Initial impressions are good, which you would expect: there’s a reason the Taycan is one of our favourite electric cars, and the improvements to the recently facelifted model don’t really detract from older examples such as this.
We’ll judge that more over time, of course, but just as important here will be to gauge the ownership experience for used buyers drawn in by those headline discounted prices.
They might be painful reading for those set to lose out due to slipping residual values, but a cut-price route into Porsche and electric car ownership is a mighty enticing prospect for those looking to buy.
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What sort of car should you use as suitable transport for a Bridgerton afternoon tea at a posh London hotel? That’s not something I’d ever pondered before, but my teenage niece was visiting from the US and wanted to treat my mum to dainty sandwiches and cakes inspired by the Netflix show, and it didn’t feel right to stick them on the Tube.
Besides, due to the complexity of a family visit after the final cup of Earl Grey was supped, I needed to transport my mum, niece and nephew straight to Somerset, so driving into central London – which I’d normally avoid like, well, watching an episode of Bridgerton – made sense. Thankfully, my niece agreed that a Porsche was, indeed, suitable for afternoon tea transport. And, thankfully for me, if you are going to drive a Porsche into the middle of London, the Taycan Sport Turismo is ideal.
Since it’s electric it’s exempt from all road charges, for one thing, and while it’s hugely potent, the nature of an electric powertrain makes it easy to drive at low speeds. What you’re always aware of is just how big the Taycan is, and that is made more challenging by the relatively small rear window the Sport Turismo version offers. Yet thanks to the bulging wheel arches it’s easy to spot where the front corners of the car are, and the sensors are generally effective and accurate.
