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As we expected, Porsche introduced a single-engine rear-wheel drive of the Taycan electric vehicle in its range.
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At $ 79,900 before tax credits or incentives, it’s nearly $ 24,000 cheaper than the Taycan 4S, which has two cars and four-wheel drive.
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Some of the cost savings included making air suspension an option; if you stick to conventional adjustable dampers and springs, the resistance coefficient increases by 0.02 – a small price to save all the money.
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The view from the driver’s seat is still the same, with a large glass window that looks better than that in almost every other car I have driven in the last 18 months.
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Of course, you can go crazy over the options list, but you do not have to. You do get three years of free charging from Electrify America, and even Apple Music as standard.
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The Race-Tex material is standard and is my choice over leather.
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Electricity goes in here.
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A taillight or reflector that extends across the rear of a car is called a rear blind.
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On Tuesday, Porsche completed its Taycan range for electric vehicles with a cheaper, lighter variant. It’s just called the Porsche Taycan – no S, no Turbo, not even numbers – and it sets itself apart from the other Taycans on the basis of only one electric motor driving the rear wheels. It’s even expensive … for a Porsche. At $ 79,900 (before tax credits or incentives), it’s nearly $ 24,000 cheaper than the next variant in the range, the Taycan 4S.
As with the 4S, there is a choice of two batteries. The standard Taycan is equipped with a package of 79.2kWh (total capacity) and a rear engine with 321hp (240kW) and 339Nm (250lb-ft), which increases to 402hp (300kW) and 254lb-ft (344Nm) if you launch control used. Do this, for example: leave a highway toll booth, and the Taycan will reach 60 km / h in 5.1 seconds. Find a demarcated stretch of German autobahn, and eventually the Taycan will dial the time at 230 km / h. At 2,071 kg (4,566 lb), it’s the lightest Taycan, though the resistance coefficient of 0.24 makes it slightly less slippery than the 4S or Turbo, unless you add the optional air suspension again.
Thanks to Porsche’s 800V electrical architecture, recharging is fast. The Taycan is mated to a 350 kW DC charger, and charges up to 225 kW and from 22 to 80 minutes of charging condition, just like the more expensive Taycans. An official EPA series should be available in the next few weeks, so there is currently an EU figure of 28 kW / 100 km – equivalent to 2.2 miles / kWh, with the understanding that the WLTP test is very different from the EPAs, which makes a direct comparison difficult – is all the information we have. (The Taycan is notorious for having a larger real range than its EPA estimate.)
But wait, there’s more
If you want a little more power and a little more, the Taycan is also available with a Performance Performance Plus of 93.4kWh (again total capacity). It pushes the price up to $ 85,680 (again before incentives), but also increases the power to 375 hp (280kW), or 469hp (350kW) and 267lb-ft (357Nm) if you use the launch control. The larger battery adds more weight (4,742 lb / 2,151 kg), so the 0-60 km / h and top speed are the same, although the performance battery plus the car is a bit faster in the standing quarter mile.
The larger battery can accept a more powerful charge – 270 kW like the much more expensive Taycans. The charging time should still be 22.5 minutes from 5-80% charging.
I have to admit that I’m more than a little curious to sit behind the wheel of a standard Taycan. If you lose the front car generator unit, you save 93 kg (20 kg) compared to the Taycan 4S, and all the weight is removed from the front axle, which will improve Taycan’s ability to change direction, an exercise on which it already excels.
What makes Taycan’s entry even more intriguing is the fact that it’s cheaper than a 911, even before you offset the $ 7,500 IRS tax credit. It’s $ 19,300 cheaper than the cheapest new 911, actually for a car with better technology, a great interior, usable rear seats and no exhaust fumes. Is it just me, or has the future just dawned?
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