Considering a used Taycan Turbo or M5
07-21-2023, 01:04 PM
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07-21-2023, 01:11 PM
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I can't see going back to an ICE car for a daily outside of long road trips and for those I'll take one of my sports cars and back roads (or fly).
I literally think about range ZERO of the time.
I literally think about range ZERO of the time.
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AlexCeres (07-28-2023)
07-22-2023, 01:23 AM
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If you're charging at home (which you should if you own an EV of any kind) then range anxiety is only extant about 5% of the time (i.e., for roadtrips longer than 200 miles one way).
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AlexCeres (07-28-2023)
07-22-2023, 03:01 AM
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07-22-2023, 06:18 PM
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real world performance of Taycan (at non granny speeds) is around 200 miles, in SoCal warm weather.
so you’re going more than 100 miles one way, you have to think about finding a charger, in order to get your Taycan back to its home charger.
07-22-2023, 06:28 PM
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of course I don’t drive that every day, but I do drive 200 + miles on many weekends.
per my response to Ipse, if you’re actually driving your Porsche sport sedan (not sitting in traffic, and not driving like a granny) the average real world range in warmer weather is approximately 200 miles.
So you have to think about charging to get home if going more than 100 miles one way (not 200 miles one way)
Socal is different from the rest of the county in that
1- warm weather year round which increases range
2- insane traffic which keeps your average speed low and significantly conserves range.
3- very densely populated and very environmentally focused, so many charging options within a few miles which reduces range anxiety.
All three of those criteria are very different in SoCal compared to driving a Taycan in the rest of North America.
per my response to Ipse, if you’re actually driving your Porsche sport sedan (not sitting in traffic, and not driving like a granny) the average real world range in warmer weather is approximately 200 miles.
So you have to think about charging to get home if going more than 100 miles one way (not 200 miles one way)
Socal is different from the rest of the county in that
1- warm weather year round which increases range
2- insane traffic which keeps your average speed low and significantly conserves range.
3- very densely populated and very environmentally focused, so many charging options within a few miles which reduces range anxiety.
All three of those criteria are very different in SoCal compared to driving a Taycan in the rest of North America.
07-22-2023, 07:57 PM
#24
Originally Posted by aaks38
Didn't want to open a second thread but curious for those of you whom have the turbo models, what packages are a must? Thanks again.
07-22-2023, 08:55 PM
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skip PDDC (car has low CG and is flat naturally)
skip PCCB's - 100% un-necessary on this car - 90% regenerative braking + lack of any high performance stamina make them un-necessary - you'll still have reduced brake dust, and they will never wear out.
keep: RWS, Powercharge Port Door, 400V/150 kW option, 14 way seats for massage feature, 2+1 rear seating for 40/20/40 split rear seat, all the tech packages, fancy roof for light control, roof rails, passenger display, bose, and what ever cosmetics you like/want/can-afford
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AlexCeres (07-28-2023)
07-23-2023, 07:32 PM
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Why the power charge post door? Thought I read it that impact air flow management. Is that incorrect?
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07-23-2023, 11:42 PM
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there is some airflow difference, but frankly that level of impact is meaningless outside controlled wind tunnel conditions…the daily pleasure for me personally of simply unplugging and walking away to hang up the charging cord outweighs any potential impact real/imagined.
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flygdchman (07-24-2023)
07-24-2023, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by flygdchman
Why the power charge post door? Thought I read it that impact air flow management. Is that incorrect?
07-28-2023, 04:50 AM
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of course I don’t drive that every day, but I do drive 200 + miles on many weekends.
per my response to Ipse, if you’re actually driving your Porsche sport sedan (not sitting in traffic, and not driving like a granny) the average real world range in warmer weather is approximately 200 miles.
So you have to think about charging to get home if going more than 100 miles one way (not 200 miles one way)
Socal is different from the rest of the county in that
1- warm weather year round which increases range
2- insane traffic which keeps your average speed low and significantly conserves range.
3- very densely populated and very environmentally focused, so many charging options within a few miles which reduces range anxiety.
All three of those criteria are very different in SoCal compared to driving a Taycan in the rest of North America.
per my response to Ipse, if you’re actually driving your Porsche sport sedan (not sitting in traffic, and not driving like a granny) the average real world range in warmer weather is approximately 200 miles.
So you have to think about charging to get home if going more than 100 miles one way (not 200 miles one way)
Socal is different from the rest of the county in that
1- warm weather year round which increases range
2- insane traffic which keeps your average speed low and significantly conserves range.
3- very densely populated and very environmentally focused, so many charging options within a few miles which reduces range anxiety.
All three of those criteria are very different in SoCal compared to driving a Taycan in the rest of North America.
Last edited by Spyerx; 07-28-2023 at 04:51 AM.