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China has got all the cards on the table to win this hand. They have cheap labour and now technology. Both are unbeatable together. This is not about Porsche, it’s a society collapse, big as the Twin Towers. This chapter 2020-2030 is their win. Let’s prepare the next hand.

single sentence definition of a sports car: can you throw it? The Taycan at 2.2 tonnes can carry astonishing speed through a bend, but you’re managing mass, not throwing it. Physics doesn’t care how clever the chassis software is.

In what planet the Taycan is a sports car? It’s more likely a GT car but it lacks the range.

It shouldn’t sound funny. Get it checked, replacement of both is in the 2000pounds region. They should operate silent.

It sounds like imminent failure, but mine was fine for months right up until both struts were replaced. It was a warranty job. They’ll try silicone spray first, so ask them to order the struts in the meantime, that way you can take the car back for the repair as soon as the parts arrive. I...

If Ferrari can make a fake manual I think it’s fair Porsche can make their fake ev shifter…maybe with a gear lever as well?

They should start fixing their problem first…

With 8.5 billion of cash In Hands, Porsche needs to be better at being Porsche…or just become a Full time Bank 🏦 . Leave the real engineering to China.

It’s pointless from an engineering point of view. However some people (including me) find seamless EV torque emotionally flat and want the rhythm back. It’s an honest entertainment feature, not a pretend necessity.

That sound is actually not fake. It’s highly smart engineered live sound rather than prerecorded. The same way engineers tune the exhaust note, porsche has tied the noise to the rear engine and gearbox, using a synthesizer and played through the speakers. The shifter is a simulation… so it is...

That’s interesting, cause I think the taycan is a rapid family car, very comfortable even with stiff suspension but also numb to drive, more like a fast GT/sports saloon.

It always depends on what you had before the taycan. I personally find it okey…sh in terms of soundproofing. I am on my second so clearly it didn’t affect my choice but… we have to accept it is not among the best. I was recently passenger of a Merc EQS and, is on another planet in terms of noise...

The throttle response is completely alined to ICE porsche. Jumping from the 911 to the taycan it is the same feel! You need to push more the pedal to get more… and it’s particularly satisfying when you need to input power through corners. With more responsive pedals in other cars I find...

Not about getting a grip…. Drive a cheap BYD and there is no tyre noise as found in the taycan… and overall it is a lot noisier than most of the premium Ev. As I noticed before, taycan sound proofing is similar to Golf/ford focus. Expect they do not have tyre noise like the taycan does…

Yeah, soundproofing not the best virtue of the 911 :)

That is exactly my setup. No problem just a lot more comfort from the softer wither tyres :). The offset change itself isn’t a problem with 50 and 55mm. Winter tyres are smaller in size. If you are buying wheels from j1.1 you’ll have to change pressure sensors… they are not the same between Jen...

I think it is more noticeable if you are driving different cars better soundproofed! My wife never noticed. She tends to drive with music on. I don’t. If I jump from my Alfa GTA to the taycan, I don’t notice it. I notice immediately after the Defender has been driven.

J1.1 was very noisy on road tyres. No matter what tyre brand. Amplified by the CT body. I had a Vw Golf rental and it was more soundproofed from tyres noise than the taycan! Jen 1.2 has been improved a lot to the point I forget about it quickly despite noise still being there. In fairness I...

Many reasons China is ahead, labour cost, battery production, heavy EV government funded program and also their 300% debt to help fast growth…lots oaf advantage now…to be paid by their people soon or later. And Europe so behind because we have no control of battery chain, Europe is not one...

I hate it! It is not thoroughly developed and dangerous at times. You cannot see the car behind you if it is a lowered car or if too close to the rear spare wheel, It is also useless if you have a trailer attached. The angle on the motorway is too wide and not natural. The only positive side...