EV throttle response

[Zcd1]

Reviewers have mentioned the 4S’s soft initial throttle response ever since it was introduced. It certainly seems to be an intentional choice Porsche made in order to maintain performance separation between the 4S and the more expensive trims…

My sister owned an F-Type R and you’re right - it’s crazy responsive, though still not as lightning quick to respond as the EVs we’ve owned…

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[69Mach390]

Yeah, the only real comparison is foot-to-the-floor, surely? As others have said: less acceleration at small pedal movements gives better control.

It’s not the only comparison though.

Just for the point of this thread I tried playing around with pedal movement and narrowed things down to what I would like-

Linear power delivery.

As it stands it works more like an on/off switch and it’s actually pretty hard to get my normal/preferred “medium to hard” acceleration.

It’s pretty non-responsive for the first half of pedal movement then explosive above that.

For an ICE comparison- half throttle gets you to shift around 4k rpm. This feels like it’s in economy mode and short shifting unless you close to floor it and then it’s an absolute rocket.