Just took the reigns of my Taycan 4s and this was the most informative video I have looked at. Thank you for the quiet and eloquent way you delivered the video too.
a fantastic Taycan review Roger, the best reviewer on YT , no bull..t just trustworthy honest interesting facts plus superb filming, thank you for your time.
Admire the quality of these videos, you provide way more info than other RUclipsrs I watch, please don’t take this the wrong way but it’s meant as genuine feedback, I prefer watching someone talking to camera rather than your narrator approach
Thanks Edward for the feedback which I welcome and appreciate and you make a good point. I find talking to camera takes me many attempts to properly say all I want to say, - its old age I guess ! so I spend the time I have getting lots of shots of the car and say my bit later when back home. Feel free to give feedback any time, cheers, Roger
The 911 was put into the old people’s home for this summer. Did 460miles yesterday in my 4S. Having to do the same today to get home up north. Transporting 2 adults and 2 teenagers luggage for 1 month. The Taycan is absolutely brilliant and the best car Porsche delivers. It out performs the 718, 911 and Panamera on so many levels it’s unbelievable. Taycan, the force of nature💪🏻
Roger Bailey finished todays 710km stint up north of the Arctic Circle. Since the overnight hotel charger wasn’t available, we started out with 86%/410km of range. 2 very short charges (~10mins) and one ~50 minute charge on a 50kW charger to complete the journey. Superb do-it-all car🥇Looking forward to drive it in winter conditions and see IRL range in deep sub zero temps. On summer holiday, range isn’t an issue as the car needs fewer stops than me...
Great video! I have a Taycan 4S coming in time from Christmas! To add to my Targa 4. Porsche are an amazing brand. You channel is a must watch for all Porsche fans Roger. Keep up the great content! Porsche should endorse you as a brand ambassador!
@@RogerBaileyOnCars Hi Roger, Did you actually buy the car? If so after this time how are you finding the range. I drove the demonstrator last week it is incredible. So quiet on a long run. Did 300 miles, one 15 minute charge on an Ionity charge station and off again. My car comes in about 3 weeks time. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts after a few months. Do you intend to do a follow up? Or was you car just a short term loan. Interesting to hear your thoughts. The one thing which I found amazing apart from the performance, handling and total silence was the ride quality is about as good as any car I have ever driven or been a passenger in including a Mercedes S class. Look forward to your thoughts.
just watched this again for the third time and I must say this is a stunning video and a fantastic review, so much better than the many bigger channels out there, congratulations roger.
I have watched every Taycan review, no really, I have. That was a brilliant review and I have watched it more than once, well done guys, your enthusiasm for what you do shines!
Amazing review and learnt a thing or two in the process! Didn't know the 800 V package was in the 919 Hybrid (but it doesn't surprise me given the historical LM novelties they put in their cars over the years) .
Thanks again Roger......you get my vote for poet laureate of all reviewers. Can't fathom why you don't have more subscribers . Looking forward to your next review. Fred from New York
undoubtedly a fantastic car and a proper porsche but as an only car it would be almost unuseable for me due to its short range and charging limitations, great video.
Nice you did the 4s Rodger 👍 nice starting price but with only 4 options it went over £100k at that point it lost me , that 200mile range at 80% will plummet to 150 once a/c weight and heavy right foot , i can see this being a major problem. Looks are special , debatable on the 2 speed gearbox i like the never ending serge of a tesla s , trade off is the taycan can do it all day long ! Nice review as usual ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m so pleased you have reviewed this for us. You won’t rem me and my Tesla Model 3. I won’t ever go back to hydrocarbon. Look forward to all your poetry, always....Nick ((£48k 0-60 2.9s 300miles real world)). But I’d love the TC.
