Taycan Options Advice

[Sidicks]

Your GTS build looks great to me. If you want to lower the price a bit, I don't think you need the $3k panoramic sunroof with variable light control. I would also say that you may want to consider adding B-Pillar trims in race tex since my car has a very cheap plastic there which I bet will get scratched up.

Good advice.

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[Rob28]

There are a couple options on your GTS you can do without if you are looking to save money. 4 zone climate control ( do your rear passengers really need to be able to have separate controls?), range manager (i don't have this and love my car without it), variable light control on the sunroof (i opted to not get this for cost reasons alone), model designation in high gloss black - its already in satin black and so are the RS wheels you chose; i kept mine in satin black. Its not much, but you can save $2k ish. Just my 2 cents from having the GTS in chalk and driving about 1000 miles.

 

[Square[]]

Your GTS build looks great to me. If you want to lower the price a bit, I don't think you need the $3k panoramic sunroof with variable light control. I would also say that you may want to consider adding B-Pillar trims in race tex since my car has a very cheap plastic there which I bet will get scratched up.

If you go with the 4s I highly recommend getting gloss black window trim though as the Chalk looks much better with it IMO.

I was also recommended to drop 4 zone climate control and the range manager, bringing the GTS price to ~160. Slight difference compared to the heavily optioned 4s.

 

[Square[]]

There are a couple options on your GTS you can do without if you are looking to save money. 4 zone climate control ( do your rear passengers really need to be able to have separate controls?), range manager (i don't have this and love my car without it), variable light control on the sunroof (i opted to not get this for cost reasons alone), model designation in high gloss black - its already in satin black and so are the RS wheels you chose; i kept mine in satin black. Its not much, but you can save $2k ish. Just my 2 cents from having the GTS in chalk and driving about 1000 miles.

And the price is down to 159k. Thanks a lot for your advice!

Updated configuration: http://www.porsche-code.com/PPDNAQP2

 

[TDinDC]

There really is no right answer to this question. So much depends upon personal preference, buying power, intended use, etc.

I do not buy EVs, as I view them to be like very expensive iPhones -- they are improving so much that ours may be ancient in 3-4 years. For this reason, I lease.

Since this for me is purely a street -- rather than track -- car, all of the models were more than sufficient in power/speed.

I looked into the money factor for the lease, and learned that the Taycan 4S Cross Turismo has the best money factor because Porsche is predicting that this model will suffer the least depreciation.

So, I went with the 4S and really loaded the car up. Not many options that I chose to forego. Do I need PCBBs, carbon fiber wheels, rear-wheel steering, Burmeister, innodrive, night vision, etc . . .? Of course not. Am I really happy I have them? F*** Yeah.

Also, since I had to wait 9 months for the car, I intentionally went with a non-conventional color choice (although I did not go for paint to sample as I liked the Mamba Green).

The most important thing to consider is that you really need to understand what the options are, as they are not intuitively obvious (e.g., like innodrive).

 

[Rob28]

And the price is down to 158k. Thanks a lot for your advice!

I forgot to mention, you will likely want to add the Mobile Charger with the long cable. I opted for this and get decent charge times at home; ~11h from 5-100%.

I agree with other posts though that most options are purely personal preference. I got it all (innodrive, carbon fiber sport design, rear wheel steering) and I don't regret any of it except 1 thing. My personal opinion is that the RS wheels, as nice as they are, are not the "Taycan" wheels. I initially fell in love with the white Taycan on white mission e's. If I trade up for a new Taycan in 2/3 years, I will likely go with the Mission E wheels. But I love everything else on the car.

 

[Square[]]

There really is no right answer to this question. So much depends upon personal preference, buying power, intended use, etc.

I do not buy EVs, as I view them to be like very expensive iPhones -- they are improving so much that ours may be ancient in 3-4 years. For this reason, I lease.

Since this for me is purely a street -- rather than track -- car, all of the models were more than sufficient in power/speed.

I looked into the money factor for the lease, and learned that the Taycan 4S Cross Turismo has the best money factor because Porsche is predicting that this model will suffer the least depreciation.

