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I'll actually be adding a Mini Cooper SE in a couple of weeks (for the kids). But damn, that is a FUN car and very nicely appointed. And if I'm driving into NYC for dinner, the Taycan stays at home and the Mini is being drafted into duty.

I just watched Shmee 150’s review of Brooks Weisblat’s Plaid. Once you get past the obnoxiousness of both of them, I’m staring at that interior (and exterior) and I am gobsmacked that somebody would pay $140k for that. Utter disbelief. Ripping a 1/4 mile in 9.3 at 150 mph is absolutely insane...

Interesting. I wouldn't think anybody who's in the market for an M5 would also be thinking about a 7-series or an S-Class. But I do like that you put the Model S at the bottom ? (j/k)

Sorry, my mistake for not being more clear. I wasn't trying to suggest that the Panamera was a startup concept like Lucid is. What I was trying to say is that the Panamera was a legitimate 4-door sports car, the likes of which you'd compare with an M5. I don't see the Lucid as trying to be a...

Wouldn't be surprised if Johnny is driving around in a new car soon ?

At the risk of sounding presumptuous, it seems like the only reason this conversation even exists is because Lucid is a $100,000+ EV (and so is the Taycan). In other words, 10 years ago, how many people were considering the Panamera vs an S-Class/A8/7-series? Maybe they existed but I didn't know...

Interested to see more reviews. Tough to believe it handles better than a Taycan. Does it look like a badly styled Lincoln MKZ or is that just me? And that steering wheel! The more the merrier though.

I agree with this…once you get to 3.0 seconds for 0-60, laws of diminishing returns really start to kick in, IMO. But Plaid’s pull from 60-130 is damn impressive.

I just bought a Mini Cooper SE for my kids. Might not fit the bill for many because of limited range and small size but what a BLAST to drive and the fit and finish are very much up to BMW’s standards.

Agreed. And I know 0-60 gets the headlines but the 60-130 mph times that Plaid posts are what's interesting to me. Seems like that car pulls all the way into mid-triple digits.

Once you've reached 3.0 sec on 0-60 mph, does it really matter anymore? If you did a "taste test" and removed the speedometers, could you even be sure you'd know which car was faster, a car that did 0-60 in 2.5 vs 3.0? Sure, there may be a few people who take their cars to a runway and for that...

I thought my comment was pretty low-risk here on a Porsche forum :CWL:

How's this for an analogy? Plaid to the Taycan is a little bit like the GT-R to a 911. The GT-R's performance numbers are off the charts. Its styling hasn't changed in 15 years (and not in the good way like a 911), its interior is very mediocre, it's a brute to drive off the track, it's a...

Not at all. Amongst all the other reasons that are always cited, I just can’t imagine dropping >$130k and not feeling like you’re sitting in a luxury car.

I think the Lincoln exterior styling comparison is appropriate.

Btw, I love that Lucid is also included with 3 years of EA charging. Should mean a faster, more robust build out - especially of 800V architecture.

Ah. I don’t know enough about the physics to appreciate that. But if that’s the case, then it’s a Taycan for me and a Lucid for the wife ?

Seems like this car is a luxurious alternative to a Tesla. More in the EQS segment. Btw, there’s something off in the styling of both the Lucid and the EQS. Is it just me? Seems like by praying at the altar of Cd, they developed very unattractive cars, IMO. Somehow Porsche got a 0.22 AND...