It is good times. Porshe is out with a fantastic driver's car (some argue it is the best Porshe ever). The sister-company has an EV hot hatch that arguably is the best Golf GTI ever made. Tesla is ready to drop the first production car doing 0-62 in less than 2 seconds (for a two-ton 5 seat sedan) a decade after they made a car. Think about that - ICE science has spent a century to make cars fast - now VW is trashing records with their test-mule just a few years after they hired some few computer and data and battery engineers. While Tesla is saying that EV's will reach price parity in 3 years - before one considers the cost of driving and ownership - and the charging infrastructure literally exploding (at least in continental Europe). As a fan of classic cars - what a dream coming through. People will have a fossil burner for that weekend drive or track day (in their handicap class since Porsche is showing us that EVs can deliver 500 kW all day long (remember when even BMWs could handle more than one launch a day only on days when the Moon and the Sun were aligned? When it would pretty much void the guarantee on an Italian car the day before something costing 10,000 Euro needed an instant fix?). Everyone loves the sound of a Jaguar F-type (unless your neighbour owns one and leaves for work at 6 am every morning). I have no fear for that sound-track going away. To watch and hear a horse galloping is also a beautiful expression of sound and force. My best friend has 3 horses. Luckily for them - and us, they are not treated as transport mules in our towns, shitting on our doorsteps. As an old school M3 fan (I am so old that I remember the 911 actively trying to kill any driver), the Tesla Model 3 chassis and set up is....bloody amazing. Now - to look at a Tesla is not exiting. But that does not worry me a second. Because these cars are skate-boards. The body-design can thus be anything. Designers can go bonkers on us without having to consider where all the exhaust piping and gear-boxes and drive-shafts and all the dozen radiators require space. As such - EVs are going to revitalize car-design. Sure - air resistance and aero are all about fluid dynamics. All cars grow up in a wind-tunnel/fluid dynamics model these days. But the freedom of leaving behind all the traditional plumbing is gonna take us into very interesting new design philosophies. When I-phone was dropped, I said: 8 hr practical battery life? I have a job looking at screens - and my Nokia could go for a week without the need to plugin. Seems I was OK with plugging in after all. Dear Rolls Royce. We know you have spent a century of making the internal combustion engine silent. I wonder what the average driving distance the chauffeur does behind the wheel taking his boss places in the Phantom. 200 km max, I would assume. Since above there, the VIP helicopter is probably better to use. And above that - the private jet is sure to make more sense. Point is - I understand it is a bit frustrating to have spent a century on making an engine silent. I introduce you to the electric motor. Rolls was never about horsepower, as they were just the means to get you the torque and linear delivery of said torque to make your 3-ton mansion move about. Go electric already as your customer silently wosh in the back-seat on the high-way and sit in congestion to the City to sign their next billion-pound contract. I am sure the chauffeur will make sure the machine is charged up and ready to go home during the 30-minute contract meeting. Hence - the typical Phantom should be AOK with a 50 kW battery if we are honest. If you love mechanics - buy a million pound Patek Phillip wristwatch. It runs by hand-winding it every 50 or so hours, and is a bigger mechanical marvel than any car needing to ignite hydrocarbon 1000 times per minute to work.
When auto manufacturers first leaked news they were working on 3-cars I ignored them. Laughed. THey've come a long way in 2021. With most car makers already having put out a few e-vehicles and working on putting out more. This IS the future. Just makes sense on many levels. Practicality and performance. And Porsche actually created a electronic SciFi humm that's alluring and not toy-like. And you can go silent...something no gas engine can do...we just got used to the sound of exhaust..even if subtle. How great would it be if we didn't have that LOUD exhaust constantly blaring behind us like screaming children. To have an off switch for that sound. The loud "race" exhaust sounds on supercars only sound good for 10 seconds in action movies. :) Gets old fast. :)
Roger another really good review no price was mentioned! Not that I could ever purchase one being a pensioner with arthritis so getting in and out would be problematical but what a superb motor and it will be the way forward no doubt.
Excellent video and review Roger. What an absolutely stunning car and a complete technological marvel. Theres one in my local area and it looks awesome. Would definitely love a drive in one.
There’s no doubt about it’s technical ability Roger, it’s look that is undeniably Porsche. My only negative thoughts are the lack of charging stations. It’s almost like the cart before the horse scenario. EV is, like it or not, the future but I think that we as a country need to start to play catch-up at a faster pace. As always I really enjoyed your review. Excellent 👏👏👏
Hahahaha! Love the way you blocked off the "dials". :-))... Maybe, just maybe a "tad" over the speed limit Mr. Bailey? :-\\... 800 volts eh? Electric cattle fences are running between 8,000 and 10,000 volts. But current is negligible. hence you can touch one, but not fry. And you wouldn't want to touch one again. That I can vouch for :-))... Great video Mr. B. The Taycan's a stunning car. And you're so right about it being a stretched 911 and not a shrunken Panamera. However, until those EV cars come down in price and more electric re-volting points are put in, give me the keys for a 911 :-))... Your No1 Stalker
TZ - the blocked off dial must have been a glitch in the video ;-) yes EV's have a way to go yet, price wise and infrastructure, thanks for looking in No1 👍
Roger great job! I’m still a bit old school and prefer the sound of an NA engine to be part of the driving experience. But I’m still young enough to embrace newer technology, and who knows, may have an EV CAE one day!
thanks Al Porsche Chester is the best dealership I've come across over the years, they always give 100% when buying a car new or used and also when having my car serviced, highly recommended and worth travelling to if your not local to them.
Hi Roger Very impressive you could almost convince me, however cost of purchase aside, I still have reservations about range and infrastructure. However I would agree Porsche have moved the Game forward, and credit to them.
Generally love Porsche styling but unfortunately not this one. Lost too much from the original mission e concept and ended up looking like a panamera. Also to my mind way way too expensive for what it is. For a well spec’d Taycan you could buy your lovely Spyder and a Tesla 3 Performance. Thanks for the video always very well done.
