First day - first impressions

[RobbieRed]

Picked up today.
First impressions……
- just wow!!!!!
- the car gets far too many admiring onlookers for my liking…..???Literally everyone who walks past it, sees it at junctions, who you drive past seems to stop and stare and make comment
- Mines a 4S which is easily fast enough for me. Power is instant. No lag, very different for me as a first time EV driver
Can’t imagine how insane the turbo s is!!
- finish is top class, everything shouts quality (with a couple of minor things that could be better if you can afford the upgrades. See below)
- handling is better than I could have imagined, especially for a big car. Dips in beautifully around corners. Exiting them is simply invigorating.
- there’s a silly sticking out piece next to the steering wheel which you bang your knee on when getting in and out
- Bose stereo is awesome. Heard new things I’d never heard before in songs I’d listened to 100 Times before
- leather is “just ok” - It’s not as good as the top class leather you get in some premium cars. If you can afford (I couldn’t) it I’d get the olea leather as I think the standard leather could be nicer
- get the upgraded seats if you can afford it. The 8 way standard are “ok” but again, they could be better.
- All in all its simply awesome.They look much “sportier” than I though they would, they definitely catch the eye and are a thing of Beauty.
Even my wife loves it and she has no interest in cars at all!

Rob

 

[RBGtaycan]

Picked up today.
First impressions……
- just wow!!!!!
- the car gets far too many admiring onlookers for my liking…..???Literally everyone who walks past it, sees it at junctions, who you drive past seems to stop and stare and make comment
- Mines a 4S which is easily fast enough for me. Power is instant. No lag, very different for me as a first time EV driver
Can’t imagine how insane the turbo s is!!
- finish is top class, everything shouts quality (with a couple of minor things that could be better if you can afford the upgrades. See below)
- handling is better than I could have imagined, especially for a big car. Dips in beautifully around corners. Exiting them is simply invigorating.
- there’s a silly sticking out piece next to the steering wheel which you bang your knee on when getting in and out
- Bose stereo is awesome. Heard new things I’d never heard before in songs I’d listened to 100 Times before
- leather is “just ok” - It’s not as good as the top class leather you get in some premium cars. If you can afford (I couldn’t) it I’d get the olea leather as I think the standard leather could be nicer
- get the upgraded seats if you can afford it. The 8 way standard are “ok” but again, they could be better.
- All in all its simply awesome.They look much “sportier” than I though they would, they definitely catch the eye and are a thing of Beauty.
Even my wife loves it and she has no interest in cars at all!

Rob

enjoy! and good luck..it can be a really fun car!

 

[Climax_F82]

Congrats! Getting me excitedjust imaging how i'll feel once mine finally arrives!

 

[TayFan]

Congrats! Getting me excitedjust imaging how i'll feel once mine finally arrives!

Me too!! How I can get any more excited is ludicrous…but it keeps happening! Mine is in Nexico and headed to Nor Cal dealer soon! Dec 3rd delivery but likely to bump up as no open campaigns! Woot!

 

[RobbieRed]

5 days in, and could not be happier.
No issues at all (fingers crossed it continues)
Only positives so far
If you like positive reinforcement of your decisions then buying one of these is the way to go. ??
The reaction from everyone who has seen it has been “wow!!”
As my wife says “it’s ridiculous to spend that on a car…..but it’s fun, and I can see why you love it, and it makes you smile every time you get in it so it’s worth every penny”

 

[Windpower]

Good report!
What is your configuration? Is yours an Ice Grey or Dolomite Silver?
What do you wish you had ordered?
What do you order which you could you live without?

 

[RobbieRed]

Good report!
What is your configuration? Is yours an Ice Grey or Dolomite Silver?
What do you wish you had ordered?
What do you order which you could you live without?

Hi

It’s dolomite. ?

As for things I wish I had ordered, well it’s all subjective, and I had a maximum of £100k which is what I spent.

But, assuming I had more money, I would have definitely ordered…
- olea leather (the standard leather is “ok”, maybe 7/10)
- burmester stereo, cos it’s awesome. But stupid money, and the Bose one I have is really good. Maybe 8.5/10. But the burmeister is 10/10
- surround cameras. It’s a big car. Bigger than I thought and I’m scared to death I’m going to ding it


As for what I did order

Bose 8.5/10
Leather 7/10
Wheels 9/10 - they look really good, and are perfect with the silver imo
Ambient lighting 9/10 (a bit posey but hey. It’s a nice touch)
Pan roof 9/10 (it’s a lot of money though and could easily be dropped If on a budget)

 

[Windpower]

As for things I wish I had ordered, well it’s all subjective, and I had a maximum of £100k which is what I spent.

