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only on the internet would someone claim a dealer offering point blank to buy the car back and replace it with a new one, or refund them, as somehow failing to take responsibility or sweeping the issue under the rug. she had a lemon, she got taken care of.

The 911 is a lot easier to control on the low friction circuit. It weighs over 1500# less. It brakes a lot harder. It avoids understeer. Your corner speed should be higher, and your braking zone smaller. the taycan blasts out of the corner with instant torque. It’s a lot more weight to...

You can drift the turbo too. Drifting an AWD car feels weird, imo, but it’s not hard under the right conditions

Even regular not-studded snow tires are vastly superior than all seasons in actual snow and frozen temperatures. The rubber is much softer for the cold, and braking and traction is much better. Of course it’s a huge pain to swap, so for a single trip or a few, I’d resist swapping. For living...

Generally Porsche leases are really awful (in the US, ymmv). The apr is stupid and the terms are disadvantageous. If it were any of the older product lines I would say never ever lease a Porsche. Grab a 1% loan from PenFed or similar option. The money you save is basically your insurance...

The article is bullshit but carefully stirs in some unpleasant truths to mask this. The v12 battery issue was pretty lame and severe, but it was also properly reported to NHTSA and other regulatory bodies. There is literally zero evidence Porsche is fraudulently hiding defects from authorities...

depends on the neighborhood, but mostly no, that’s not usual. Exporting the cars is a challenge and expensive cars get more law enforcement attention. And all have GPS tracking. It’s actually a lot more common with inexpensive cars, as there is greater demand for their parts and less law...

The Taycan has a modern look, and expensive but not like Ferrari or exotic levels. It’s a sedan, not a Lambo. A lot of these newer trucks and SUVs push into the $80K territory. There are a ton of $100K Tesla model S or X around. A $200K taycan looks the same as a $100K taycan. There are a...

In the US, there are a ton of financing options at ridiculously low rates (currently). The credit unions like PenFed have been very competitive. A bunch fo the big banks too. In my experience, Porsche Finance has ... not.

Porsche Lease terms in USA are brutally awful.

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Most cars aren’t a 918 or Carrera GT. For the limited editions, I suppose you could justify treating them like art if you really wanted to. Sounds kinda boring. but usually it’s pointless. Even 911s depreciate.

yeah, it’s a great first showing, but for a 1000hp, it struggled and shows it really doesn’t have anything else. it Is a big improvement for Tesla, and it puts Porsche in a competitive spot. The traditional manufacturers really need to up their game. This is just the beginning of the EV ring...

EU folks seem to be moving to EV faster. I’m deeply skeptical that this is a “young kids in America are totally different than kids in Germany”. There are places in NA where EVs are rare enough to be kinda exotic. It won’t last but I get it. The instant torque is delicious and in many of...

Tesla has rightly earned a lot of its customers faith for being the first high performing EV available with a number of nice advancements. It took Porsche over 7 years to get into the game, and pretty much everything in between the Tesla and taycan sucked. however Tesla won’t remain...

For a not-EV, the Porsche ceramics have a nicer feel and stronger initial bite than the steel. Like “less dust” it doesn’t effect performance and is a matter of personal preference. Some folks don’t like a quick bite near the top. Of course, this is pretty irrelevant to the blended EV braking.

of course they know. Folks have done this on YouTube. Results are exactly what you expect. Same stopping distance until steel heat fades.

Well it’ll never be a consumer vehicle without an entirely different chassis. Still as an aspiration, 3300# with 1000hp is a beautiful dream.

that would be a wild turn of events. I’m not sure what would induce it though. The power train tech already exists. The new model S plaid gets almost the target performance. Shed a little weight and put on better tires and use 4680 batteries and you’re done. I don’t follow why folks are...

Note this isn’t a public statement, but a “source” so i take it with a high uncertainty value https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-4680-battery-production-hell-details/ but if Tesla has hit 70% yield now, then 4680 batteries are real and the difference is “only money”. Which might make the...