Just a handful of years ago Tesla dominated this segment and now with Porsche and Jag in the mix it’s only good for the consumer with more choice. Surprised you did not review the back seat accommodation, is it bad?
Until there’s a recharging network as easily accessible as the gasoline stations I will stay with the internal combustion engined 911 especially since gasoline is as cheap as it is especially in the USA. I do like what I see of the future of the automobile.👍
I still think they should do a 2 door version of this called the 922 and it would be slated to eventually replace the 911 far down the line when that day comes.
Fastest charge is not accurate. It may be the highest power, but it isn’t the highest power / distance. Who cares is the power is high if that doesn’t translate into faster ability to increase the range of the pack.
Nice video and great technology by Porsche. BUT IN SPORTY DRIVING the range shrinks to just around 100 miles !!! Impossible to live with for the money this car is offered at. And it should be a GT so range is still a real long ownership killer even for a man capable of paying that huge price.
Roger - How about Taycan drivers sharing their home charging unit. In an emergency and in need of electricity...Contact a member for 30 minutes of charge. About a 5% charge. Come sit in my drive or have a cup of tea. Just an idea.
It’s a Porsche, but is it? Totally unpractical in UK as nowhere to charge it and home electrical supply is like putting three kettles on for nine hours! As an EV there are better options and the hybrids more practical. It is a car of the future though just not yet for today’s ownership.
@@cyberslim7955 - watch Roger's video again - The Taycan needs a higher power source to charge which are not readily available. Driving in modern traffic or tailbacks, at night or with A/C on drains batteries. My point is the UK does not have the charging infrastructure to support this car. GM just announced they are investing $20 Billion for EVs in USA so we need large investment here. I'm not a great fan of EVs and prefer petrol so will be on my Shank's Pony when they ban my classic cars!
@@robbey300 Infrastructure investment into electrifying the transport sector is essential and not a problem for a developed country. It takes time and money, but money well spent. I love EVs because I have a wallbox at home. It is so much more convenient than frequent trips to the stinking gas station.
Rodger Bailey - Please explain how Exactly Porsche is going to Compete, when they DONT even Understand Advanced LION Battery, Advanced Electric motors and BEV Drivetrain ? Please explain why its Taycan Series is LOWER PERFORMANCE than a 2020 Tesla model S Raven Performance . Quite, simply TESLA Trounces the Porsche Taycan.
@BTICronox - you just Proved my point, Porsche or even VW did NOT Design the cells , there were simply bought from LG Chem. Pouch cells are less Durrable over time and LESS stable as they can Puncture easily. Pouch cells Today are less Energy Dense than Advanced Cylindrical LION cells, and more Expensive to boot. TESLA has the MOST Efficient motor design approaching close to 98% Efficiency . its why their cars have way more Range than Anyone in the Industry . TESLA has the MOST Advanced Drive system. only LESS Advanced vehicles have Multi Gear selections for their BEV like the Taycan and the Black Zombie 222. nope, Wrong and Wrong. you cant rely on WLTP stats , you have to go with REAL WORLD Performance, which TESLA has Proven time & time Again. and you ONLY have to LOOK at the Taycan POOR sales compared to the TESLA overall. to see Porsche missed the Boat, that ship has Sailed.
@BTICronox - NOPE, still WRONG. TESLA makes its 21700 batteries under License in a Gigafactory that Tesla built for Panasonic, it make 1/3 of the WORLDS output in Batteries. and each Gigafactory in the WORLD has Battery Production on Site, even FREMONT is adding battery production with Project Roadrunner and Project Palladium in GF1. you ONLY have to overcharge or puncture a Pouch LION cell , to know its UNSTABLE. TESLA has pantented a FUSE system to Prevent thermal runway and a Advanced BMS to manage Battery temprature. Tesla is going away from OUTDATED batter modules with Direct cell to Pack. and to SUPERIOR , Nickel + Silicon batteries for its NEXT gen Vehicles. Porsche tires are crap. the Tesla 21" Performance tires are Superior and offer Very High RACING performance at a cost of Reduced Range, easily solved by swaping out tires with 19" Gemini which offers INCREASED RANGE and Decent Daily Road Driving. TESLA Dual Motor drivetrain Today outperforms the Porsche 2 speed transmission, and its upcoming PLAD Tri Motor and Project Palladium will OUTPERFORM any Production car. PLAD and Pallidum are coming to the Model S/X and NEW Tesla vehicles.
@BTICronox - Herbert Diess, disagrees with you, he Fully Admits TESLA as having the Superior Technology, TODAY. he is trying to improve VW (Porsche) but, he KNOWS they Simply cannot compete. I think Porsche (VW) has Potential one day (20+ years) might to be Equal to Tesla in 2020 . Tesla has now 2 Gaga car factories and 2 more under Construction , Porsche only sells 250,000 vehicles per year, compared with Tesla Exceeding 400,000 Vehicles at FREMONT alone , and are Ramping up to 500,000 before end of 2020. and Tesla sells MORE Dual Motor and PERFORMANCE Variants than RWD Standard, so TESLA is Eliminating ALL Short Range vehicles from its Lineup, and 100% Producing ONLY Long Range Vehicles with over 300+ mile range MINIMUM. and TESLA is also making 100% of their Vehicles with 1000 mph Supercharging . and TESLA will be adding at last 3 more Gigafactory in the NEXT 4 years.
