I priced out a top trim AMG EQS, with a bunch more tech and luxury features than my Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo even offered and the EQS still came in significantly cheaper at $162K total (here is such a car, check out the specs and features at a glace/thumbnails on that page, like VR HUD, much larger screens, 9 degree RAS, dashcam, heated/ventilated seats with massage front AND back, 100W USB charging (vs. 7.5W Taycan has), Matrix headlights if hacked to EU spec would also display signage on the road in front of the car - with Taycan Matrix are nice and still worth hacking in NA but nothing like this, etc - just seem more tech features from this century). Full disclosure, I drove the regular EQS and it was lacking the sportiness for my taste (too much a luxury boat), but if AMG fixed that with a more sporty suspension and some other drive characteristics, EQS might actually be a really good alternative for @kort. They are pretty much the same size, MB is bigger on the inside and appears to have more recent tech, Porsche has more sporty handling and performance (though without Launch Control something tells me the AMG EQS will out-accelerate even a Turbo S, whether highway passing/merging manuver or race track coming out of corners) and definitely looks much better (at least pre-refresh Taycans). I wish I knew how reliable the MB phone app is (sorry, still irked that I couldn't remotely preheat my Taycan recently, and remembering doing some road tripping this past summer when I couldn't use the app for hours at a time even though car and phone had full strength LTE - I happen to enjoy the remote pre-heat/cool and while I used to take it for granted in my Teslas, Taycan has made it a feature that I pay attention to as far as its reliability).
Aren't the 4 other brands you are considering unknown to you? I think they are all on 1st gen tech as well.…. A lateral move at the top end of the food chain isn’t a bad one IMO ??
My apologies, I didn’t realize you were the OP.
Very different cars from one another. I would almost not even bunch the Taycan together with other EVs, as I don’t really see it as an Ev. It’s more of a Porsche that happens to be electrically powered.
A 350 isn't too far off from a RWD Taycan and a lot less expensive. The 500 version isn't too far off from a 4S, and a lot less expensive. The AMG isn't quite Turbo quick, but close, and again, a whole lot less expensive. I didn't get to drive the AMG version but the 500 was quick enough on the road, but just didn't provide the road feel that the Taycan does (not to mention that it's borderline ugly). But it is a high end EV alternative that is almost a bargain. Not that anything at 100k is a bargain.
I’m also interested in the Polestar 4 (and 5). Curious why you’d want to jump from your CT though?
Of the 100+ cars that I've owned, plus the ~20 my wife has had, we've had a dozen Tesla vehicles. We've had 2x Polestar 2, 3x Volvo XC40/C40 BEVs, and a smattering of other cars. The '21 CT that I have now is my 3rd Taycan. And I've owned 2x Audi eTron Gt. I change cars like most people change their bed sheets; So you could say I've sample them all.
Have you considered a Model Y? As practical DD cars go, hard to beat. You can add an instrument cluster in front of the steering wheel, NACS charging already available (and includes supercharger V1 and V2 locations which will never be available to BMW), for an extra $3,500 it will beat a Taycan Turbo S 0-60 outside of launch mode, without the performance update it will still beat Taycan RWD even in launch mode. Easier ingress/egress, good range, Tesla Auto Pilot, OTA updates, etc.
That junk? Please...
I drive the same platform car Zeekr 001. Really good, minus the software, particularly the self driving feature... The 140kWh battery with 750km real world range is out of this world...
