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Probably the intent was Exorbitant.

Given that many dealership allocation wait lists seem to comprise a collection of haphazardly arranged post it notes, definitely lots of potential for this. (Kind of the equivalent of the college admissions scandal, i.e., money goes to the employee not the institution.) And yes, when I...

I have not experienced that problem with warranty work, for either Audi or Porsche. And conceptually, that problem would require coordination between the sales department and service department, which is rare. Also, that problem would require resentment toward warranty work by the service...

Yes, but then it is now longer the eDrive 40. (Same thing happened with our i4: just as our M50 order was about to go into production, the i4 xDrive40 was announced. Oh well, the extra hp aren't a drawback, and the price differential with comparable options is fairly narrow. Plus just adds to...

^ for the AWD

re Battery replacement cost, that would almost certainly come down in the future as a market develops for that service given that right now it's almost exclusively under warranty. re i5 lack of frunk, agreed, that is a downside of my wife's i4, but the i5 sedan I checked out might have had more...

Interesting choice! I sat in the Red version for a little bit, simply b/c I was at a dealer's i5 event chatting about different models, and their allocated Red had just arrived that day. Interior was definitely glorious! Looks like it's still at the dealer, almost half-a-year later ... Anyway...

Yes, that does sound intriguing! If the EV range is substantial, then could combine the best of my A6ar, 4CT, and my wife’s i4 M50. Or the EV part of the powertrain might be biased toward enhancing the performance to compete with the RS6 Avant. Meanwhile I’ll be reading all the teaser updates!

Based on my experience with my wife’s i4 M50 and my 4CT, the i5 Touring would probably be my pick overall. But it’s not coming to North America. So I prefer the CT over the i5 sedan but based on our i4 I definitely understood the praise for the i5 expressed here compared to some aspects of the...

The i4 RWD is an excellent choice if you don’t need the extra traction or power of the M50. But not BMW and VAG are not slated for TSCN until 2025.

We have both a 2022 4CT (bought used, in late Aug) and a 2023 i4 M50 (bought new, in May). I checked out the i5 at a dealer this past fall, but did not have time for a test drive. If the i5 Touring had been slated to come to the U.S., then I probably would have chosen that over the 4CT. The 4CT...

^ Similar with my 2022 4CT, at 26,409 miles (almost 8k of them mine).

Yipes, no skiing because of too much snow, not a problem we typically have in New England!

Well in that case, I'm trading in my Taycan for a VinFast! Some of those rankings are especially absurd, for example, extrapolating from the ratios below, an AWD Polestar 2 is getting about 215 miles of range at interstate speeds, as opposed to the 320 in the chart...

That’s the most anyone gets from ChargePoint public L2 chargers. And half that if both plugs are in use. (No idea what’s going on at your father’s home charger. Unless you set something on your Taycan to limit the rate given the 30 amp circuit you have at home? I know that our i4 has that...

Well aren’t you spoiled wanting bathrooms! I just used some bushes at the Enfield CT Magic Dock station. Was closer than walking to the Walgreens in the same parking lot. And the supermarket was closed at night. I willingly paid Tesla about half a buck per kWh for this luxury experience instead...

In New England, yes, it really is that bad. The number of stations where you can be confident of hitting 100kW and also not having to endure half an hour of dead time from waiting for an available plug, troubleshooting handshake issues, driving out of your way etc is limited to … well, there’s...

^ That's exactly my concern. Most of my miles so far have been in "Lowered" (yet not "Low"). I'm planning to start experimenting more with "Regular" yet always using the Sport Plus suspension setting. (So many possible combos -- and the Taycan drives so well even in just Regular for both...

That chart is just a cruel tease for any CCS1 driving in Northern New England. My Taycan is usually not much faster charging than a Bolt.

Perhaps Edmunds can rework that table to reflect the typical charging speed of a derated EA in the Northeast. Or for the new networks that Vermont is building out now from 2019 and 2020 grants comprising stations of two 50kW chargers each.