But, assuming I had more money, I would have definitely ordered…
- olea leather (the standard leather is “ok”, maybe 7/10)
- burmester stereo, cos it’s awesome. But stupid money, and the Bose one I have is really good. Maybe 8.5/10. But the burmeister is 10/10
- surround cameras. It’s a big car. Bigger than I thought and I’m scared to death I’m going to ding it


As for what I did order

Bose 8.5/10
Leather 7/10
Wheels 9/10 - they look really good, and are perfect with the silver imo
Ambient lighting 9/10 (a bit posey but hey. It’s a nice touch)
Pan roof 9/10 (it’s a lot of money though and could easily be dropped If on a budget)

Thanks!
I see you have some regrets on not getting the 14 way seats. Any regrets on not getting rear wheel steering?

 

[RobbieRed]

Thanks!
I see you have some regrets on not getting the 14 way seats. Any regrets on not getting rear wheel steering?

Dunno to be honest. As I haven’t experienced it with it.
Yeah. The 8 way seats are not great. I’m having trouble getting them set to my liking, and I’ve got a bad back, and having a bit of pain in my legs- probably an age thing!!

 

[mdrobc1213]

Looks great tho..Congrats! Thanks for sharing your impressions.

 

[Fish Fingers]

Dunno to be honest. As I haven’t experienced it with it.
Yeah. The 8 way seats are not great. I’m having trouble getting them set to my liking, and I’ve got a bad back, and having a bit of pain in my legs- probably an age thing!!

Love the look of your CT Robbie.
If I was going for a CT I would copy that (I've got a saloon in Ice Grey and same wheels) and gives it a similar two tone look.

Top Tip:
On the seats... I find however you set them on a new car gives me grief. Its just the tansition from one car to the other. Best thing is to set the new ones ONCE then just leave them and let your body adjust to them. Don't keep tinkering as you just keep starting from scratch.

Get in, push your head back in the headrest, arms out straight and rest your wrist on the top of the steering wheel (use steering wheel rake and seat adjustments).
Then adjust the wheel height so you can see the most of your dials. Then adjust all the other seat and mirror adjustments.
THEN just Leave it alone.

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[Speuk]

Hi

It’s dolomite. ?

As for things I wish I had ordered, well it’s all subjective, and I had a maximum of £100k which is what I spent.

But, assuming I had more money, I would have definitely ordered…
- olea leather (the standard leather is “ok”, maybe 7/10)
- burmester stereo, cos it’s awesome. But stupid money, and the Bose one I have is really good. Maybe 8.5/10. But the burmeister is 10/10
- surround cameras. It’s a big car. Bigger than I thought and I’m scared to death I’m going to ding it


As for what I did order

Bose 8.5/10
Leather 7/10
Wheels 9/10 - they look really good, and are perfect with the silver imo
Ambient lighting 9/10 (a bit posey but hey. It’s a nice touch)
Pan roof 9/10 (it’s a lot of money though and could easily be dropped If on a budget)

Great looking car. I'm going for the same with same budget. Can you share your build code or full spec?

Agree on the surround view.
Haven't added the Bose get and wondering if the partial leather is OK if full is not that great?

 

[RingoDingo]

Great looking car. I'm going for the same with same budget. Can you share your build code or full spec?

Agree on the surround view.
Haven't added the Bose get and wondering if the partial leather is OK if full is not that great?

I have the partial/standard leather (ie, not “full” leather.”) I think it’s fine. Other than the headrest, all the parts that touch you are leather, and I suspect it will wear better over the years. Yes, there’s a lot of plastic for a $125k+ car. But it’s all still high quality and well put together and looks nice. I went with the wood and neodyme to jazz up the interior, and I don’t regret it at all. If I weren’t on a budget and didn’t have little kids, I would have spec’d the full leather too, but no regrets so far.

 

[Speuk]

I have the partial/standard leather (ie, not “full” leather.”) I think it’s fine. Other than the headrest, all the parts that touch you are leather, and I suspect it will wear better over the years. Yes, there’s a lot of plastic for a $125k+ car. But it’s all still high quality and well put together and looks nice. I went with the wood and neodyme to jazz up the interior, and I don’t regret it at all. If I weren’t on a budget and didn’t have little kids, I would have spec’d the full leather too, but no regrets so far.

Thanks for the feedback, do you have any interior photos? I'm yet to find one with partial leather to view in real life.

 

[DerekS]

- there’s a silly sticking out piece next to the steering wheel which you bang your knee on when getting in and out

If this is the dashboard trim piece, try to avoid making contact with this or it will rub raw and look like crap. I just had to replace mine for this reason.

I finally worked out that moving the steering wheel fully forward before exiting allows me to get out without the Taycan Twist exit move.

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