EV throttle response

[Zcd1]

Reviewers have mentioned the 4S’s soft initial throttle response ever since it was introduced. It certainly seems to be an intentional choice Porsche made in order to maintain performance separation between the 4S and the more expensive trims…

My sister owned an F-Type R and you’re right - it’s crazy responsive, though still not as lightning quick to respond as the EVs we’ve owned…

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[69Mach390]

Yeah, the only real comparison is foot-to-the-floor, surely? As others have said: less acceleration at small pedal movements gives better control.

It’s not the only comparison though.

Just for the point of this thread I tried playing around with pedal movement and narrowed things down to what I would like-

Linear power delivery.

As it stands it works more like an on/off switch and it’s actually pretty hard to get my normal/preferred “medium to hard” acceleration.

It’s pretty non-responsive for the first half of pedal movement then explosive above that.

For an ICE comparison- half throttle gets you to shift around 4k rpm. This feels like it’s in economy mode and short shifting unless you close to floor it and then it’s an absolute rocket.

 

[MrJones02]

For day to day driving, I certainly prefer the taycan's setup for the responsiveness. You don't want to do stop-and-go traffic in a car that always wants to go go go.
There's a (small) difference between normal and sport, but feel it still could have been better.
Maybe some slider where you can select the responsiveness per drive mode, from super chill all the way up to vomit-inducing

 

[WuffvonTrips]

It's similar to "velocity curves" for electronic music keyboards/drums/midi guitars, which determine the level of control signal sent by the instrument to sound generators in response to a particular level of strike force-

I don't remember what the Taycan's throttle response curves look like (presumably they differ between drive modes), but I personally prefer the pedal finesse of my Turbo CT MY22 to anything else I've driven (on road or track). It's so easy to control all the way from crawling in traffic to flat out acceleration and balancing the throttle around corners.
Keyboards and/or sound generators curves can often be tailored by the user, but I suppose allowing drivers to do similar with throttle mapping would risk loss of control or damage to transmission.

 

[69Mach390]

It's similar to "velocity curves" for electronic music keyboards/drums/midi guitars, which determine the level of control signal sent by the instrument to sound generators in response to a particular level of strike force-

I don't remember what the Taycan's throttle response curves look like (presumably they differ between drive modes), but I personally prefer the pedal finesse of my Turbo CT MY22 to anything else I've driven (on road or track). It's so easy to control all the way from crawling in traffic to flat out acceleration and balancing the throttle around corners.
Keyboards and/or sound generators curves can often be tailored by the user, but I suppose allowing drivers to do similar with throttle mapping would risk loss of control or damage to transmission.

It’s easy to control crawling or flooring it.

The hard part to control is in the middle. From that chart, my guess is it’s somewhere like #6 but not quite as extreme.

I do disagree with your last point though. Adjusting the mapping would have zero effect on the drivetrain. The only difference would be how far you have to move your foot to get a given result, but the “results” would be unchanged.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

I do disagree with your last point though. Adjusting the mapping would have zero effect on the drivetrain. The only difference would be how far you have to move your foot to get a given result, but the “results” would be unchanged.

I was taking a simplistic view without considering other control systems between the pedal and the motors, where a mapping that more readily surges from low to full power (possibly even unintentionally) could put more strain on components between the motor and the tyres (well, tyres as well I suppose, but they're more expectedly consumable).

 

[Crazymind]

The throttle response is completely alined to ICE porsche. Jumping from the 911 to the taycan it is the same feel! You need to push more the pedal to get more… and it’s particularly satisfying when you need to input power through corners. With more responsive pedals in other cars I find difficult to drive fast and effortless through corners.
Aggressive drive doesn’t suit the heavy and large taycan, it’s not a hot hatch. That response suits better the more compact and furious Jaguar FR.

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