So, I went with the 4S and really loaded the car up. Not many options that I chose to forego. Do I need PCBBs, carbon fiber wheels, rear-wheel steering, Burmeister, innodrive, night vision, etc . . .? Of course not. Am I really happy I have them? F*** Yeah.

Also, since I had to wait 9 months for the car, I intentionally went with a non-conventional color choice (although I did not go for paint to sample as I liked the Mamba Green).

The most important thing to consider is that you really need to understand what the options are, as they are not intuitively obvious (e.g., like innodrive).

Haha! Maybe I will follow this route after a few promotions Thank you for your detailed response!

 

[Square[]]

I forgot to mention, you will likely want to add the Mobile Charger with the long cable. I opted for this and get decent charge times at home; ~11h from 5-100%.

I agree with other posts though that most options are purely personal preference. I got it all (innodrive, carbon fiber sport design, rear wheel steering) and I don't regret any of it except 1 thing. My personal opinion is that the RS wheels, as nice as they are, are not the "Taycan" wheels. I initially fell in love with the white Taycan on white mission e's. If I trade up for a new Taycan in 2/3 years, I will likely go with the Mission E wheels. But I love everything else on the car.

I also like the Mission E wheels. I went with the RS wheels since they are GTS-specific. The Mission E wheels would bump the price by 2k. I think they also look better with carrara white/black interior. The price goes back down to 158k with these options.

http://www.porsche-code.com/PP8TF9L1

 

[f1eng]

What I have seen is GTS with less options is better value than 4s with lot of options.

Depends on which options you want!

I specced both and the GTS wasn’t worth the extra for options I wanted.

 

[gusone]

Greetings. I have just joined the forum as I am considering getting a new Taycan 4S/GTS. The abundance of various options feels overwhelming.
Power-wise I would be happy with the 4S. At the same time, the heavily optioned 4S is only slightly cheaper than the GTS that comes with some of these options by default. Plus, I am concerned that a heavily optioned car will depreciate much faster.

Is there a comprehensive options guide for Taycan somewhere on the web? Just having a simple breakdown like the one below would be very helpful:
- must have (meaningfully improves the driving experience/will make it more challenging to sell the car without the option/adds value)
- personal preference (design etc.)
- avoid (unlikely to be used/will depreciate fast).

Draft builds:
GTS (163k) : http://www.porsche-code.com/PP8YRAZ4
4S (150k) : http://www.porsche-code.com/PPMN7RZ5

Thanks so much!

Sports Chrono and panoramic roof waste of time.
21" wheels, HUD, 360 Park assistant must have

 

[TDinDC]

This is my third ev, and I had my prior two each for three years. At the end of three years for each one, the range, options for the vehicle itself, and competition from other competitors had changed so dramatically that I was ready to move on rather than keep it.

As a long-time Porsche owner, you get into the idea that you can own a Porsche and keep it without feeling too much FOMO (one of mine is 16 years old). I am nearly certain I will not feel that way about this Taycan even though I love it. I am counting on Porsche (and others) making giant strides over the 4 years that I have leased this one.

 

[f1eng]

This thread shows, yet again, how personal option choice is.

It is amusing to see adamant opinions about “must haves” and “not worth the money” from different people about the same options.

 

[f1eng]

I am counting on Porsche (and others) making giant strides over the 4 years that I have leased this one.

I am intrigued what you think these might be?

I can see the attraction of a lighter battery and better sat nav.

Since I have zero interest in any driver aids and would actually prefer not to need to log-on and have chosen not to option a lot of things which are standard on our Prius, either because I don’t like or don’t use them. I am not sure what giant stride may be attractive to me

 

[TDinDC]

I am intrigued what you think these might be?

I can see the attraction of a lighter battery and better sat nav.

Since I have zero interest in any driver aids and would actually prefer not to need to log-on and have chosen not to option a lot of things which are standard on our Prius, either because I don’t like or don’t use them. I am not sure what giant stride may be attractive to me

1. Big improvements in range;
2. Lower weight;
3. More efficient (i.e., better non-range performance);
4. Better hardware (e.g., better processors, cameras, etc.); and
5. Better software (I know, I know, we are talking about Porsche here).

The EVs just seem to make giant strides since we are in the early years of their development as compared to the pace of improvement for ICE vehicles, which have been around for so long . . .

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