Taycan is an ugly car

[DCYL725]

918 Spyder
Carrera GT

These two are close for the best-looking Porsche.

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[Visceral]

I honestly believe my Mamba green CT4S (lowered on customer wheels without cladding) is better looking than my Amethyst metallic Spyder. I believe the Sport Turismo is better looking than the sedan.

 

[Jhenson29]

Saloon with Sport Front Fascia - 10.0
Saloon with Standard front fascia - 9.5
Sport Turismo - 9.0
Any CT - 8.5

I mostly agree, with just a slightly steeper slope for my down-rating of the wagons.

Saloon with Sport Front Fascia: 10.0
Saloon with Standard front fascia: 9.5
Sport Turismo: -∞
Any CT: -∞

 

[feye]

Folks who drive 911's can get away with saying the Taycan is a little ugly relative to the 911, but that is about it. I've stated it before on this forum, but it is worth repeating: Whenever a Tesla is stopped near me, I see jealous stares and can literally feel the EV envy emanating from the Tesla drivers. Tesla mothers know their babies are ugly and the Taycan is a painful reminder of that harsh reality.

Every time I see a 911, I think looks great, but then when I look again in the rear view mirror: Not so much.

 

[rx7arai]

IMHO, the only ugly car that Porsche ever made (and continues to) is the Panamera. And maybe the 996.

 

[mutanthands]

The 911 is a good-looking car (I have a huge soft spot for the 930 flatnose), but they are so ubiquitous.
To the layman, they all pretty much look identical, except maybe the more extreme versions (GT3.etc). They're just not that interesting, which when you're spending that kind of money, you want to some degree.

 

[plumandreal]

IMHO, the only ugly car that Porsche ever made (and continues to) is the Panamera. And maybe the 996.

My opinion varies slightly. I think Porsche have produced quite a lot of bad looking cars.

I'm not sure how anyone can not consider the Cayenne as ugly. I think it rates up there as one of the ugliest cars Porsche has ever made. The original one was shockingly bad (to my eyes anyway!). I would also say that the Macan is ugly. Admittedly the Bentayga is worse than the Cayenne. But the Cayenne still offends me to look at. Never liked the Panamera either (except from the inside).

On topic, I like the back end of my Taycan. I also quite like the side profile. From certain angles, I'm not sure that the nose is particularly good looking. I also don't really think it looks great from the view of the car in front. Overall its fine, but I don't think it is a particularly great looking car. That said, for a big four seater I can't think of much that looks better.

I'm not sure that the Germans have produced many stunning looking cars. Thats a job for the Italians.

 

[Baam!!]

Click bait.

but seriously, has anyone come across someone saying the Taycan is an ugly car?

If so, share your stories here.

Once you start worrying about opinions outside those you value - you start going down a slippery slope…..

 

[WRC_1S]

This is a beautiful Porsche. Pre 74 911. My 69 911T will look like this when it's eventually restored.

 

[rich_r]

I have a couple of friends who think its ugly. Mostly due to the front-end treatment as discussed ad nauseum. I do see their point, but I think it looks much worse in pictures than in real life. Also color can make or break it IMO. All that being said, I think its the best looking 4 door Porsche ever. In terms of all current sedans/SUVS/wagons I really can't think of much that looks better to my eyes.

 

[DCYL725]

I have a couple of friends who think its ugly. Mostly due to the front-end treatment as discussed ad nauseum. I do see their point, but I think it looks much worse in pictures than in real life. Also color can make or break it IMO. All that being said, I think its the best looking 4 door Porsche ever. In terms of all current sedans/SUVS/wagons I really can't think of much that looks better to my eyes.

Surprised about the reaction on the front-end.

I think the front/lights look amazing while still still feeling very porsche'esque.

Imaging a panamera front on a taycan...it would look like another 718, macan, cayenne out there.

 

[rich_r]

Surprised about the reaction on the front-end.

I think the front/lights look amazing while still still feeling very porsche'esque.

Imaging a panamera front on a taycan...it would look like another 718, macan, cayenne out there.

I agree personally. It’ll start to become less unique as Porsche rolls out more EVs- from what I’ve seen the macan EV will have a similar headlight treatment for example

 

[Archimedes]

I think the Taycan is a beautiful organic design, but I think wheels are key. Sporty wheels like the Mission E really accentuate the futuristic look of the car, while the basic wheel options make it look plain IMO. Without a sharp five spoke wheel option, I wouldn’t have purchased a Taycan. I also think the hardtop dramatically improves the look of the car and wouldn’t have purchased a Taycan without it. The glass roof flowing into the rear window makes the car look odd to me, like a dog squatting to take a dump.

 

[DCYL725]

I think the Taycan is a beautiful organic design, but I think wheels are key. Sporty wheels like the Mission E really accentuate the futuristic look of the car, while the basic wheel options make it look plain IMO. Without a sharp five spoke wheel option, I wouldn’t have purchased a Taycan. I also think the hardtop dramatically improves the look of the car and wouldn’t have purchased a Taycan without it. The glass roof flowing into the rear window makes the car look odd to me, like a dog squatting to take a dump.

Dog taking a dump

Can't get that picture out of my mind now every time I look at the pano-Taycan.

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