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[Jdqt458]

Surely these can’t be correct — Taycan at C.

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[B61]

And how (and what) did they measure that?

 

[Jdqt458]

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[Jdqt458]

And how (and what) did they measure that?

 

[smoothound]

If the calculations are based on WLTP published figures - rather than in the field experience - then there is a built in inaccuracy. Some cars don't get close to their WLTP claims and others do.

So the study provides a useful indicator - but not a definitive evaluation.

 

[02bluesuperroo]

It seems like this has to do with efficiency. If so, the rating makes sense. The Taycan is less efficient than the average EV even based on real world experience, much less published numbers.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Surely these can’t be correct — Taycan at C.

I'd guess that tyre width is a significant factor in relative efficiencies.

 

[02bluesuperroo]

I'd guess that tyre width is a significant factor in relative efficiencies.

Not only the width but the rubber compound too. A lot of Taycans are fitted with high performance tires which reduce efficiency considerably. I believe all the EPA tests were done with the largest and softest tires that are available from the factory which is why it seems underrated by a lot of people.

With Mission-E wheels and Pirelli P-Zero, even when I hypermile the car I can only get around 225-240, even thought the guess-o-meter will say 270.

 

[Deleted member 6348]

The Taycan is an amazing sports car that prioritizes performance over efficiency. That’s not to say that you can’t drive it efficiently, but it earns that rating.

 

[Stoneageman]

The Taycan is an amazing sports car that prioritizes performance over efficiency. That’s not to say that you can’t drive it efficiently, but it earns that rating.

I’d classify it more as a sports sedan with a more muscular styling tbh. I see the Taycan as the sophisticated European electric muscle.

 

[Deleted member 6348]

I’d classify it more as a sports sedan with a more muscular styling tbh. I see the Taycan as the sophisticated European electric muscle.

Porsche calls the Taycan a “sports car”. It is a sports car.

 

[Deleted member 6348]

Porsche calls the Taycan a “sports car”. It is a sports car.

 

[Stoneageman]

Huh... guess I was wrong. Though it just feels like that is part of their marketing. I always thought of 911 and 718 to be sportscars.

 

[Deleted member 6348]

Huh... guess I was wrong. Though it just feels like that is part of their marketing. I always thought of 911 and 718 to be sportscars.

Having spent a lot of time behind the wheel of a 911, the Taycan is effectively a four door electric 911, but it was safer to give it a new name than upset the purists. ?

 

[W1NGE]

Surely these can’t be correct — Taycan at C.

Not in France - so more 'fake news' - example below for a 4S saloon

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