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Livestream for Porsche's first electric car, the Taycan
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Having the full torque on the spot is something the old enthusiasts should experience.
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https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cu...del-s-nurburgring-lap-attempt-porsche-taycan/
It wouldn't make it around the track without limping anyway.
The track is technically open by the way. But Tesla would have to share the track not only with other manufacturers who are testing their cars or tires but with tourist drivers as well.
It's "kinda hard" to go for a lapped time in those circumstances, let alone try to beat a time which was set by Porsche. But they might still be able to get an idea if preparing for an actual attempt on a closed track makes sense for them.
It's "kinda hard" to go for a lapped time in those circumstances, let alone try to beat a time which was set by Porsche. But they might still be able to get an idea if preparing for an actual attempt on a closed track makes sense for them.
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Not everyone lives and dies by engine noise.
The Audi R18 diesel spaceship is one of my favorite race cars of all time, and it was eerily silent at speed.
I've got bad news for you. Auto Addiction has been banned from filming since everyone with more than 100.000 followers on YouTube needs an accreditation from the Nürburgring, which AA doesn't have. A couple of weeks ago the police stopped them filming at the Brünnchen.
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A decade for reasonable priced EVs?? ? Sorry but no way. There already good options coming left and right if you don't only look at Tesla. What is a reasonable price and range in your opinion?
And Nobody should have expected the reveal of a Porsche EV to be for the average American or average German or whatever. It's still a Porsche.
You could slam Audi, a car maker with a bigger range of price and models for only bringing out the E-Tron, a big SUV EV for Soccer Moms as their first and only EV, instead of maybe an A1 or A3 type EV for smaller budget.
Are you guys not following any car news?
Audi cars aren't going to be cheap if they release an A1 or A3. They are still a premium brand. VW though are going to officially unveil the ID.3 next week which is a Golf sized EV for under €30k with more expensive versions with more range and better performance.
I think I will be the last person to own EV, and only when I am absolutely forced too.
For me cars are just transportation. I would love to save on gas.
After 5-10 years once all the bugs have been worked out and there is a healthy secondary market I will get the Lexus equivalent of an EV (reliable, some luxury and reasonably priced). This is not something I want to be an early adopter on.
Even Audi is more of a premium brand that's not for everyone. That's why they have VW, who are working on an affordable electric car.
Have y'all never seen a Porsche? As soon as I saw the body I knew it was one, it's unmistakable for a Porsche and looks like an evolution of the Panamera
Sorry for my unclear post. My Audi example was just for making clear that Porsche is not the one to push general EV adoption or build EVs for a broader audience. They make enthusiast cars, even when it's an EV. Other car makers like Audi (and the whole VAG), who make (premium) cars which are comparable to a Model S or cheaper Model 3, are rather the ones with the obligation to create EVs for a broader audience (not for everyone, what does that even mean, 10k €/$ EVs?). Instead they churned out that E-Tron for around 80k €. I follow the EV development but the ID or an i3, Leaf, golf-e, Bolt etc. is not really something someone looks for when looking for an elegant Tesla alternative in the 30k price range.
EVs are going to have a stony way to go in germany anyway. Germany/ german communities are building the wrong (slower) chargin stations in mass (still not many enough) because they are way cheaper than the quickcharge/fast ones and while the mayors tell how many stations they have build in their city, it's no really good for people who are interested in EVs but don't want to make 3 hour breaks on their vacation drive.
When Dacia starts building EVs for 15k € in europe, you have your EV for "everyone" :). Interested in the first Skoda EV in the size of an Octavia or Superb (they are bringing the CITIGOe iV as only EV atm) since Skoda is very popular here.
Sorry for that OT detour.
Record attempt sep 21 with new P100D+ prototype
You'll be able to test drive the Tay-Taycan in GT Sport in October. You can even race it against an older Tesla Model S on the Ring.
Me - I'll be waiting on a useable electric pickup.
Me - I'll be waiting on a useable electric pickup.
No surprise. Tesla makes good cars for daily driving, but they are not performance cars. Maybe the roadster will be different, if it ever gets built.
You mean for performance like that Porsche? Everyone needs to settle down and stop reading so much into it, prototypes break down.
Bump for more Taycan news. The "cheaper" models are starting to trickle out, starting with the 4S models. No range listed yet, but:
https://leftlanenews.com/porsche/porsche-taycan-4s/
Starts at $103,800. 47k cheaper than the announced Turbo and 80k cheaper than the Turbo S. Only thing left are the RWD variants which should be even cheaper.
https://leftlanenews.com/porsche/porsche-taycan-4s/
Starts at $103,800. 47k cheaper than the announced Turbo and 80k cheaper than the Turbo S. Only thing left are the RWD variants which should be even cheaper.
Nice..
For the lazy:
4S standard 79.2kWh cell w/ 252 mile range or it can be optioned with the 93.4kWh cell w/ 287 miles.