No new orders for 718s will be taken for the ICE versions for delivery in 2024.
Will restart along side 718 EV orders and delivery in 2025.
Must be major retooling to accommodate.
> 5m - too long and 7 seats suggest its a people carrier IMHO.
EV Cayenne will be tempting enough on its own without spending yet more on this monster!
I'm hoping there will be a fully electric Range Rover (the proper one) by then whereupon I'll seriously consider jumping ship.
Apart from the X3 / ix3 the i5 / 5 series has got to be one of the most boring looking EVs yet - spot the difference time between the standard ICE / hybrid 5 series touring and the "new" i5!!
No Deltas that year but pretty sure they featured in several along with the Lancia Stratos.
The MG Metro 6R4s ruled the roost then - stupidly fast (and dangerous).
Oh dear!
I remember seeing the original participating in the 1986 Circuit of Ireland Rally (Billy Coleman) many moons ago when I helped to marshal. At the time the Audi Quattro was of more interest (awesome offbeat 5 cylinder drone) and besides, the Porsche didn't manage to finish (nor did Audi...
Service interval is the same on all Porsches - 2 yrs (18 / 20K miles).
For EVs they've padded out the service schedule to maintain revenue - I think that's what the comment refers to.
Got a reasonable review in UK (handling not great) and as it's based on EQS (S-Class) its been around for a while software wise and therefore stable.
Own battery tech and cathodes use a lot less cobalt (10%).
Impressive that Mercedes beat all the other manufacturers to the first proper premium...
2.7T monster and doubt it will rate highly in the handling stakes.
Decent range with its monster battery too.
Definitely one for NA market and unlikely many on a UK school run.
Not sure I'd agree with 'smaller' - I had a Pana ST (4 seat config) prior to my Taycan so have lived and breathed it. Ingress / egress for sure is better (different roof line) on the Pana. Interior wise and physical dimensions are so close (in fact the Taycan is slightly wider at a certain...
Think of Range Rover as the target as latest gen will offer full EV drive. Different price point too and therefore more profit to be made. New Rangie bears testimony to that.
Cayenne is too small IMHO (I've had 2).