a well-built, attractive car, that befits the Porsche brand - but it is "just a car".
The executives in the VAG group (those that are not earmarked for a possible prison sentence) have admitted on several occasions that Tesla is way ahead of the VAG group - particularly in electronics, drivetrain and computer (hardware and software). This is a fact - not "fanboy" nonsense. I am far too old to be a "fanboy" (approaching 70). Besides... I do not want, like or need a Tesla. (I am chauffeur driven in a S-Class Mercedes).
Lovers of Porsche (I owned a 914 back in 1975, and sold it 14 years later) cannot stomach the fact that a cheeky upstart like Tesla produces better cars - but it's a fact... Tesla makes better cars. Live with it...
Damn it weights almost 1000 lbs more than my 3 row SUV!
I would still rather have a 911 petrol. That said, very impressive tech
Blake Swan Amen to this comment! Love my 911.
Love ❤️
I know electric cars are heavy, very fast, quiet, 200-300 miles range and quick to charge now but what is the life span of the batteries? Do the batteries degrade after so many years?
Yes, batteries degrade with time. But not as much as one might think. Also keep in mind that they improve very fast as billions are being invested in R&D. To answer your question, the Taycan will probably lose less than 15% of the battery capacity after 10 years or 100,000 miles with heavy fast charging. Porsche has a liquid cooling system and so the battery should last at least 300,000 miles or 20 years. Tesla has recently patented a new battery that should last 1,000,000 miles or 1,600,000 km. So battery technology is getting better very fast.
is there a wireless charger for your garage? and why are the brakes so big? from a video I watched recently my understanding is electric vehicles rarely use the brakes as for the motors decelerate when you stop pushing the power peddle.
I’m curious how the air conditioning and heating systems work. I imagine the air conditioning uses an electrically driven compressor but does the heating use an electrical heating coil of some sort or fluid from the liquid cooling system for the batteries? It’s something I haven’t heard anything about but without a combustion engine it requires a different approach to achieve.
Air conditioning can either cool or heat. Basically the cycle inverts when you switch between these modes (condenser bacomes evaporator and vice versa) with an eletric/thermal efficiency of at least 300%. Plus don't forget that some heat can be extracted from the batteries specially after high power demands or during charging.
It uses waste heat from the battery and motors.
In cooler conditions, you can pre-heat the vehicle while it is still charging. Heat from the batteries can supplement this when on the move.
Airconditioning is like that found on petrol cars. Then there's the batterypack cooler/heater that ensures the the cells have more or less the same temperature.
Nice SKX009
I like dhis car
Its an insult for Porsche to be compared to Tesla, we are talking about Porsche guys !!! They are at a different league 😎
No Rimac is in the different league - they did they heavy lifting in the Taycan drive train.
the interior screams quality and luxury, unlike Tesla (all models) which have really cheap interiors
B-Roll from Norway, but driving taking place in Sweden?
can you please do an entire car review using the Swedish chef voice?
Ludicrously fast... - this car sounds and looks fantastic and I'd love one but ludicrous is a Tesla performance mode established several years ago...
ffs, ludicrously is an english word that existed along time ago and it has been used in these types of situations very often by english reporters
Tesla is now Plaid fast already. 20s gap on the ring.
@@zwgy20 correct, Tesla beat the Taycan Turbo with a Model S... which had racing semi-slick tyres, an extra motor and no rear seats. And they still haven't gone up against the Taycan Turbo S.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
What about seeing the actual car?? Interior?
With several electric cars replacing neighbours diesel clatter boxes it’s amazing how peaceful and quiet 🤫 the area has become 😁👍
And yes the kids do know the green cross code and tire noise is sufficient to still hear cars moving yet peaceful without the clatter revs of a Diesel engines revving out the estate annoying residents
Would love to drive one over a Tesla. I feel they should change the names to Taycan S and Taycan GTS instead.
HG504 - But what do Porsche then call the Taycan S and GTS when they launch those as they've already used them instead of the Turbo and Turbo S?
@@thezanzibarbarian5729 There are plenty of letters left in the alphabet.
They will come in the future I bet.
@@PistonAvatarGuy - Then try telling Porsche that.
@@dukeofspeed2072 - Ta! Dah! Good to see someone else gets and understands the idea of "Turbo" for Porsche. It's all about class design. If you have a Turbo S, you know that the Turbo next to you... Isn't quite as good.
Now, if someone comes along called the King of Speed and leaves a message, I'd assume you'd have to step aside knowing they're better than you? ;-))...
At some point in the past, at which time I have yet to determine, I really stopped being interested in new cars.
Maybe when the E60 M5 went out of production.
Cool story bro.
Nice car, but it should be at the price of my first house.
Those boffins at Weissach probably have light weight batteries. Anyone remember the the GT3 Hybrid and the 918 RSR?
I would probably just get the hybrid
"We love competition. We come from the racetrack"- Porsche's North America CEO, Klaus Zellmer
Sam Janko 20 seconds behind Tesla Model S Plaid on Nurburgring?
@@zwgy20 repeat performance is the key,my son.
@@samjanko8946 This lack 20 sec. from heritage performance is a LOT.
@@general65644 With a heavily modified vehicle which was not even road legal vs. a series Taycan from the factory.
It wasn't even 20 Sec but only theoretical.
Besides, the Porsche doesn't need hours of preparation and can drive more than one lap.
That was the tow truck the Tesla was on that did the 7:20. So yeah, the Tesla "did" 7:20
One fast tow truck though!
I would have suggested E-Turbo for the gimmick. Sadly, Porsche doesn't have jet pilots like me on their roster
Idk why everyone is upset about the turbo trim level. Times are changing, ICE engines will eventually disappear. I think it's cool to keep the turbo name as an homage to the technology of the past
True, not only Porsche do it. The new Defender is in 90 and 110 versions but neither has that wheelbase length like the originals. Even the Model S P100d uses the d for diesel ( traditionally! ) when it is not of course.
ICE - "you're not sending me to the cooler!"
I'm conflicted, the turbo s script in that font is very recognisable. You could argue that with this gen of 911 it doesn't really mean anything anymore given everything is turbocharged.
It does feel like an admittance that EV's are lacking that 'want factor', and fail to stand up on their own. If I was an EV fan that might disappoint me.
Everyone is doing this now- BMW M means next to nothing anymore, likewise AMG. Fake exhausts, fake noise, fake engine sizes (BMW 330i no longer a 3.0 I6 etc), the market buys perceived quality, perceived prestige, and cares little for what truly lies beneath the surface.
pokk 700 > Completely agree.
Niandra > I think you should drive a Taycan before making a judgment. Once you have driven an EV it’s hard to go back to an ICE car. The Turbo S is more of a trim level that Porsche owners will find easy to understand.
Porsche 911 Turbo S has been tested on a number of occasions doing 0-60 time quicker. And a number of consecutive starts too.
its the terminology - you can buy a tesla with "ludicrous mode" as an option and have been able to do so for several years - this has nothing to do with to zero to sixty times ........
- I love porsche and am fortunate enough to drive one from time to time. The taycan looks like a superb car