Gen 1 vs Gen 1.5 differences

[Uknown]

I am pondering updating to it before my MY20 runs out of warranty if the deal is right. That said i don’t have any real issue with my MY20 (which I bought CPO)… so it would need to really move me.

I am less worried about reliability, I think this version moves in the correct direction and my current car has been very reliable. I am more thinking about moving to a Turbo as I like the design better, but the spec runs into 200k territory and that is just hard to stomach. I try hard not to focus on deprecation as I don’t usually sell a car fast but the current drops do sting, and the cost for repairs after it is out of warranty give me massive heart burn for that kind of money. It feels like burning 100k a bit if I buy a “perfect for me” config new.. which is tough to justify,

I realize that isn’t exactly on topic, but have been my thoughts on it.

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[W1NGE]

It is not disingenuous. The only way that Porsche can fix a weak/problematic design is by changing the part, and segregation of inventories would probably result in a new SKU. If your argument is that this redesign undertaking may not succeed, it flies in the face of the argument that there is no problem to begin with.



All model-specific forums are like that, and it is not that difficult to tell the difference between isolated problems and epidemic issues, and epidemic issues of towing severity, or of weeks in the shop severity.



No, my illustration only aims to point out how "i had no problems so what are you talking about" is not useful and statisically ridiculous. If only one respondant out of 10 would report having had an issue of that severity, it would still be abysmally bad.



I would not be on the verge of purchasing a 180k$ car if thought the Taycan is a lost cause, but all indicators still point to a problematic incumbent version. I am not trolling, i am researching specific points.

I also hope that you are incorrect. VW Group's entry in BEVs has been very mixed. MEB software issues (I do not know about MEB hardware reliability). Taycan is notorious for Gen 1 issues hardware and software issues, as well as catastrophic residuals which are probably in large part related. The official dealer network behaviour reflects this. Sad outcome for what is arguably a commercial success.

So if Porsche limited their efforts to battery/suspension/facia, I would really question buying this car.

I do not know of a better way to answer that question than a BOM comparison for critical assemblies, but maybe someone has other insights ?

This might help https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2024/products/porsche-the-new-taycan-35190.html

Depreciation factors (UK) - 20% VAT lost as soon as you drive off, over specced cars losing the most as there is little retained value in most options, company car schemes (salary sacrifice) have made cars like the Taycan accessible and led to high numbers of cars being available. Rollout of Macan EV will surely dampen Taycan sales - most folk would prefer an SUV.

Legacy issues - I had many on my MY21 4S from new all of which were resolved, my current MY23 GTS ST has been flawless except that delivery was delayed due to the HV heater issue (as I write is now being recalled for a heater replacement again) oh and all Taycans MY25 included are being recalled for brake hose cable issues - same part across model generations.

 

[PedroJ]

Yellow battery failure, red battery failure resulting from module failure, AC or DC charging gremlins or failure.
HVAC failures.
Drive train/diff failures.
Ominous factoids are everywhere, such as this 46% failure stat.

I experience hv heater replacement - no towing, predictive maintenance. New heater is integrated with inverter afaik, it's completely redesigned. Gen 1 heater are also fixed.
Battery is completely new, comes from CATL instead of LG. We will see.
I know cases of transmission replace. The reason is a noise of 1st gear. No idea if there are any changes.
For me the most annoying is a connectivity problem. My car accidentally loses gsm connection. Hope Porsche upgraded modems but we will see.

 

[ze_shark]

Battery is completely new, comes from CATL instead of LG. We will see.

It has been reported for Macan, but do you have a source for this info that Taycan J1.2 also switched from LG to CATL ?

 

[DSB]

Mine was pre registered MY24 run our model, and have been running it since March, all good so far and love driving it! Performance is plenty good enough for me, and the range hasn't been a problem at all.

Interior is the same apart from active cooling for the wireless phone charger but it is still in an awkward place

My mobile does get very hot when charging, so sounds a decent minor improvement.

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