Taycan GTS - My one month review

[Watchesandburgers]

Upgraded my 2013 Tesla Model S to a 2022 Taycan GTS about a month ago and wanted to share my thoughts. Before buying the Taycan I test drove a new Model S and a Lucid Air Touring. The new Model S, though the least expensive of the three, and quite fast, skimped on the interior with faux/vegan leather and other plastics. The driving experience was fine, but definitely not exciting. The Lucid was, I think, reasonably priced with an excellent interior. The use of space in the Lucid is fantastic and the car handles very well for a luxury sedan. The Porsche is obviously the sportiest of the three, and the most expensive, though I bought mine pre-owned and let someone else endure the initial depreciation.

Likes
* Handling and performance - Oh. My. Goodness! With the optional rear-axle steering the car turns like nothing I've ever driven before.
* Quality - This kicks the crap out of Tesla. The Porsche interior is top quality, bested only by Bentley and equal to the Italian exotics.
* Everything else - The performance-to-range ratio is excellent. No trouble charging. Love the styling.

Dislikes
* Spoiled by options - Not sure I can ever go back to a lesser car. My car has the aforementioned rear-axle steering, electro-chromatic roof, and Burmester sound, so I'm locked in to those options forever now. $$$
* Software - This car is not a Tesla or Lucid when it comes to software. I'd love to see faster startup, walk-away door lock, and other updates to the UI, but get the feeling that happens at a much slower pace, which is unfortunate.

I've made two "upgrades" to the car: I added the Nine Volt MagSafe charger to the front cupholder (link here). The Porsche wireless charger in the center console is unusable and this provides an easy drop-in solution. It was simple to install and works great. 5-stars. I also added the FitCamX dashcam (link here). The installation is by far the cleanest I've seen - essentially invisible. Installation was perhaps a 4 out of 10 difficulty. I was careful not to break anything, so it took maybe an hour, which was totally reasonable. No problems so far.

Love the car. Really enjoy this community. And look forward to many years of happy Porsche driving!

- Mark

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[RingoDingo]

FitCamX works great for me. Installation was not easy, but doable for someone with no prior experience with these things. After leaving my car at the dealer for a few days, got to download some files to see how they handle her when I'm not around...

 

[JoshuaEven]

Nice write-up! I'm just shy of two months with my GTS, also coming from a Model S. I agree with everything you said, the car is a pleasure to drive (and sit in, and wash, and look at), and the little issues are fine.. I've gotten used to the character of the car.
We still have our Model S (traded in our other car, a Model 3, and passed the S to my wife who hardly ever drives), and the differences are so much more dramatic when driving these two back to back. The S is a boat compared to the GTS.

 

[agility65]

I find the Model 3's handling closer to the Taycan than the S. Having said that, I still can't believe how fantastic the Taycan is to drive compared to the Teslas. I still have a grin on my face every day after 3 weeks. I think I'll go out for a drive now.

 

[iamai]

Yes, all you need it Redshift performance upgrade and you will be set.
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...-intro-taycan-ecu-performance-packages.19243/

Test drove the Plaid before buying the Turbo S and was only wowed by the acceleration and nothing else.
I agree with being difficult to switch to one with lesser options car now and about software being the Achilles heel for Porsche.

 

[AyTifosi]

Gorgeous car! Congrats! I thought of going all stealth at one point, but clearly went the other way. Interestingly I have never been sure I've felt the RWS. I had a 4S without it. Yet, the GTS I have has RWS and honestly it is nimble. Maybe it actually does something? Seriously.. thanks for sharing.

 

[irrelevant]

Upgraded my 2013 Tesla Model S to a 2022 Taycan GTS about a month ago and wanted to share my thoughts. Before buying the Taycan I test drove a new Model S and a Lucid Air Touring. The new Model S, though the least expensive of the three, and quite fast, skimped on the interior with faux/vegan leather and other plastics. The driving experience was fine, but definitely not exciting. The Lucid was, I think, reasonably priced with an excellent interior. The use of space in the Lucid is fantastic and the car handles very well for a luxury sedan. The Porsche is obviously the sportiest of the three, and the most expensive, though I bought mine pre-owned and let someone else endure the initial depreciation.

Likes
* Handling and performance - Oh. My. Goodness! With the optional rear-axle steering the car turns like nothing I've ever driven before.
* Quality - This kicks the crap out of Tesla. The Porsche interior is top quality, bested only by Bentley and equal to the Italian exotics.
* Everything else - The performance-to-range ratio is excellent. No trouble charging. Love the styling.

Dislikes
* Spoiled by options - Not sure I can ever go back to a lesser car. My car has the aforementioned rear-axle steering, electro-chromatic roof, and Burmester sound, so I'm locked in to those options forever now. $$$
* Software - This car is not a Tesla or Lucid when it comes to software. I'd love to see faster startup, walk-away door lock, and other updates to the UI, but get the feeling that happens at a much slower pace, which is unfortunate.

I've made two "upgrades" to the car: I added the Nine Volt MagSafe charger to the front cupholder (link here). The Porsche wireless charger in the center console is unusable and this provides an easy drop-in solution. It was simple to install and works great. 5-stars. I also added the FitCamX dashcam (link here). The installation is by far the cleanest I've seen - essentially invisible. Installation was perhaps a 4 out of 10 difficulty. I was careful not to break anything, so it took maybe an hour, which was totally reasonable. No problems so far.

Love the car. Really enjoy this community. And look forward to many years of happy Porsche driving!

- Mark

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[tayCanadian]

Yes, all you need it Redshift performance upgrade and you will be set.
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...-intro-taycan-ecu-performance-packages.19243/

Test drove the Plaid before buying the Turbo S and was only wowed by the acceleration and nothing else.
I agree with being difficult to switch to one with lesser options car now and about software being the Achilles heel for Porsche.

Curious - why does he need the Redshift upgrade? How worthwhile is this upgrade?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for more power, but man, these cars have 590hp and 627 lb/ft of torque and are electric. They need more power?

 

[KLHubb]

I agree with all of you....I especially appreciate rear wheel steering and the Burmester...I will never go back...and don't forget the tungsten carbide breaks.

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