Porsche is one of the brands most associated with motorsport in general, whether it is about rallying, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, or even the GT2 and GT3 category. It is also one of the few manufacturers who offer race-ready cars as soon as they leave the factory and these are approved for the road with a few exceptions. In short, Porsche has a solid reputation and an image to maintain and it is for this reason that the German manufacturer apprehended the launch of its first electric car with caution, because the latter could have seriously damaged the reputation of the brand if it did not. hadn’t been up to it. Fortunately for Porsche, this is not the case and I would even say it is the opposite since the Porsche Taycan allowed Audi to launch a first 100% electric sports sedan based on the same platform.
The 2021 Porsche Taycan is a car like no other and some see it as Tesla’s first serious Model S rival, which is certainly not to be taken lightly. The enthusiasm generated by the Porsche Taycan is impressive and casually, the German manufacturer has already delivered more than 20,000 units while production of the model only started 2 years ago. Anyway, since it’s a special car and is very successful, I decided to present 7 things you probably don’t know about the German manufacturer’s sports sedan.
This is not Porsche’s first electric car
I know, earlier, I told you that the Taycan was Porsche’s first electric car, which is technically true since Porsche was founded in 1931. However, it turns out that long before that, Ferdinand Porsche had already developed an electric car and by the same token, it’s the very first automobile. The Egger-Lohner C2 Phaeton P1 was manufactured in 1898 and it was a 100% electric car. In short, if you believe electric cars were a modern invention, they are not. The only problem is that at the time, we weren’t necessarily looking for the greenest solution and the heat engine ended up gaining in popularity. It will therefore have taken 120 years for Porsche to return to 100% electric cars, but now that the German manufacturer has access to modern technologies,
Porsche Taycan So fast
It’s a comfortable and electric sedan, which means that it doesn’t make a lot of noise, but don’t let that fool you, the Porsche Taycan is particularly formidable on the track and especially in a straight line. In its final version, the German manufacturer’s sedan is equipped with an engine of 616 horsepower and 774 pound-feet of torque. Moreover, during a gun start (launch control), the power is temporarily adjusted to 750 horsepower, which allows the Taycan to propel itself from 0 to 100 km / h in less than 2.8 seconds, enough to make you blush the majority of exotic cars currently available on the market.
A turbo version without turbo
The 2021 Porsche Taycan is offered in several versions as is the case for all other Porsche models. However, what is strange is the fact that the German manufacturer has chosen the name Turbo and Turbo S to designate the ultimate versions of its 100% electric sedan. In case you haven’t figured out what’s wrong here, the Porsche Taycan is only powered by electric motors and it is not equipped with any heat engine. Turbochargers can only be used to increase the power of the latter. Thus, there is no turbocharger in the Porsche Taycan even in Turbo and Turbo S versions. Moreover, this is not the only thing that is wrong with the sedan of the German manufacturer since it is also equipped with a system that amplifies the sounds of mechanics through the audio system.
It is not given, really not!
Few of the vehicles cost you the base price because you are generally offered better-equipped versions and the famous options book. If you know Porsche, you know this is where things sometimes take an unexpected turn and you literally feel like you’ve escaped, salt in the soup. To give you an idea, the 2021 Porsche Taycan costs $ 120,500 in its entry-level version, the 4S. However, if you prefer the Turbo S version, the bill climbs to $ 215,000 and I haven’t even told you about options yet. Without making too much effort, it is possible to increase it to over $ 265,000, before taxes.
A real sedan
Unlike the Panamera, the 2021 Taycan is not a hatchback, but a regular sedan with a rather spacious trunk. Moreover, we must not forget that there is also a trunk at the front. However, due to its low roofline and modern interior design, the German automaker’s sedan is nowhere near as spacious as its rivals. Moreover, it has only 4 seats and ergonomics have been savagely put aside in favor of style. In the end, I don’t think that’s a problem since the Panamera’s target customers could easily be satisfied with a Porsche 911 as an alternative.
More efficient than you think
You probably know that the majority of electric cars get energy from more than one place, but what you probably don’t know is how differently an electric car works from a conventional car. In the case of braking, it is not the brakes, but the motor that does 90% of the work.
5 screens, nothing less!
Today, the majority of cars have 1 touch screen and in the more opulent versions, we are even entitled to 2 screens or a digital dashboard. However, in the Porsche Taycan 2021, no less than 5 screens await you. First, you have the 16.8-inch dashboard screen followed by the 10.9-inch infotainment screen. Then there is a 10-inch screen for the passenger, an 8.4-inch screen for the air conditioning, and a 5.9-inch screen for the rear passengers.