Rodger Baily - you are working with OUTDATED Information. TESLA has Project Roadrunner in the works as well as Project PALLDIUM for Tesla model S and Model X.
Rodger Baily - the REALLY Sad thing about Porsche Taycan is its PIPIFUL Efficiency and Range, this happens when you dont Understand batteries, Electric motors and BEV Drivetrain. Tesla is now 100% comitted to only Producing LONG RANGE vehicles with over 300+ miles range , even on their RWD models, and comiittted to 100% of their Vehicles with 1000 mph DC FAST charging. Tesla just upped the ante. and is Eliminating all Short Range Variants. Furthermore, Porsche Taycan is using a OUTDATED gas car body (Porsche Panarama ) its Inefficient and Weighted Incorrectly. even the Tala Model S is a NEW car Built from the Ground up, it has ZERO connection to any ICE car.
Tesla salesman talking rubbish here again, there is no panamera in the Taycan its a new design its efficient and weighted correctly, I understand Tesla sales people being worried now that Porsche is in the game.
@@Pedro-rx2jd - Wikipedia , Porsche Taycan DEVELOPED from the Panamara. PORSCHE has ZERO skin in the GAME. its a LOW PERFORMANCE car with HORRABLE Efficiency. Taycan is LESS Efficient , because its using a ICEV body on a BEV Drivetrain, these are UNDENIABLLE FACTS.
@@Pedro-rx2jd Yeah, so true! Porsche only takes care of the top end of the EV market. The real hard hit comes with VW and related brands with MEB cars like ID.3,4,5, Seat, Skoda, beautiful Audi Q4 e-tron and many more. These will hit the EV market like a bomb! Entire production of ID.3 for the next 9 months in Europe has already been sold. That should be close to 200k units. ID.4 starts selling later this year. elbilstatistikk.no VW and brands sold almost 10 times as many EVs than t-junk. And VW has not even really started!
Just took the reigns of my Taycan 4s and this was the most informative video I have looked at. Thank you for the quiet and eloquent way you delivered the video too.
Thanks Glad you liked the video, enjoy that Taycan 👍🏼
a fantastic Taycan review Roger, the best reviewer on YT , no bull..t just trustworthy honest interesting facts plus superb filming, thank you for your time.
Very Much appreciated thank you
This was best overall showing that could serve as a marketing pitch. I am SOLD!!!
Admire the quality of these videos, you provide way more info than other RUclipsrs I watch, please don’t take this the wrong way but it’s meant as genuine feedback, I prefer watching someone talking to camera rather than your narrator approach
Thanks Edward for the feedback which I welcome and appreciate and you make a good point. I find talking to camera takes me many attempts to properly say all I want to say, - its old age I guess ! so I spend the time I have getting lots of shots of the car and say my bit later when back home. Feel free to give feedback any time, cheers, Roger
The 911 was put into the old people’s home for this summer. Did 460miles yesterday in my 4S. Having to do the same today to get home up north. Transporting 2 adults and 2 teenagers luggage for 1 month. The Taycan is absolutely brilliant and the best car Porsche delivers. It out performs the 718, 911 and Panamera on so many levels it’s unbelievable.
Taycan, the force of nature💪🏻
And btw Roger, the 4S with the bigger battery does +300miles of range on one charge😉
great to hear this - proper usage 💪🏼
Roger Bailey finished todays 710km stint up north of the Arctic Circle. Since the overnight hotel charger wasn’t available, we started out with 86%/410km of range. 2 very short charges (~10mins) and one ~50 minute charge on a 50kW charger to complete the journey. Superb do-it-all car🥇Looking forward to drive it in winter conditions and see IRL range in deep sub zero temps. On summer holiday, range isn’t an issue as the car needs fewer stops than me...
One of the best reviews of the Taycan I've watched so far - well done to you and your wife! What an amazing machine :-)
thanks Neil really appreciated
Great video! I have a Taycan 4S coming in time from Christmas! To add to my Targa 4. Porsche are an amazing brand. You channel is a must watch for all Porsche fans Roger. Keep up the great content! Porsche should endorse you as a brand ambassador!
thanks Richard you'll enjoy that Taycan !
