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Apols that I'm too lazy to read up on it, but this picture looks like they're targeting the untapped enormous demand for flying cars with something that just looks so safe, useful and practical.

When I had my Lancia Integrale- only ever built in LHD form- my other treasured possession was a grabbing stick that had a pink flamingo head, essential for presenting my pass to automatic barriers in secure car parks. Without it, my only alternative was to reverse in.

Considering depreciation and the possibility that, having made a difficult choice between 2 cars, you might not be happy that you chose the right one, I still suggest waiting for "the one" (that makes you throw all caution and logic to the wind- says I from personal experience ?) to come along...

If (and I'm not saying that is the case) your head is saying that there's no compelling case for either car, you could stick with the RS5 until something comes along that excites your heart so much that you don't need any help deciding on. Else, if I had to change from an RS5, I'd consider the...

Rewatching Karun's lap of the same track in a Taycan Turbo (with PDCC), timed at 45.5s, there is noticeable body roll, but seemingly not as dramatic as the Panamera's (unfortunately there's no directly comparable footage at the chicane). I'm betting that, without the extra quarter of a ton of...

I just checked on the configurator- that Panamera, an e-hybrid, comes with PDCC Sport as standard. It also comes with 230kg ? more weight than the standard Panamera Turbo S (and 70kg more than the Taycan Turbo S).

I wouldn't get aerated about the diligence of their "tests"- many of their presenters are Porsche enthusiasts (e.g. Jason Plato has a 911 and a Panamera ST), but the target audience for this TV show probably isn't people who are fortunate enough to be able to be cross-shopping these 2 cars...

I assume that Panamera doesn't have PDCC ? (I also simultaneously posted this video in the thread with parts 1 and 2)

And now the 3rd and final part of the contest... a lap of the track (where it looks like that Panamera doesn't have PDCC)-

I'm taking the easy option of posting this here as I'm not interested enough in it to go to the effort of creating and owning a new thread, and figured that here's a good a place as any to bring it to the attention of like-minded forum members ? -

I've no experience of 911's but it sounds like you have a similar view re. 4S v Turbo as myself, i.e. the 4S is more than enough car (still the best value Taycan variant IMO) but every now and then, when the stars align and conditions and one's mood permits, the Turbo takes it up a notch for...

The Panamera (undoubtedly a good car) has never looked quite right IMO, and seeing it alongside a Taycan makes it look even more dated. I watched part 1 of the test last week- "Road Manners"- both drivers picked the Panamera by a slight margin over the Taycan... It would have been interesting...

Very close to it in price, too, in the case of the headline-grabbing "R" version with comparable options. It looks great externally IMO but I don't need an SUV and- probably with unfair prejudice- an EV with a Lotus badge doesn't inspire me with confidence (especially with no local dealership).

TBH I only knew about the Carrara marble from shopping for kitchen worktops...and even then it took me a while before I realised that was how the Porsche paint colour was spelt. Re. Carrera Panamericana- I'm guessing that Panamera is an abbreviation, probably just as well as otherwise the...

Carrera = Spanish for "race" (specifically in Porsche Heritage, the Carrera Panamericana). Carrara = Italian city, a notable source of a white marble that carries its name.

That's an interesting analogy- but IMO it doesn't have the functional honesty or simplicity of the architecture- with all that bling I reckon it's more "mock-brutalist" (with the automotive equivalent of fake tudor beams).

I imagine that 70kg of Rotty can steer most people wherever they want. Indeed- it's what they were bred for -

Another point of comparison- Tiff Needell Jason Plato took a Taycan 4S CT around the Fifth Gear track (Anglesey?) 1.5 seconds quicker than a 911 Carrera. AWD v RWD though. (edited to correct my senior moment)

Q3 data now published by DVLA. Taycan down to 36th place from 16th at end of Q2.