svp6
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So today I took my wife's Tesla for a spin. With the COVID situation my wife is working from home, so the model 3 performance is getting pretty sad in the garage - that and it is not pugged in (the Taycan has now the 14-50 socket), so I went to the local supercharger for a quick top-up.
It was an interesting experience - I disliked one pedal driving on the Tesla almost as much as I disliked the lack of one pedal driving when I first got the Taycan. Such a nuisance to have to keep your foot just so in order for the car not to slow down, not to accelerate. And then it hit me what is the most amazing part about the Taycan drivetrain - coasting is surreal. When you lift the foot off the accelerator, the car seems like going forever unimpeded - almost like floating on the road. With all other ICE cars, lifting your foot of the gas gets some engine brake, so you do not maintain speed for too long. In the Taycan there is no braking when you coast. The closest you can come to that sensation is putting your ICE car in neutral.
I am thinking this is the reverse of one-pedal driving concept, and now that I got used to it I find it more appealing than the other EV implementations.
What I still loved about the Tesla was the sprint (yes, as much as I regret to admit it, the model 3 performance is faster than the Taycan 4S). Model 3 feels less connected to the road, but is very spry. Also at low speed, the car is virtually silent - which is not the case in the Taycan, all thanks to the new regulations in both EU and US for EV to produce a sound. And it uses its own internet connection for Spotify (Porsche, are you hearing that).
Overall, the Taycan is more beautiful, luxurious, and more comfortable on long roads, the model 3 performance faster, better user interface and obviously just about half the price.
It was an interesting experience - I disliked one pedal driving on the Tesla almost as much as I disliked the lack of one pedal driving when I first got the Taycan. Such a nuisance to have to keep your foot just so in order for the car not to slow down, not to accelerate. And then it hit me what is the most amazing part about the Taycan drivetrain - coasting is surreal. When you lift the foot off the accelerator, the car seems like going forever unimpeded - almost like floating on the road. With all other ICE cars, lifting your foot of the gas gets some engine brake, so you do not maintain speed for too long. In the Taycan there is no braking when you coast. The closest you can come to that sensation is putting your ICE car in neutral.
I am thinking this is the reverse of one-pedal driving concept, and now that I got used to it I find it more appealing than the other EV implementations.
What I still loved about the Tesla was the sprint (yes, as much as I regret to admit it, the model 3 performance is faster than the Taycan 4S). Model 3 feels less connected to the road, but is very spry. Also at low speed, the car is virtually silent - which is not the case in the Taycan, all thanks to the new regulations in both EU and US for EV to produce a sound. And it uses its own internet connection for Spotify (Porsche, are you hearing that).
Overall, the Taycan is more beautiful, luxurious, and more comfortable on long roads, the model 3 performance faster, better user interface and obviously just about half the price.
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