@@RogerBaileyOnCars Hi Roger, Did you actually buy the car? If so after this time how are you finding the range. I drove the demonstrator last week it is incredible. So quiet on a long run. Did 300 miles, one 15 minute charge on an Ionity charge station and off again. My car comes in about 3 weeks time. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts after a few months. Do you intend to do a follow up? Or was you car just a short term loan. Interesting to hear your thoughts. The one thing which I found amazing apart from the performance, handling and total silence was the ride quality is about as good as any car I have ever driven or been a passenger in including a Mercedes S class. Look forward to your thoughts.
just watched this again for the third time and I must say this is a stunning video and a fantastic review, so much better than the many bigger channels out there, congratulations roger.
Wow, thank you!
Congratultions to a great video Roger it’s special, the Taycan...
tack, ja det är verkligen det
I have watched every Taycan review, no really, I have. That was a brilliant review and I have watched it more than once, well done guys, your enthusiasm for what you do shines!
nice to hear this, very encouraging, thanks Andy
One of the best videos I have watched on this car !
Thanks Martin I appreciate that
Isn’t this the only video you have watched? 🤔
@@markreynolds9135 he said one of the 😁
the best Taycan Review I have seen and one to actually make me feel like buying one, fantastic job brilliant car
this is one of the best Taycan reviews I've seen, great information and it conveys the feel of the car, nice work.
Glad you liked it!
hey Roger finally you have a Taycan !
indeed !
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@Dax Victor Lately I have been using Flixzone. Just google for it :)
@Makai Tate Definitely, I've been watching on FlixZone for months myself =)
@Makai Tate thank you, I signed up and it seems to work :) I really appreciate it!
What a look of sheer determination right from the get-go! Cheers, Roger!
fantastic video Roger its always a pleasure to get a notification that you have uploaded a video - thanks
Many thanks!
Amazing review and learnt a thing or two in the process! Didn't know the 800 V package was in the 919 Hybrid (but it doesn't surprise me given the historical LM novelties they put in their cars over the years) .
Nice one Roger, it’s very interesting to hear about that 800 volt system superb car
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks again Roger......you get my vote for poet laureate of all reviewers. Can't fathom why you don't have more subscribers . Looking forward to your next review.
Fred from New York
thanks Fred really appreciated
Superb looking in gentian blue with those wheels. The price of those wheels though, wow, seriously expensive. Another great video Roger.
thank you John
undoubtedly a fantastic car and a proper porsche but as an only car it would be almost unuseable for me due to its short range and charging limitations, great video.
its a fair point thanks for sharing
That car looks like a work of art. Sadly £90000 out of my budget but hey I can dream.
Roger, good to know that this blue Taycan is from now on included in the rental of your beautiful house at the coast! Great video as usual, thanks!
thanks Axel !
Your best video to date! Although can’t believe you think 240 miles is low range 😳
Thanks Carl, your comment is appreciated 👍🏼 - low range compared with ICE was my meaning.
Another one of your fantastic videos roger you really indulge your viewers with your videos
Such a pleasure to watch your great videos
thanks zac - appreciated
Roger What car is next
@@zacshirley6917 Porsche 911 Speedster
Roger One of your beloved 911
Give me a flat six not a flat battery, seriously though this is a good review
cheers 😂
give me a flat six not a flat battery - great line
as you say this car is the future, this is another excellent review Roger
thank you Gina
Nice you did the 4s Rodger 👍 nice starting price but with only 4 options it went over £100k at that point it lost me , that 200mile range at 80% will plummet to 150 once a/c weight and heavy right foot , i can see this being a major problem. Looks are special , debatable on the 2 speed gearbox i like the never ending serge of a tesla s , trade off is the taycan can do it all day long ! Nice review as usual ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks, yes range and infrastructure are the problem here, the price is an interesting point - my OPC says all their allocation is sold out already.
I’m so pleased you have reviewed this for us. You won’t rem me and my Tesla Model 3. I won’t ever go back to hydrocarbon. Look forward to all your poetry, always....Nick ((£48k 0-60 2.9s 300miles real world)). But I’d love the TC.
thanks, - EV is the future
best review of the taycan I've seen
Gary Marsh glad you liked
Roger. Would you go for RAS?
It is good times. Porshe is out with a fantastic driver's car (some argue it is the best Porshe ever). The sister-company has an EV hot hatch that arguably is the best Golf GTI ever made. Tesla is ready to drop the first production car doing 0-62 in less than 2 seconds (for a two-ton 5 seat sedan) a decade after they made a car. Think about that - ICE science has spent a century to make cars fast - now VW is trashing records with their test-mule just a few years after they hired some few computer and data and battery engineers.
While Tesla is saying that EV's will reach price parity in 3 years - before one considers the cost of driving and ownership - and the charging infrastructure literally exploding (at least in continental Europe).
As a fan of classic cars - what a dream coming through. People will have a fossil burner for that weekend drive or track day (in their handicap class since Porsche is showing us that EVs can deliver 500 kW all day long (remember when even BMWs could handle more than one launch a day only on days when the Moon and the Sun were aligned? When it would pretty much void the guarantee on an Italian car the day before something costing 10,000 Euro needed an instant fix?).
