Goodbye for now!

[philbur]

We have 2 kids (6 & 8) and have done 2 trips Seattle to Whistler with the 6yo in the middle - no issues! We had 3 adults, the kids and ski gear for a whistler week with our roof box and the car ate everything. The middle seat is smaller than what we are used to in the Cayenne, but wouldnt call it a waste. We just got back from Wenatchee and had another successful eWagon roadtrip!!

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[Chris8536]

We have 2 kids (6 & 8) and have done 2 trips Seattle to Whistler with the 6yo in the middle - no issues! We had 3 adults, the kids and ski gear for a whistler week with our roof box and the car ate everything. The middle seat is smaller than what we are used to in the Cayenne, but wouldnt call it a waste. We just got back from Wenatchee and had another successful eWagon roadtrip!!

6 and 8 is way different than two car seats.

 

[XLR82XS]

Welcome to the GTS club!

 

[RingoDingo]

We have 2 kids (6 & 8) and have done 2 trips Seattle to Whistler with the 6yo in the middle - no issues! We had 3 adults, the kids and ski gear for a whistler week with our roof box and the car ate everything. The middle seat is smaller than what we are used to in the Cayenne, but wouldnt call it a waste. We just got back from Wenatchee and had another successful eWagon roadtrip!!

That middle seat is the only reason I could buy a Taycan... kids are 9, 6 and 3. 9 yo sits in the middle and has no complaints despite a car seat and booster to her left and right. Now 3-4 years from now, she won't be having it, but then she can sit up front. I love that middle "seat"!

 

[Chris8536]

That middle seat is the only reason I could buy a Taycan... kids are 9, 6 and 3. 9 yo sits in the middle and has no complaints despite a car seat and booster to her left and right. Now 3-4 years from now, she won't be having it, but then she can sit up front. I love that middle "seat"!

again wildly different than two rear facing car seats.

 

[WattTurbo]

again wildly different than two rear facing car seats.

Totally agreed. After I spec'd mine to 2+1, and finally saw a Taycan with it, I was like "What the heck is that?". It's useable for short drives at best, and out of the question for car seats.

 

[cometguy]

Hi all!

after an exciting two years with my 2020 Taycan 4S+ I have decided to move on and get into a new Porsche.

This Cayenne Coupe GTS will be my new ride for the time being. It’s handled amazingly well and won me over with improved utility and incredibly smooth ride.

I have a second child on the way and the X7 wasn’t as enjoyable as I wanted for the regular driver, while the Taycan with two car seats is very tight. So averaged it out and got this.

look forward to coming back to a Taycan soon!

Why not get the Coupé E-Hybrid, going "down" from a Taycan while still having the option for driving locally in all-electric? I wouldn't ever buy an ICE-only vehicle again... I'm personally debating between a Cayenne E-Hybrid and a Taycan right now; with long road trips every year, I'm not quite "all in" on getting a BEV with the public-charging infrastructure as poor as it is across the US (I drive a lot in the central and upper midwest and in the central and upper Rocky Mountains area).

 

[Chris8536]

Why not get the Coupé E-Hybrid, going "down" from a Taycan while still having the option for driving locally in all-electric? I wouldn't ever buy an ICE-only vehicle again... I'm personally debating between a Cayenne E-Hybrid and a Taycan right now; with long road trips every year, I'm not quite "all in" on getting a BEV with the public-charging infrastructure as poor as it is across the US (I drive a lot in the central and upper midwest and in the central and upper Rocky Mountains area).

I tried as hard as I could.

First in the used market there are something like 5 E Hybrid coupes in all of the USA right now. Second, a new one is possibly a year? away. So I found 1 and test drove it and it drove in an extraordinarily disappointing way.

The suspension was stiff and clumsy and busy, the acceleration was not electrical nor ice, but a disappointing combination of both. The 3.0 V6 is a deep acceleration engine with late high RPM torque, making for a very uncomfortable drive in a large SUV, while the electric engine didn't much make up for it. Turbo lag was in the seconds!

Then I drove the GTS. Firm but smooth suspension, complete body control, toe and heel acceleration at any RPM. It was like a different vehicle and very comparable to the Taycan in both acceleration feel and suspension. Its a shockingly good vehicle with significant added utility.

 

[RingoDingo]

again wildly different than two rear facing car seats.

Totally agreed. I wouldn't have a Taycan as my primary car with 2 little kids in any event. You made the right call. I'm just disagreeing that the middle seat is useless.

 

[cometguy]

First in the used market there are something like 5 E Hybrid coupes in all of the USA right now. Second, a new one is possibly a year? away. So I found 1 and test drove it and it drove in an extraordinarily disappointing way.

The suspension was stiff and clumsy and busy, the acceleration was not electrical nor ice, but a disappointing combination of both. The 3.0 V6 is a deep acceleration engine with late high RPM torque, making for a very uncomfortable drive in a large SUV, while the electric engine didn't much make up for it. Turbo lag was in the seconds!

OK, sounds like I should drop the Cayenne E-Hybrid from my list... What year model did you test-drive?

 

[Chris8536]

OK, sounds like I should drop the Cayenne E-Hybrid from my list... What year model did you test-drive?

2020 base e hybrid. Turbo S E is likely a different beast. If you are coming from a Taycan it will almost certainly be a disappointment. I tried every model in the line and the GTS is an amazingly good analogy for a Taycan 4S+ in suv form.

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