Archimedes

Haven't spent any time behind the wheel of a Taycan, have ya?

Oh and the Taycan makes the current busy, bloated 911 look positively antique.

pascalemod

In the other thread someone talks of their dealer having Tacans (sic) rotting on the lot with discounts, while zero 911s available. Whoa.

I agree with you on 992. I said this before, but Porsche was not immune to grille-fungus that spread to all car designs, except here they stuck massive grilles on the rear (the bit you see in traffic a lot). Arguably that's worse. And high performance 992s have this crazy diffusers that look like baboobs butts (imho only, and taycan has the 1980s casette player radiator rear end too a bit, not needed.. ). Never understood what happened to the pretty 993-996-997-991 pretty back ends and why 992 has this bizzaro plastic stuff. But may be agressive and hence popular. Wont age well...

Needsdecaf

Please point me toward that thread. I would like to know who has Taycans rotting on lots with discounts so I can go buy one. Seriously.

pascalemod

here you go!
https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1273...l#post17748629

az2au

It does say that but there's no actual facts behind it. I can only say what I know to be fact here in Scottsdale and what my SA (been working with him for more than 10 years on several purchases for my wife and I) has told me about this market. Right now they have 2 911s available and zero Taycans or CTs. The only thing that is readily available are Macans. Everything else is hard to come by right now.

I've heard people refer to 911s as a "Scottsdale Accord" because there are so many of them around here and I've had 3 so I'm not one to argue. Still, you go down today and buy a 911. That's not the case with a Taycan.

If you don't believe me, no problem, here's a link to their inventory: https://www.porschenorthscottsdale.c...ler-phoenix-az 20 Macans, 2 Panameras, 2 911s, 1 Cayenne, 1 718 Boxster GTS, 1 718 Spyder, 0 Taycans, 0 CTs.

Archimedes

The comments in that thread are a crock of ****.

earl pottinger

I notice they give ZERO information where this dealer is. Also since Porsche is selling so many Taycans, it tell me a lot more about how bad the dealer is rather than the car. Either he (usually a male) is a bad salesman or he does not know his local market and stocks the wrong cars for his area. Either way, I do think this is not a good dealer. And I am a Tesla Fan, so if a Porsche dealer looks bad to me, he must be very bad at sales.

Earl Colby Pottinger (BEVs lover)

subwoofer

I considered it, moving from my 991.2 4s to a Taycan 4s and abandoned the idea. The Taycan is a very large car compared ro my 911. Getting in and out of the Taycan felt even more difficult than my 911. Finally, rear visibility was terrible. Maybe the CT but that is even bigger. Being used to the small size of the 911, I don’t think I could get used to such a large car.

pascalemod

Taycan has a very Alfa Giulia-esque front door - very short, balanced in length to rear. Most cars have much longer front door, and on coupes it is epeicially so to allow ingress for passengers in rear (haha). So thats why Taycan is tougher to get in for some, because door aperture is too narrow. You basically sit behind the B Pillar.


Dont know why this was a design choice - looks (balanced doors) which works, or something else.

Anyone know?

Needsdecaf

Justifying their decision / bias / beliefs.

And some amazeballs financial discussion to boot.

spdracerut

My perspective. 911 for track car. Taycan for everything else.

flygdchman

Your 991 is a much prettier car.

pascalemod

90% of 911 owners probably use their cars on roads, have some kind of daily also for shopping runs and thus, drive something thats bad for morale most of time, and 911 every now and then on weekends and call it fun. I reckon Taycan will give you a similar experience (not same, similiar) but on daily basis. That was my logic but most people here say they track and race their cars, but I think this is just forum bias perhaps. I see many 911s and even GT3s for sale that have no clubsport pack, no rollcage, etc. Something tells me people who track their 911s are a tiny minority.




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JoshuaKM1

I don't review the Taycan as a 911 replacement. I love the Taycan but it's really a practical daily driver with sporty driving characteristics and styling cues that give a nod to Porsche's racing heritage. In a perfect world you would own both. Everyone wants one car that can do everything but I just don't think it's possible. I'm adding a Land Rover Defender as my daily driver and keeping my 911S for weekends and fun drives during the week.

subwoofer

Depends on every individual's circumstances. My 4 yr old 991.2 4s is my only car and I drive it almost all the time and only use my wife's car occasionally. Use snows in winter. I don't track my car. But I'm retired (no commute in traffic) and like driving a small fast car with a manual transmission. I don't do long highway drives in the 911 but I have access to lots of backroads and the 911 is a lot of fun. I also use it run errands, get groceries etc. I don't know if the Taycan can offer a similar experience as my 911. It is a very large and heavy car and drives like one. My biggest issue was ease of ingress/egress which felt much worse than my 911. Unacceptable to me. Personally I think something like a Macan GTS may be a more suitable alternative for me as an aging male with arthritis and knee issues if I tire of my 911 or if it gets to be too painful.