well I’m currently ddiving my model S plaid to pick up my dog from groomers, after driving my Taycan for a few hours this am. Turning the plaid in back to Tesla today for the buy back. I’d take the Taycan any day over the Plaid. This thing rides like crap and is Noisy
Well I hope I feel the same 3 months from now. What I am already convinced about is it will have to ride and handling that wins out as it won’t be the SW
tesla truly is an iPhone on wheels. The driving experience isn’t in the same league as a Porsche
TBD in my mind. Performance is similar so it is all down to handling (not yet assessed). I kept my iPhone as nothing matched it.
Ugh, you obviously have never driven both. The Tesla Plaid rides like crap compared to the Taycan. Bumpy, suspension feels schizophrenic compared to the smoothness of the Taycan. Yes it handles better too, I’m just talking about ride comfort.
Correct, never driven a plaid but so far (couple of days) I am not wowed vs. Model 3 performance model
what Taycan do you own?
Rest easy. The Taycan is a better driving car. Not necessarily a better EV (particularly with the CCS charging problems in the U.S.) but for the person holding the steering wheel the Taycan is simply more rewarding. Unlike @Propofoln my Tesla was a very comfortable riding, good handling and quiet car (Performance S, 19" summer tires). Very customizable chassis settings. I still find the Taycan to be an order of magnitude better. The Porsche software is what it is and the learning curve could be less steep, but you can get it to do pretty much what you need it to do. Find some nice rural roads and push the car a little. You won't regret getting the Taycan.
Please don't think I am disputing how your Plaid drove. Far from it. I've not driven a Plaid much less yours. I was saying that even though I was coming from a car I thought was pretty nice to drive (and I did get a good one. Zero issues) the Taycan was a noticeable improvement. @Martin OBrien, coming from a Model 3, just needs more time driving his new car in order to appreciate just how good a driver's car it is.
4S Cross Turismo
I moved to a Taycan after a 50+ yeear long string of cars, all of which I kept quite a long time (and still have 2 cars I bought new 32 and 25 years ago.
As a 50 years owner of 38 cars including every German brand I have to say I am an interface fanatic and nothing I have every owned comes even close to Tesla which is simple and intuitive to use. The learning curve is a tiny fraction of traditional cars including the Taycan and I have never needed to refer to a manual. The speed with which you can get to every function and its superb interaction with the app spoils you for much else. I bought the Taycan because it gets great reviews for “driving”, I wanted something different, the exterior lines appeal and I cannot but a Tesla S in the U.K. I hope in 6 months I will be past the learning curve and enjoying the reported “handling”. If you don’t care about the tech as you say then. Tesla is not for you. I currently predict my next car will be a Lucid Air or another ‘new entrant’ maker unless I become addicted to the PorscheI moved to a Taycan after a 50+ yeear long string of cars, all of which I kept quite a long time (and still have 2 cars I bought new 32 and 25 years ago.
I found the software in the Taycan massively more comprehensive than I needed in a car and I have hardly used any of it!
The ergonomics of the steering wheel and its controls are nice IMO but the touch screen is as cr@p as they all are, jack of all trades and master of the unintended selection, so was a bit disappointed the heater controls are on a screen but in the end I found I rarely need any adjustment and the only major irritation is switching seat heating on and off.
The last 2 inovations in a car that I really appreciated and genuinely made things more convenient were central locking and Sat-Nav, and I have satnav on my phone anyway and so don't need it in the car, though it is handier.
TBH the reason I didn't buy a Tesla was the poor ergonomics. I see that a touch screen solution is much, much cheaper to produce and versatile. But monumentally horrid IME. Control ergonomics has been sacrificed to interior styling too much over the last 20+ years or so IMO