Everyone loves the sound of a Jaguar F-type (unless your neighbour owns one and leaves for work at 6 am every morning). I have no fear for that sound-track going away. To watch and hear a horse galloping is also a beautiful expression of sound and force. My best friend has 3 horses. Luckily for them - and us, they are not treated as transport mules in our towns, shitting on our doorsteps.
As an old school M3 fan (I am so old that I remember the 911 actively trying to kill any driver), the Tesla Model 3 chassis and set up is....bloody amazing.
Now - to look at a Tesla is not exiting. But that does not worry me a second. Because these cars are skate-boards. The body-design can thus be anything. Designers can go bonkers on us without having to consider where all the exhaust piping and gear-boxes and drive-shafts and all the dozen radiators require space.
As such - EVs are going to revitalize car-design. Sure - air resistance and aero are all about fluid dynamics. All cars grow up in a wind-tunnel/fluid dynamics model these days. But the freedom of leaving behind all the traditional plumbing is gonna take us into very interesting new design philosophies.
When I-phone was dropped, I said: 8 hr practical battery life? I have a job looking at screens - and my Nokia could go for a week without the need to plugin. Seems I was OK with plugging in after all.
Dear Rolls Royce. We know you have spent a century of making the internal combustion engine silent. I wonder what the average driving distance the chauffeur does behind the wheel taking his boss places in the Phantom. 200 km max, I would assume. Since above there, the VIP helicopter is probably better to use. And above that - the private jet is sure to make more sense.
Point is - I understand it is a bit frustrating to have spent a century on making an engine silent. I introduce you to the electric motor. Rolls was never about horsepower, as they were just the means to get you the torque and linear delivery of said torque to make your 3-ton mansion move about. Go electric already as your customer silently wosh in the back-seat on the high-way and sit in congestion to the City to sign their next billion-pound contract. I am sure the chauffeur will make sure the machine is charged up and ready to go home during the 30-minute contract meeting. Hence - the typical Phantom should be AOK with a 50 kW battery if we are honest.
If you love mechanics - buy a million pound Patek Phillip wristwatch. It runs by hand-winding it every 50 or so hours, and is a bigger mechanical marvel than any car needing to ignite hydrocarbon 1000 times per minute to work.
interesting read, yes EV is the future ICE could well be relegated to hobbyists as was the horse, nice bit of writing - cheers - Roger
This is another exceptional video review Roger, it was very enjoyable.
Glad you enjoyed it
It sounds like you liked it 👍🏻
All i can say is "WOW"! fantastic review of a Taycan!
thanks for the encouraging comment !
When auto manufacturers first leaked news they were working on 3-cars I ignored them. Laughed. THey've come a long way in 2021. With most car makers already having put out a few e-vehicles and working on putting out more. This IS the future. Just makes sense on many levels. Practicality and performance. And Porsche actually created a electronic SciFi humm that's alluring and not toy-like. And you can go silent...something no gas engine can do...we just got used to the sound of exhaust..even if subtle. How great would it be if we didn't have that LOUD exhaust constantly blaring behind us like screaming children. To have an off switch for that sound.
The loud "race" exhaust sounds on supercars only sound good for 10 seconds in action movies. :) Gets old fast. :)
thanks for sharing your thoughts
Great informative video Roger ....nailed it once again Cheers 👍🏻
J M Thanks 👍 !!
Roger another really good review no price was mentioned! Not that I could ever purchase one being a pensioner with arthritis so getting in and out would be problematical but what a superb motor and it will be the way forward no doubt.
thanks john - price is from around £84k and increases when options are added,
Great video (& car) I am new to your channel! Keep up the great work :)
thanks CarsofGlasgow great to see you here !
@@RogerBaileyOnCars no worries, just subscribed (thought I already had, sorry)
Excellent video and review Roger. What an absolutely stunning car and a complete technological marvel. Theres one in my local area and it looks awesome. Would definitely love a drive in one.
thanks Turbo Mac yes they look good when seen for real
excellent and very professional review, I can always trust your opinion
great to hear this thanks Jed
Great video Roger, as always.
thanks Mark nice to hear from you again
The master car reviewer at work again.
very kind words
Really enjoyed this. Thanks.
There’s no doubt about it’s technical ability Roger, it’s look that is undeniably Porsche. My only negative thoughts are the lack of charging stations. It’s almost like the cart before the horse scenario. EV is, like it or not, the future but I think that we as a country need to start to play catch-up at a faster pace. As always I really enjoyed your review. Excellent 👏👏👏
Porsche is addressing this by building many more stations as well as home chargers and any Porsche dealership has charging stations.
geof good point EV usage is driven by politics with manufacturers responding accordingly, so yes, its like the cart before the horse
wauu best car to plannet is porsche taycan
Hahahaha! Love the way you blocked off the "dials". :-))... Maybe, just maybe a "tad" over the speed limit Mr. Bailey? :-\\...
