- Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:14 pm
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I travel pretty extensively across the US by car, so I'd think I'd have a good sense of what is sitting on the side of the road. I've yet to see a Taycan stranded. I'd be curious what your friend is basing his comment on, as truthfully, they haven't sold that many at this point. You occasionally see them on the road but its not an overly common occurrence unless maybe you are in metro San Fran/Los Angeles areas where such cars have cache (and I am just speculating there as I avoid both of those places like the plague). I have probably seen more Cayennes than anything else on the side of the road in my travels.
It certainly doesn't drive like my Spyder, but its like a more refined version of my wife's BMW 328i. Its performance capabilities outstrip its weight by a wide margin. You don't feel the weight of the car while driving it, and I know its pretty heavy. It have a very distinct "point and shoot" feel to it, just press the go pedal and aim it. Handles bumps very well, no real lean in the turns to speak of and gobs of torque. I am not beating on the car by any stretch of the imagination but am driving it like I would any of mine and enjoying the occasional cloverleaf.
The electronics, especially the dash, are a bit different for me as I am used to primarily analog data. Its kinda cool but I imagine it might lose its appeal over time, at least for me.
I'll be watching the driving range on it, charging cars like this in KC is not as easy as it would be on either coast. Having one in the garage for daily errands, run to office and Home Depot seems like its sweet spot, at least for me. I'm not ready to get rid of any of my existing fleet for a Taycan yet, but its *way* better than I expected.
Following the path of least resistance to the lowest common denominator since 1961... My pronouns are “curmudgeon”, “geezer” and “I don’t give a shit what yours are”. "Designed by clowns who are in turn supervised by monkeys" doesn't apply to just Boeing