Which doesn't have anything to do with what I said, but ok.
This is my concern about EV reliability of Lotus as I had all the bumpiness at the start with the 4S in Dec2020
Looks are subjective, but I can tell you that I get stares all the time, because the way it looks, meaning unique, and not because it is relatively new or it is an EV. Other EVs all look boring, including a few Lucids and i7 barges in the area, and now looking at many pictures of i5, who likes all the rear bumper angle cut outs and large glued on screens inside, with lots of dials and switches - not me. The lookers obviously have no idea the way it drives. I was just going behind an open top older style Lambo on a good open road, and while it was making all that noise and drama with the engine sounds and pops, I felt like I was effortlessly flying around it and taking round abouts along the way like I am not even touching the ground. I like Porsche sounds from our 2 Turbo SUVs, and wife getting Macan GTS that comes with SE, but having flawless power with no drama, is just something else.
i think in all fairness to your study that you need to survey current owners of the BMW. I predict all the BMW owners will tell you something 180 degrees opposite the Taycan owners. It's a fool's errand. And FWIW I'd choose a Porsche over a BMW any day, and I've owned both.
I have too. Driven BMWs for maybe 15yrs, mostly 6s, occasionally a 5 or 7. This has been my first porsche. Will it be the second is the question.
I have a whole post on my move from a Taycan to an i4 M50 if you search my post history. It's about as unbiased and in depth as you'll find.
Thanks Frank, this is helpful.
I had an i4 rwd for a year and it was very enjoyable. It’s smaller than the Taycan which is an advantage and well suited to the UK country roads. However dislikes were the idrive8 which looks nice but kept addressing me by the wrong name for 10 months. Dreadful nav system and not intuitive in my view. Also it felt a bit heavy unlike the Taycan that wears its weight so well. Taycan feels a notch above and is the best of the cars you’re looking at in my view but I’m sure any of these cars would still be very enjoyable.
I’m a die hard petrol head but can’t see myself going back to an ICE car for my daily driver. I’d love an ev 911 but would be very infested in the up coming cayman ev.Looks are subjective, but I can tell you that I get stares all the time, because the way it looks, meaning unique, and not because it is relatively new or it is an EV. Other EVs all look boring, including a few Lucids and i7 barges in the area, and now looking at many pictures of i5, who likes all the rear bumper angle cut outs and large glued on screens inside, with lots of dials and switches - not me. The lookers obviously have no idea the way it drives. I was just going behind an open top older style Lambo on a good open road, and while it was making all that noise and drama with the engine sounds and pops, I felt like I was effortlessly flying around it and taking round abouts along the way like I am not even touching the ground. I like Porsche sounds from our 2 Turbo SUVs, and wife getting Macan GTS that comes with SE, but having flawless power with no drama, is just something else.
