websterize
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- First Name
- Bill
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2026
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- Location
- Maryland
- Vehicles
- 2020 Taycan 4S
- Thread starter
- #1
Context
• Fly-and-drive: Fort Myers → Maryland (~1,200 miles)
• First Porsche after ~10 years in a BMW i3
• 35.5K miles at delivery
Why 4S
• Feels like the sweet spot in the lineup
• Strong performance without unnecessary excess
• After signing, I learned my insurance agent took delivery of a 4S the same day. The service manager at the Porsche dealer also drives a 4S, which he told me is "the perfectly balanced trim level from a cost, performance, and options perspective."
• At my first charging stop on the drive home, I parked next to a J1.2 — an auspicious start!
Driving / dynamics
• Steering feel stood out immediately on a local test drive (in a different, RWD Taycan)
• Rear-axle steering is worth it; it meaningfully reduces the perceived size
• PDCC and chassis tuning feel excellent, though I’ve barely tapped limits
• Coming from an i3: less aggressive regen in the Taycan, with a more natural driving feel. With all the customization available, the lack of a true one-pedal mode seems like an oversight by Porsche
• I met a friend and his wife for dinner in Gainesville near the end of the first day. (That's his Lightning in the background.)
Road trip / charging
• Settled into ~175-200 mile legs, with ~20-minute charges during the two-day drive home
• Repeatable and low stress
• “Range anxiety” = charging anxiety, and it’s largely solved now by improved high-power charging (HPC) infrastructure in the U.S.
Tech / daily use
• InnoDrive (highway) and ACC (commute traffic) noticeably reduce fatigue
• Love, love auto-regen, especially on the commute. I just wish the car remembered the last setting
• Still fine-tuning settings, but usability is very strong on the daily drive and on road trips
Ownership considerations
• CPO pricing makes these very compelling (purchased for $58.9K; original MSRP $145K — about 40% of sticker)
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• All campaigns completed pre-delivery
• The CPO two-year factory warranty began last week, and HV battery coverage runs to April 2029 or ~65K more miles, whichever comes first
• My hope is these are the only red rings I see inside a Taycan.
Other notes
• First Launch Control with my kids was the highlight of the first week of ownership (I squealed the loudest.)
• At a stoplight in Pinellas County, Florida, shortly after delivery, another driver might have seen me stroking the Race-Tex A-pillar trim
• Planning dark XPEL ceramic tint on the side and rear glass
• Since June 2012, the 10.4 kW solar array on the roof of the home office in Frederick County, Maryland, has covered the load of the house and one EV. Charging where you sleep makes life so much easier.
Bottom line
• Early days, but the CPO 4S feels like an ideal blend of performance, usability, and value. I’m over the moon.
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, for city driving. Love how I can fit every parking spot, but I cannot get used to the aggressive regen, I wish they allow driver to turn it off. The Taycan is much more natural regen, but I always drive with it off and only use it on highways where you can predict a slow down e.g. a hill
