haha, Asia was always supposed to threaten western OEMs, it began with Japan in the 80s and for me it sounds like "nuclear fusion power is coming soon"... :D
I absolutely agree that Porsche does not really promote their 0-60 times. They sell fun, performance and status.
in terms of 0-60 a 911 MT would always be the less desireable car, but is it?
the gear whine is quite loud in Taycans, probably due to the 2-gearbox.
I guess one of the reasons they added the Porsche e-Sound to drown that out.
it's hard to find some sexyness in the range between:
and
how do you kids deal with that new sound that did not grew up with ICE?
never noticed this thread before...
The only official Taycan watch :)
here are some more details:
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/attachments/1638573193390-png.26637/
M3P applies torque unfiltered to the wheels, whereas most other OEMs prefer "Lastschlagdämpfung" which saves drive shaft's lifes. This it what makes Tesla also feel very quick, but technically speeking it's only the (let me check the correct english naming)
"jerk, jolt (esp in British English)...
this is my conclusion ?:
Tesla is always showing much more distance, may be only 2.x% but this also makes the consumption look 2.x% nicer. Not too much, but that's what most fanboys call "unmatched efficiency".... (would be 17,2 in the above example)
here are the laptimes from each car, all EV's laptimes increase but Taycan's much more?!
Guess: they started with 30-40% SOC? :D
<45562D4750208C888F9F208CC295CA2E786C73> (jevra.jp)
i8 and Taycan share
- the difficult "getting out of the car" :)
- a stunning design
- first adopters of a new technology of their vendor
- sporty drive
- great eco driving
- the list price
- learning curve with car connectivity (OEM and driver)
They differ in
- weight (i8 is ~1000kg...