Difference in range between 2020-early2024 Taycan models

[W1NGE]

I know disconnected is not the actual term - It's just deenergizing the front motor and being smarter about when it does it. And there was a big fuss about how that increased the range by 50km (which it never did in practice as you also mention)

I agree that the WLTP numbers are useless but unfortunately a lot of cars around there is sold with the WLTP range dated from when the car was originally sold. Therefore you will see older cars that have lower range figures than never even though they are identical

It would be helpful if Porsche re-instated the range calculator which whilst WLTP based also factored in your own parameters - Audi have one (suspect it will eventually re-appear on the Porsche site) - https://www.audi.co.uk/en/electric/charging/ - scroll to the bottom of the page.

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[feye]

It's a moot point as there have been so many software patches which ultimately altered the efficiencies of the motors and it will be these that will have enhanced the range (not by 50 miles though).

Then there is EPA, a total debacle, then there is the SoH of the battery on the individual car. Range is a very wild beast to nail down!

 

[Afrita]

WLTP is "bollocks" so please don't quote these numbers. No one drives under laboratory conditions.

Small gains made but the OP is 'looking' for 50 miles of a gain.

WLTP is, as you say, bollocks.

But I understood the OPs question be why cars which are on the face of it largely the same being sold in Porsche’s website by main dealers with different quoted WLTP ranges.

I think the discussion suggests that answer is as I supposed: The dealers have to sell based on WLTP (as that’s all they’re allowed the advertise). The pre 2022 cars were measured on that test before the software update. The 2023-24 cars were after the update so picked up some WLTP miles (one view above is that they didn’t actually pick up real miles, but this no doubt depends on use cases and is not directly relevant to the question). The requirement to sell based on WLTP means that even with a software update an earlier car has to be sold with its original range - hence the materially different figures being quoted (on a WLTP basis) for the same models depending on whether they were MY23 or earlier.

 

[W1NGE]

WLTP is, as you say, bollocks.

But I understood the OPs question be why cars which are on the face of it largely the same being sold in Porsche’s website by main dealers with different quoted WLTP ranges.

I think the discussion suggests that answer is as I supposed: The dealers have to sell based on WLTP (as that’s all they’re allowed the advertise). The pre 2022 cars were measured on that test before the software update. The 2023-24 cars were after the update so picked up some WLTP miles (one view above is that they didn’t actually pick up real miles, but this no doubt depends on use cases and is not directly relevant to the question). The requirement to sell based on WLTP means that even with a software update an earlier car has to be sold with its original range - hence the materially different figures being quoted (on a WLTP basis) for the same models depending on whether they were MY23 or earlier.

Yes - that's what I mentioned above - "homologation" (re-certification of range), will not have been performed.

 

[TaycanRe]

I owned a 2020 Taycan Turbo. A software update in 2022 or 2023 increased its range by approximately 25 miles and slightly improved efficiency (around 5%).

For the past two months, I’ve been driving a 2025 Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo. Aside from the new, much larger battery, I haven’t noticed a significant improvement in efficiency. In my opinion, upgrading to a J1.2 model doesn’t seem particularly justified—I’m only getting about 30 miles more range compared to my 2020 model (I know, sedan vs. Cross Turismo, but still…)

 

[W1NGE]

I owned a 2020 Taycan Turbo. A software update in 2022 or 2023 increased its range by approximately 25 miles and slightly improved efficiency (around 5%).

For the past two months, I’ve been driving a 2025 Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo. Aside from the new, much larger battery, I haven’t noticed a significant improvement in efficiency. In my opinion, upgrading to a J1.2 model doesn’t seem particularly justified—I’m only getting about 30 miles more range compared to my 2020 model (I know, sedan vs. Cross Turismo, but still…)

Many of us old timers predicted that this would be the case and the rationale to upgrade just wasn't there particularly if privately financing.

 

[whitex]

I owned a 2020 Taycan Turbo. A software update in 2022 or 2023 increased its range by approximately 25 miles and slightly improved efficiency (around 5%).

For the past two months, I’ve been driving a 2025 Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo. Aside from the new, much larger battery, I haven’t noticed a significant improvement in efficiency. In my opinion, upgrading to a J1.2 model doesn’t seem particularly justified—I’m only getting about 30 miles more range compared to my 2020 model (I know, sedan vs. Cross Turismo, but still…)

Porsche did a good job with the Taycan refresh, however the value proposition for upgrading earlier than you normally would swap cars is not really there. If it's time to swap a Taycan to a new car, 2025 Taycan is a nice option, but given some deals on inventory 2024's that we've seen, I am not sure that I personally would be able to justify to myself $60K more for 2025 vs. 2024, same trim and options (that is if you could find a discounted 2024 with options you want of course, with number of available options, finding an inventory car matching your preferences can be hard).

 

[262X40]

I'm talking about J1.I 2020-2023 (to avoid confusion). The 2023 models show range of 50 miles more than 2020, and 2021. Hope I'm not confusing you further.

Are you talking about the difference in battery size? There's the Performance Battery (79.2kWh) and Performance Plus (93.4kWh). Or could be that Porsche adjusted the range for real world use? At the start it was notorious for being extremely conservative about the range. 2025 models do have more range due to hardware and battery changes. But the discount on first gen Taycans is hard to ignore.

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