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All the teslas, to me (an American with some Chinese heritage so perhaps I am jaded), look like they were designed in China. I'm just not a big fan of Chinese car designs, much prefer German and Italian designs.

I love this "money is no object" configuration, well done! But trust your instincts and ditch the model designation to complete your stealth ride.

Don't worry about resale. You only live once; buy what makes you feel good when you get in the car. All the sales reps at Porsche told me that black interiors have the best resale value (interesting factoid but who gives a sh!t if you don't like black interiors?)

A few purchasing tips from a fellow EV/taycan guy: (1) Let the rep know as soon as you sit down at his desk to go over your configuration that the $7,500 Federal Tax credit is your money, he can't touch it, and you demand the same discount off MSRP that his dealership is offering on ICE...

I'm in the "Taycan is just right" camp. Coupes always seem to be better looking than their four door counterparts, but having owned two coupes in the past, I'm done with them. If you actually want to use the back seats, there is nothing worse than having to get out of the front seat to let a...

Great info, thanks! Now to determine the weight of the tire and all the compressed air inside and then subtract from 60 lbs. A rep from Techart advised that their 21 inch forged Taycan rim was about 27 lbs. I can't imagine that would be significantly more (or less) than the 21 inch OEMs. So...

The black mirrors and wheel selection are unique on a white Taycan. Very well done!

I'm afraid that if His Majesty wants a ride in an EV, he will either need to wait for the Macan EV or be content in a golf cart, as we strictly follow the "American Rule": No pugs in a Taycan! (Not even in the boot.)

I'm just attempting to improve (subjectively) the look of the car without destroying any handling characteristics. If I lose a few miles of range, that would be a-ok, but if I put a set of rims on the thing that significantly increases the unsprung weight and upsets the suspension, that would...

That is a great look. I wonder what inspired the Germans to send us the baboon-ass plate holders.

How do you think this dude removed the monkey butt and avoided the holes? I agree with you that the NA plate holder is something we could all live without.

I'm shopping for 20 inch aftermarket wheels to replace my OEM's. I cannot however find any reliable data online to indicate: (a) the weight of various Taycan OEM wheels, and (b) how far I can deviate (+ or -) from OEM wheel weight without adversely effecting acceleration, handling, range, etc...

I can't speak to remote park assist and onboard chargers, but sound-insulated glass is a very nice feature and it does IMO enhance the driving experience -- whether you just want to find a moment of silence to decompress or hop on a Zoom meeting in the car. As to ambient lighting, it is...

The South Koreans will for sure be an automotive force as the landscape shifts to EVs, but HFCs are dead on arrival -- even if the cars look amazing. https://energypost.eu/hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-competitive-hydrogen-fuel-cell-expert/.

BTW, I really want to hear your opinion on pugs and Porsche leather in 6 months! My wife is lobbying for full leather in her 22/23 Macan EV but at the same time refuses to ban our pug from riding in it. His royal highness currently rides shotgun in her SUV but it has MB tex synthetic leather...

You are right, sourcing is the easy part, trying not to purchase two sets of rims/tires to get what you like is the hard part. I made that mistake once, thinking I would sell the original rims that I did not like and recoup a little wasted money. But after five years and a garage clean-out, I...

Ha! I tried this route. I thought the five spoke, 20 inch Offroad design CT wheels would look great on my black sedan. So I first went through my dealer who said "Not possible" to order with the sedan. Undeterred, I contacted a colleague in Germany who owns a small fleet of Porsches and...

For many moons, I had the pleasure of driving a Cadillac ELR and, say what you will about GM, the kids in Detroit really had their sh!t together with respect to regen. There were basically three options: standard drive mode in which the thing behaved exactly like an ICE vehicle, no regen...

Best looking pugmobile ever!

Signal input quality can't be overstated. My wife's SUV came equipped with a Harmon/Kardon system and IMO it always sounded like complete sh!t while playing satellite radio. Then one day she popped in a concert DVD to watch while we were parked/waiting to pick up our kids from school. I could...