Kinda agree with Nights here. Anecdotal but my colleagues have Porsches and I’m absolutely stunned at how little they know about their cars. I agree they handle better than any other BEV but they did not buy their Taycans for handling. They wanted a BEV that carried higher prestige than Tesla. Combine that with all the soccer moms and soccer dads driving their Macans and Cayennes to the grocery store and preschool and you at least get a sizable portion of the Porsche consumers that are just buying the badge and will never push the car to its full potential. Most buyers aren’t car enthusiasts frequenting car forums but they have money to piss out and want to look good.
Which is absolutely fine. They’re happy and Porsche is happy.
I hear you. But it's this same group of people (who like to flaunt their wealth) who like to personalize their vehicles and only Porsche allows for that. Maybe Maserati does but I don't think Maserati trumps Porsche performance -wise or in reliability.
I am of the opposite camp.
Hard to find cars and BEVs with torque vectoring explicitly shown as standard or an option and Porsche offers it for $1,700 Canadian. Also each option is carefully explained so much so I know what I will be paying for. Porsche even says the Macan's PTV Plus is brake-based, but the one on the Taycan isn't.
I don't plan to even drive my wife's Macan EV but I will be mostly the one configuring it, more safety/performance and a bit of luxury. I am waiting for the IS BEV or an Acura BEV with SH-AWD. Don't mind waiting four or even six years!
I will not opt for a $4,000 interior upgrade haha but will go for RWS, PTV Plus, HUD, PASM steel suspension, massage if available, acoustic glass, and a few others for comfort and convenience like windshield heater. It's looking like it could be cheaper opting for the Macan S version lol. Good thing PDCC is not going to be available.
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