Porsche Taycan

Porsche is one of the luxury carmakers that jumped into the electric revolution by creating a German equivalent to the Tesla Model S which promises to be the most revolutionary Porsche ever made; delivering zero emissions to the environment while delivering the same experience speedo boys get from the Porsche. Say hello to the first-ever Porsche Taycan electric sports saloon, the most revolutionary Porsche ever made.

2020 Porsche Taycan

The Porsche Taycan starts at a very expensive 105,607 Euros plus additional costs, which is more costly to own than the Tesla Model S but despite the outrageous price tag for an electric sports saloon, the Taycan promises to be one of the most surprising cars of the new decade and Porsche really laid down their strongest trump card on the EV wars with this one, although unsure about how it lives to its name.

2020 Porsche Taycan

First of all, the design draws inspiration from the Mission E Concept car, meaning that the Taycan almost has all of the bits and bobs from the concept car it was based on so therefore, it's great to look at, although the naming is worth a headscratcher. Look at the grade list; there's the word Turbo on it and it's impossible to be called a Turbo because being an electric car, there are no turbochargers on it, but for the Porsche folks, they redefined the Turbo meaning to their cars to serve as the most powerful and fastest variants ever made and they do have a point. Anyway, let's talk about that later on because it's time to get inside and see what's it like.

2020 Porsche Taycan interior

The interior is as futuristic as the exterior design itself because on the driver's side, the dashboard's heavily dominated by so many touchscreens to toy at, which is very next century-ish but you would really want to keep it clean with your cloth used to clean your glasses after touching it. You wouldn't want to leave fingerprints on such screens, of course. On the passengers' side, it's about as spacious as a Panamera as well as a boot space big enough for today's trip to the country club or a five-star hotel. Either way, living in a Taycan is anything fancy for those got their hands on it and whether if its drive or be driven, this Porsche does it all.

2020 Porsche Taycan

The Taycan uses two electric motors bolted on each axle with the rear takes good care of its two-speed gearbox. The utterly misleading Turbo variants have a normal power output of 460 kW but because this is the top-tier variant of the range, they come with an Overboost feature, which in Turbo S guise, churns out up to a smashing 560kW, that's more than today's Model S range-topper by a narrow margin. With that kind of power, the Taycan Turbo S can do 0-100kph in less than three seconds and limited to 260kph. Now that's Porsche'level fast for an electric car but it can't outrun a speeding rocket heading straight towards bull's eye.

On the dynamics side, the Porsche Taycan features active suspension management and torque vectoring technology, which all sounds very nice but be warned because handling one is like a double-edged sword because when you take it through the corners, it feels mild and menacing for an electric sedan and when things get rough, it's an arm-breaking experience. 

Despite that, the Taycan is worth drivable over and over again until you are fully satisfied with the way it behaves and when you get the hang of its mild and menacing grip, it's very exciting.

2020 Porsche Taycan

When you had enough fun, you can really ease yourself in the Taycan because even though it's a sportscar at heart, it works like a luxury car on the streets. It's surprisingly comfortable to live with and safer as well thanks to its wide array of safety features too many to list.

Porsche really did laid their strongest card on the electric car wars with the Taycan and with its electric powertrain, performance, style, and comfort, there's no denying that this is going to be one of the best new cars of this brave new decade. Everyone's anticipated for this but sadly, there's one major problem with the Taycan; Gran Turismo completely ruined it.

Yep, the Gran Turismo folks featured the Taycan first on the GT SPORT game and as I said, cars that featured first and only on Gran Turismo are downright terrible just like the Toyota GR Supra. Face it, nobody likes a car featured first and only in the world of Gran Turismo like the Taycan, and if you're thinking about having one, please don't if you value your collection of super fast cars and your dignity. That is all.

Available colors; Weiβ, Carrara Weiβ Metallic, Dolomit Silber Metallic, Vulkan Grau Metallic, Schwarz, Tief schwarzes Metallic, Enzian Blau Metallic, Frozen Blue Metallic, Mamba Gun Metallic, and Karminrot.

Photo: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG