Switching from Telsa Model S to Taycan 4S. Feedback from anyone who has done this?!

[nelsonmanha]

Hi All!

I am looking for anyone who has went from a Tesla Model S to the Taycan? Please provide some insight. Are you happy with the change?

I am frustrated with Tesla over:
Service
Communication
Build Quality
Long term dependability of the car

I love:
Telsa's Current Auto Pilot and other cutting edge tech.

I have test driven the Taycan 4S from a local dealership. I loved everything about it but they are very behind tesla on the driver assistance features (innodrive lane keep and adaptive cruise control. 1 Pedal Driving, the app, and some other things too) I am very worried I will miss the Tesla Autopilot as I drive about 30 mins a day each way to work. However, I love everything else much more about the Taycan. I know the Taycan much higher quality car.

Any feedback from owners who switched would really be appreciated.

Thanks!
Jim

I do have a model X so pretty close experience than the s. The taycan inside lack of noise is incredible compared to the tesla( I used to think the tesla was incredible). The immodrive and cruise on taycan is not in par to the self driving of the tesla. I have a full self drive model I would compare to the model x of 2016 2017 pretty good keeping you at highway and street speed and the lines but not very smart. the build quality on the porsche is far superior ( I mean the things you touch). I experience far more problems with the taycan glitchy systems than the tesla. the porsche app is useless comparing to tesla ( Porsche needs o fire the team that made those apps- hire some tesla guys)

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[RCorsa]

I’ve had 2 model S (a 75 and p100) a model x and two model 3 performance. I traded one of my model 3 in for the Taycan 4S in December.

it’s the best EV out of all of them as far as comfort and driving experience hands down. Not even close. I occasionally miss the self drive but I love driving this car.

 

[Tiredoftesla]

The link didn't work for me but I went to my Owners Manual and I think I am looking at the correct page. It references "Setting the maximum speed". Is that the section to which you were referring?

If so, then "no, that doesn't do it". I thought it might at first as well but that setting instructs PID at what speed to drive if the PID has no detected speed limits. So, if you're driving on a country road and there have been no speed signs and the database of speeds doesn't have one for that road, the PID will set this speed as the desired speed.

If you were thinking of a different section, please quote the section title to me and I'll look it up. I'd love to see this function

Can’t find it. You are probably right. Only thing you can do is set the max speed (eg, speed limit +5) when the limit changes. This is obviously not optimal when there are frequent speed limit changes, but it works well on motorways and road trips. It’s what I always did with my MS.

 

[MLD]

Can’t find it. You are probably right. Only thing you can do is set the max speed (eg, speed limit +5) when the limit changes. This is obviously not optimal when there are frequent speed limit changes, but it works well on motorways and road trips. It’s what I always did with my MS.

Gee, I don't even see how to do that other than manually changing my set speed when PID changes the speed based on the speed limit. That's not automation at all. Is that what you meant or were you thinking of something else?

 

[Tiredoftesla]

Gee, I don't even see how to do that other than manually changing my set speed when PID changes the speed based on the speed limit. That's not automation at all. Is that what you meant or were you thinking of something else?

It's pretty simple! If the limit changes to 70 from 50, if you are going 55, hit the lever 4 times to increase in 5 MPH increments to 75. Speed distance control is then working .... the vehicle will automatically slow if needed and then automatically go back to 75 when clear.

 

[MLD]

It's pretty simple! If the limit changes to 70 from 50, if you are going 55, hit the lever 4 times to increase in 5 MPH increments to 75. Speed distance control is then working .... the vehicle will automatically slow if needed and then automatically go back to 75 when clear.

Yes, that's what I thought you meant. Not automated at all and no benefit to having PID in that case but it is the best way I have found so far.

 

[Jhenson29]

It's pretty simple! If the limit changes to 70 from 50, if you are going 55, hit the lever 4 times to increase in 5 MPH increments to 75.

I ordered mine with speed adjustment pedals in the driver side footwell.

 

[Kayone73]

Bottom line, Tesla makes vehicles for customers who don't like to do the work of driving their own cars, hence why their standard AP and enhanced AP is so excellent.

Despite being a hi tech car, the Taycan is still designed to appeal to the average Porsche customer who still enjoys engaging with their car controls and doing much of the work of driving themselves, so if you like those features in your Tesla, you may not be happy with the Porsche experience expecting the same thing

 

[RickDC]

Owned two Model S, 100D, I turn in one and the end of the lease and ordered the new Model S, 400 miles 0 to 60 3.1 seconds $84.000. They changed my delivery from March to September, so been unable, to go back to gasoline and the fact that model S is the only pret car in Tesla line, I ended orders my Tayca. Very happy to have it, still have one model S, I miss Tesla easy infotainment apple style, autopilot missed. The worse of switching from Tesla to a legacy automakers is that they milk you out for any ridiculously thing such as 3D camera is additional money even if you car already have the cameras and worked on the beginning then taken away with an update. The ridiculous lawyer in the Taycan (legacy automaker) that does not let you any input while the car is moving is just plane ridiculous when everybody has a phone and doing stuff with it. You will miss that from Tesla. what I don’t miss from Tesla is the absurd customer service with no human beings. And the end I love owning both cars.

 

[RickDC]

Big missing features from Tesla
1 -Sentry mode
2-Autopilot
3-infotainment and app

 

[XLR82XS]

Big missing features from Tesla
1 -Sentry mode
2-Autopilot
3-infotainment and app

3 great things I'm willing to sacrifice to continue Porsche ownership. I'll never look back to Tesla.
Tesla honeymoon is over.....

 

[Tiredoftesla]

3 great things I'm willing to sacrifice to continue Porsche ownership. I'll never look back to Tesla.
Tesla honeymoon is over.....

You are sooooooooo correct. The Tesla is junk. Hopped up golf cart with an iPad.

 

[kort]

Big missing features from Tesla
1 -Sentry mode
2-Autopilot
3-infotainment and app

sentry mode is the one that is missing however it ate a lot of range and I rarely ever used it.
while innodrive is not up to the level of AP it is sufficient for me, I never used navigate on AP, I didn't care for how it changed lanes on "it's own"
infotainment on the tesla was nice, I could watch a netflix show while charging it up however the taycan charges faster. I wasn't interested in the silly games, the terrible web browser or the flatulence sounds.
one thing I do miss from the tesla is the battery data and trip meters that are lacking on the taycan

 

[dickp]

sentry mode is the one that is missing however it ate a lot of range and I rarely ever used it.
while innodrive is not up to the level of AP it is sufficient for me, I never used navigate on AP, I didn't care for how it changed lanes on "it's own"
infotainment on the tesla was nice, I could watch a netflix show while charging it up however the taycan charges faster. I wasn't interested in the silly games, the terrible web browser or the flatulence sounds.
one thing I do miss from the tesla is the battery data and trip meters that are lacking on the taycan

Re. "I could watch a netflix show while charging it up" just as easy to watch on a iPad.

 

[kort]

Re. "I could watch a netflix show while charging it up" just as easy to watch on a iPad.

I suppose that it could be for those who cannot go anywhere without their Ipad

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