The MaseratI QP with the V8 isn't terrible reliability wise, it was the early ones with the F1 Tranny that where the ones that caused the big issues, the later GTS had a normal tranny which wasn't as problematic from what I hear...

 

Lucid? No, that company will be dead in like 10 years. Porsche did the best they could with an EV. Ev's to us true car people are awful. It's a sign of the dying gas motor which we love. I think Porsche will provide the best EV option there will ever be. That being said, I can't see ever liking an ev.

 

It was watching my close friends frustrations with long distance driving and charging in his new Taycan Turbo and THIS review that sold me on the Panamera (hybrid) concept.

Taycan is great car. But it simply doesn’t work for many people as their do-it-all family car. Most times you need something else in the garage as well as a Taycan to cover all eventualities..
I must say that the new Panamera with its 50 mile electric range will further kill off the need for a full EV, for me, completely. That’s so much range on a single charge that it’ll be an EV for me, but with the ability to cross continents without any worries or range anxiety at all. Perfect.

 

Mine's a 2021 GTS (Panamera) .. it's the best 911 I've ever had

 

You're exactly right about the Taycan - it doesn’t do it all. Sure, as EVs go, it’s superb. It may be the best-looking four door on the market. It drives magnificently. And it’s fast as hell, especially in the higher trims. For me, it’s the perfect daily in a traffic-heavy area. It would work nicely for long-range drives if there were reliable, fast chargers without queues consistently along your way. But (at least in the US), there aren’t. And the car is a little too small in the back seat and has too restricted a boot to be truly practical as a do-it-all family car. That’s why I’m keeping my Panamera GTS. It’s perfect for the long drives, and the V8 keeps me entertained.

The hybrid Panamera has a lot to commend it, and I can see why many buyers will go that way. Yet, it’s not for me. You’re right that it solves the commuting-in-traffic and short-errand problems (where ICE cars are inefficient). And it’ll get you as far as you need to go without charging for those long trips. But those benefits come at a cost - the experience is compromised.

Many of us buy Porsches most of all for the chassis tuning, handling, turn-in, steering feel, etc. The petrol-only Panameras handle better than the hybrid versions. The hybrid Panameras are even heavier than the Taycan, but with more weight higher up. And then there’s the day-to-day experience in a hybrid. You have to go easy on the throttle while driving around town in EV mode to avoid waking the engine. So it’s neither particularly fast nor exciting unless your bring some revs into play. (In the Taycan, astonishing electric performance is always there for the taking.) On long drives, those batteries in the hybrid turn into dead weight, reducing efficiency. The hybrid’s batteries deny you boot/trunk space. And the hybrid is complicated - there’s a lot to break over time.

All of which is to say that there’s no perfect solution unless you’re lucky (or crazy) enough to buy multiple cars, each one picked to serve a certain purpose. No one car really does it all.