Intel on Taycan Replacement (Panamera/Taycan fusion model)

[Bognar67]

Decades ago SUVs drove like trucks (because they were built on those platforms), cost more than cars and had awful fuel economy.

Modern SUVs drive as well as cars or better, have similar prices and efficiency.

They basically made normal sedans mostly obsolete by getting rid of the tradeoffs.

I don't know.
After each SUV test drive, I find myself going back to cars that are lighter, have a lower centre of gravity, and offer a lower seating position.
For me, seating height determines how connected I feel to a car—how easily I can become “one” with it while driving.

What matters most to me is immediate turn-in: I want the car to rotate into the corner before I feel any body roll. All SUVs seem to lean first and turn second—and that’s simply not for me.

I tested last all the electric Cayennes and agains the latest and greatest anti-roll tech I felt the same.

Not to mention that I always get my shins dirty getting in and out of these high sitters.

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[69Mach390]

I don't know.
After each SUV test drive, I find myself going back to cars that are lighter, have a lower centre of gravity, and offer a lower seating position.
For me, seating height determines how connected I feel to a car—how easily I can become “one” with it while driving.

What matters most to me is immediate turn-in: I want the car to rotate into the corner before I feel any body roll. All SUVs seem to lean first and turn second—and that’s simply not for me.

They have also gotten sportier. Modern SUVs handle much better than old sedans did. But yes, you can’t fight physics if you prefer low center of gravity and seating.

But most people prefer to sit higher for visibility and ease of entry. Plus the extra cargo space is a huge plus.

 

[Bognar67]

They have also gotten sportier. Modern SUVs handle much better than old sedans did. But yes, you can’t fight physics if you prefer low center of gravity and seating.

But most people prefer to sit higher for visibility and ease of entry. Plus the extra cargo space is a huge plus.

True. I’m way in the minority.
Give it a couple more years, and I’ll be looking under SUVs from the driver’s seat of my low-slung cars.

 

[gnr3312]

My wife who is 5’1” prefers the visibility that a tall SUV provides and being in Texas where everyone drives massive vehicles, she feels safer in one.

 

[Bognar67]

Plus the extra cargo space is a huge plus.

A gentleman’s only luggage is his credit card.

 

[Bognar67]

My wife who is 5’1” prefers the visibility that a tall SUV provides and being in Texas where everyone drives massive vehicles, she feels safer in one.

Don't worry. Girlfriends and lovers are all prefer the same...
SUVs are killers these days.

 

[kpmd]

I never quite understood the SUV popularity. People obviously had families decades ago, but they weren’t as popular as they are today. “Practicality” is not a recent invention.

And Porsche owners don’t mind getting in and out of a car that’s lowslung; that’s part of owning a sports car.

From road and track :
So the next time you look at a crossover with a 28-degree overbite, know that it cheated on its fuel-economy tests and is subject to more lax safety requirements, because it’s not actually a vehicle designed to carry passengers. Just like the relative length of your fourth finger to your second correlates to testosterone exposure while you were in your mom’s uterus. Who knew?

 

[Fun TC Driving]

Like like the Taycan and Panamera offer PAR for handling reasons, their also offer it for its ability to raise 2+ inches for exit and entry, e.g., making that option allows some to buy both models which they could/would not otherwsie do So.

So the Panacan will offer PAR for the exit/entry reason alone.

 

[Bennachie]

Taymera...

 

[targa666]

I don't know.
After each SUV test drive, I find myself going back to cars that are lighter, have a lower centre of gravity, and offer a lower seating position.
For me, seating height determines how connected I feel to a car—how easily I can become “one” with it while driving.

Lovely little blue mouse between the big rats! Easy pick for me as well. I have always loved the low seated handling of 911s and now my Taycan. Dreadful to sit up high. Even the macan is too high for my taste. (My husband likes the high ride for visibility but he doesn’t drive so didn’t got to choose )

 

[Rbwalters]

I mean, if it looks anything like the car they had in development….

I might forego a 718 EV for this machine. Wow!

 

[Jhenson29]

Even the new 718/Cayman EV, where the side intakes were key design elements in the past, has dropped the side intakes. The mules have no real side intakes, only stickers:

Ooh…side intake stickers. That’ll be an option. I wonder if they’ll charge extra for side intake sticker in body color and side intake sticker in carbon fiber.

Maybe there can be a sticker of a stick shift in the center console too. Exciting times.

 

[chun]

Ooh…side intake stickers. That’ll be an option. I wonder if they’ll charge extra for side intake sticker in body color and side intake sticker in carbon fiber.

Maybe there can be a sticker of a stick shift in the center console too. Exciting times.

it's just camuflage for the mule cars

 

[Emm]

Porsche 960 - I dig it.

Me, not so much...

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_960

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