f1eng
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- First Name
- Frank
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2021
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- Location
- Oxfordshire, UK
- Vehicles
- Taycan CT4S, Ferrari 355, Merc 500E, Prius PHV
I was very taken by the E-Tron GT styling and organised a test drive with my local Audi dealer.
Here in the UK with few straight wide roads and a vilage every 5 miles or so I found it very bulky and a bit ponderous to drive, but I liked the ergonomics of the heater and volume controls. In the end it felt too big and ungainly for our roads and being a non-hatchback it was a compromise for my most frequent passenger, my dog.
Trying the Taycan was almost an accident. I don't really follow the road car business so rather late came across the Taycan Cross Turismo. I went to my local Porsche dealer to have a look and they offered a test drive.
My oh my the difference on our roads was HUGE. It felt much smaller and nimble than the E-Tron had. It was brilliant in all the ways I thought the E-Tron not so impressive. I was amazed by everything about it other than the lower touch screen - I hate all touch screens, jack of all trades and master of the unintended selection - and it took me a couple of days to get my head round ordering the Taycan because of it.
Certainly for the roads I use it is the best overall car I have driven and the only big downside is the huge width, but there are plenty of people getting around here in vast SUVs (I really detest SUVs...) so I will get used to it.
Here in the UK with few straight wide roads and a vilage every 5 miles or so I found it very bulky and a bit ponderous to drive, but I liked the ergonomics of the heater and volume controls. In the end it felt too big and ungainly for our roads and being a non-hatchback it was a compromise for my most frequent passenger, my dog.
Trying the Taycan was almost an accident. I don't really follow the road car business so rather late came across the Taycan Cross Turismo. I went to my local Porsche dealer to have a look and they offered a test drive.
My oh my the difference on our roads was HUGE. It felt much smaller and nimble than the E-Tron had. It was brilliant in all the ways I thought the E-Tron not so impressive. I was amazed by everything about it other than the lower touch screen - I hate all touch screens, jack of all trades and master of the unintended selection - and it took me a couple of days to get my head round ordering the Taycan because of it.
Certainly for the roads I use it is the best overall car I have driven and the only big downside is the huge width, but there are plenty of people getting around here in vast SUVs (I really detest SUVs...) so I will get used to it.
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