800 volts eh? Electric cattle fences are running between 8,000 and 10,000 volts. But current is negligible. hence you can touch one, but not fry. And you wouldn't want to touch one again. That I can vouch for :-))...
Great video Mr. B. The Taycan's a stunning car. And you're so right about it being a stretched 911 and not a shrunken Panamera. However, until those EV cars come down in price and more electric re-volting points are put in, give me the keys for a 911 :-))...
Your No1 Stalker
TZ - the blocked off dial must have been a glitch in the video ;-) yes EV's have a way to go yet, price wise and infrastructure, thanks for looking in No1 👍
@@RogerBaileyOnCars - I almost stopped the video to get a coin and scratch off the block to see what you'd scored on the speedo :-))...
Great video Mr B ..... Best wishes to you & Mrs B
Kev H
thanks Kev, best wishes - R&J
super review of the Taycan
glad you liked
Captured the car well RB 👍
thanks DH
Evening Roger! Nice video and I love the way the Taycan looks!
leader of the pack Mr G, but how do you do it
@@RogerBaileyOnCars Good thanks
Roger great job! I’m still a bit old school and prefer the sound of an NA engine to be part of the driving experience. But I’m still young enough to embrace newer technology, and who knows, may have an EV CAE one day!
thanks Lui S EV's are worth a try 👍🏽
I also recall from school that torque is proportional to voltage squared. Therefore the Porsche 800V system provides greater tyre shredding capability
good to see you remembered !
@BTICronox The Porsche 800V system will suffer less from volts drop than the Tesla 375V system, therefore producing higher torque
Can you tell me where I could get a classic 1974 Porsche...
great video Roger, why do you think that Porsche Centre is any better than others
thanks Al Porsche Chester is the best dealership I've come across over the years, they always give 100% when buying a car new or used and also when having my car serviced, highly recommended and worth travelling to if your not local to them.
Another great video Roger!
thank you Mr MXC
Did you say this was the vegan interior? Any views on it? Interesting price point as an alternative material - what are your thoughts?
yes it's all man made materials inside and very nice too, however leather still gets my vote
Great video - thanks!
My pleasure!
good review, taycan is the best EV out there
cheers Jake
Jake - BEST ? not even Close, the TESLA Model S Raven Performace can SMOKE a Taycan.
@@markplott4820 you suck idiot kid
Awesome review! I would have liked to see this car in a 2 door model.
That would be cool! thanks
great review. thank you.
Very welcome
One more thing, those houseboats are so cool! Is that the River Dee? I bet you could buy 5 of them at least for the cost of the Taycan.
its the Shropshire union canal, yes cool canal boats, its a nice spot
Hi Roger
Very impressive you could almost convince me, however cost of purchase aside, I still have reservations about range and infrastructure. However I would agree Porsche have moved the Game forward, and credit to them.
fair point Philip 👍🏼
Phillip - Porsche lacks Understaning of Batteries, Electric motors and BEV Drivetrin.
@@markplott4820 No, they are regulars in EV races, they know well enough to make fantastic EVs!
@@cyberslim7955 - then WHY were European car makers, SCARED when they did a Teardown of Tesla Vehicles ?
@@markplott4820 Scared for their lives when driving near t-junk? My MS90D is worse than a golf cart and should NEVER EVER be allowed on public roads!
superb review, pure class and amazing car
thank you Barry
Nice video as usual Roger
thanks Peter 👍🏼
Another great review from Rodger. 👍
Thanks 👍
Lucid Air and Plaid S will make Taycan history, that is for sure. Anybody could be able to buy a used Taycan Turbo S under $40K in 2 years.
I have a tycan 4s but i am afraid you are right. Well just enjoy it for now
Interestingly, Taycan models are now the biggest seller for Porsche and in late 2022 the wait for a new Taycan is over a year…
Generally love Porsche styling but unfortunately not this one. Lost too much from the original mission e concept and ended up looking like a panamera. Also to my mind way way too expensive for what it is. For a well spec’d Taycan you could buy your lovely Spyder and a Tesla 3 Performance. Thanks for the video always very well done.
Thanks Tom, interesting points made
When and where did Porsche claim that?
Just a handful of years ago Tesla dominated this segment and now with Porsche and Jag in the mix it’s only good for the consumer with more choice. Surprised you did not review the back seat accommodation, is it bad?
Hi Parvin, back seat is fine, reasonable head room etc
Until there’s a recharging network as easily accessible as the gasoline stations I will stay with the internal combustion engined 911 especially since gasoline is as cheap as it is especially in the USA.
I do like what I see of the future of the automobile.👍
the considerable challenge facing us here the UK in changing our cars over to EV would I imaging be even greater in the US, watch this space !
my dear friend i love taycan so much but i cannot to buy her i am apoorman HAHAHA!
