RWD Traction Concerns

[j.w.s]

I'm currently considering purchasing a Taycan, but I have reservations about the RWD basic model. Speed isn't a major concern for me, but I am apprehensive about potential loss of traction, especially in wet conditions. Have you noticed the rear end slipping out frequently when driving the RWD version?

While I understand that some people enjoy the nature of this driving experience, personally, I would dread it.

Thanks

I drove a RWD in the wet, and found the traction control to be excellent. Not good, or very good - excellent. I would have no concerns about grip.

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[Tycan keith]

I've got the turbo, butbhad a RWD for a test drive in Feb, there was ice one the roads and they asked if I wanted to change the date.... I said I'd be driving it all year so took it anyway.

I deliberately took it onto a road near me with loads of ice and punched the pedal to the floor...... it didn't spin out, or anything exciting. You could feel the wheels stopping as they started to lose traction and we just accelerated in a straight line quite smoothly. Very safe and not scary (kinda dissapointing!)

I'd also add the road is in the countryside, and very clear. And I did slow down slowly as I didn't want to stamp on the brakes and see how they worked when doing that!

 

[Dabz]

It may be worth booking at session at the Porsche Experience Centre if their skid plate is working. It'll show you both how good the traction control is but also how to handle loss of grip. It's also very fun

 

[Avantgarde]

I had rwd BMWs before. They don’t have weight on rear wheels and that makes a huge difference. Also a traction systems on ICE cars not as responsive. Taycan rwd is another world. It takes very special effort to let the rear end move even on wet roads.

 

[sergey_ja]

I drive an RWD all year around, +30 to -25 this year, it is my humble daily. Of course, equipped with snow GoodYears.
the versatility is fantastic - I have both driven in absolutely FUBAR snowy conditions with zero issues (including getting out of parking lots, hills, etc), as well as drifted it on wet roundabouts with traction control off. It is honestly absolutely awesome

 

[Remedy234]

21’s in slight slush had my back end kicking out at 25 mph.
Awful

 

[f1eng]

21’s in slight slush had my back end kicking out at 25 mph.
Awful

Wrong tyres.

 

[Jhenson29]

It may be worth booking at session at the Porsche Experience Centre if their skid plate is working. It'll show you both how good the traction control is but also how to handle loss of grip. It's also very fun

All that kick plate showed me is how bad of a driver I am.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/8-hours-at-pec-atlanta-experience-a-review.6386/

 

[simcity]

Wrong tyres.

Probably wrong wheels too to be fair - a bit of extra sidewall + the right rubber for the temps makes a huge difference.

I love my 20-inch wheel and winter rubber as much as I love the 21-inch Spyder + summer tyres in the warmer months. We’ve just been slowly accustomed in the UK to accepting quite extreme summer tyres all year round. The Ackerman every morning in the cold was enough to make me want to chuck them, let alone the ride when it’s cold over potholed Eritrean sorry English back roads.

 

[f1eng]

Probably wrong wheels too to be fair - a bit of extra sidewall + the right rubber for the temps makes a huge difference.

I love my 20-inch wheel and winter rubber as much as I love the 21-inch Spyder + summer tyres in the warmer months. We’ve just been slowly accustomed in the UK to accepting quite extreme summer tyres all year round. The Ackerman every morning in the cold was enough to make me want to chuck them, let alone the ride when it’s cold over potholed Eritrean sorry English back roads.

No.
Wrong tyres.
Whilst 21" winter tyres probably aren't as good as narrower 20" ones summers are poor at any size on slush. It is the tyre compound and tread that makes the difference on slush.

 

[Remedy234]

Wrong tyres.

Most definitely. The Mini Cooper will be used in the snow in future. Now that’s a fun car to throw about.

 

[Young Colt]

do you guys think it would be advisable to get some track training for the rwd, i really want to push it the way i push my A5 s quattro, but when the ass dances i feel uneducated

 

[voksic]

What I missed in my old 4S was ability to turn off front wheels, so I went with RWD next. I go into snown covered mountines with it, no problem at all. I do not miss 4x4, but you do have to take reality into account. Foot off the gas in corners, unless you want to drift.

 

[whitex]

EV's have a unique advantage over ICE cars when it comes to traction control - they don't have a heavy flywheel, meaning they can change applied torque almost instantly as compared to an ICE engine. Even ICE car modern stability control systems work great, but in an EV they work even better. I owned a RWD Model S over a decade ago, I couldn't spin out the back even when I tried (with traction control on), except on pure ice mid-turn (but I can do the same with an AWD car).

 

[Sly_North]

EV's have a unique advantage over ICE cars when it comes to traction control - they don't have a heavy flywheel, ...

That, and also EVs can control the traction at a much finer level.
An ICE car controls traction by cutting the combustion. At 6000 rpms, 100 rps, X6 cylinder /4 steps in the cycle = 150 combustion pet second: traction can be controlled only at 150Hz at 6k rpms, down to 50Hz at 2k rpms.
While an EVs can do thousands of traction checks and adaptations per second.

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