Thanks roger
welcome eddie, good to hear from you again
I still think they should do a 2 door version of this called the 922 and it would be slated to eventually replace the 911 far down the line when that day comes.
interesting point
excellent video.
i would have one without hesitation - my only problem ? ££££££££ lol
You and me both!
Fastest charge is not accurate. It may be the highest power, but it isn’t the highest power / distance. Who cares is the power is high if that doesn’t translate into faster ability to increase the range of the pack.
Nice video and great technology by Porsche. BUT IN SPORTY DRIVING the range shrinks to just around 100 miles !!! Impossible to live with for the money this car is offered at. And it should be a GT so range is still a real long ownership killer even for a man capable of paying that huge price.
thanks, yes range is the issue with all EV's
My thought on this is that range will be less important as fast charging becomex normal which on mainland europe it is steadily becoming the case
@@lgnh6430 Ionity partnership now really pushing thr pricing up though. For me EV is a no go for at least another 5 years.
Roger - How about Taycan drivers sharing their home charging unit. In an emergency and in need of electricity...Contact a member for 30 minutes of charge. About a 5% charge. Come sit in my drive or have a cup of tea. Just an idea.
good idea Stephen
Great video but just don’t feel the design from one of the most iconic car makers!
Beautiful car and superb tech ? BUT does it have a soul? Could you fall in love with it? Or is a Dyson on wheels !
Taycan is just a Complince car with a Panarama Body , not at all Efficient and Shorter range than a BOLT.
@@markplott4820 Nonsense! Range is great, efficiency is excellent for what the car offers. ruclips.net/video/nQJ4MsP7Ii8/видео.html
It’s a Porsche, but is it? Totally unpractical in UK as nowhere to charge it and home electrical supply is like putting three kettles on for nine hours! As an EV there are better options and the hybrids more practical. It is a car of the future though just not yet for today’s ownership.
thanks for making the points
The UK has no power grid?
@@cyberslim7955 - watch Roger's video again - The Taycan needs a higher power source to charge which are not readily available. Driving in modern traffic or tailbacks, at night or with A/C on drains batteries. My point is the UK does not have the charging infrastructure to support this car. GM just announced they are investing $20 Billion for EVs in USA so we need large investment here. I'm not a great fan of EVs and prefer petrol so will be on my Shank's Pony when they ban my classic cars!
@@robbey300 Infrastructure investment into electrifying the transport sector is essential and not a problem for a developed country. It takes time and money, but money well spent. I love EVs because I have a wallbox at home. It is so much more convenient than frequent trips to the stinking gas station.
it will take time for these charging stations to get up to the same speed.
very true
Surely it’s pronounced “genshion” the t=sh
Rodger Bailey - Please explain how Exactly Porsche is going to Compete, when they DONT even Understand Advanced LION Battery, Advanced Electric motors and BEV Drivetrain ?
Please explain why its Taycan Series is LOWER PERFORMANCE than a 2020 Tesla model S Raven Performance .
Quite, simply TESLA Trounces the Porsche Taycan.
Mark - I cant explain
@BTICronox - you just Proved my point, Porsche or even VW did NOT Design the cells , there were simply bought from LG Chem.
Pouch cells are less Durrable over time and LESS stable as they can Puncture easily.
Pouch cells Today are less Energy Dense than Advanced Cylindrical LION cells, and more Expensive to boot.
TESLA has the MOST Efficient motor design approaching close to 98% Efficiency .
its why their cars have way more Range than Anyone in the Industry .
TESLA has the MOST Advanced Drive system. only LESS Advanced vehicles have Multi Gear selections for their BEV like the Taycan and the Black Zombie 222.
nope, Wrong and Wrong.
you cant rely on WLTP stats , you have to go with REAL WORLD Performance, which TESLA has Proven time & time Again.
and you ONLY have to LOOK at the Taycan POOR sales compared to the TESLA overall.
to see Porsche missed the Boat, that ship has Sailed.
@BTICronox - NOPE, still WRONG.
TESLA makes its 21700 batteries under License in a Gigafactory that Tesla built for Panasonic, it make 1/3 of the WORLDS output in Batteries.
and each Gigafactory in the WORLD has Battery Production on Site, even FREMONT is adding battery production with Project Roadrunner and Project Palladium in GF1.
you ONLY have to overcharge or puncture a Pouch LION cell , to know its UNSTABLE.
TESLA has pantented a FUSE system to Prevent thermal runway and a Advanced BMS to manage Battery temprature.
Tesla is going away from OUTDATED batter modules with Direct cell to Pack.
and to SUPERIOR , Nickel + Silicon batteries for its NEXT gen Vehicles.
Porsche tires are crap.
the Tesla 21" Performance tires are Superior and offer Very High RACING performance at a cost of Reduced Range, easily solved by swaping out tires with 19" Gemini which offers INCREASED RANGE and Decent Daily Road Driving.
TESLA Dual Motor drivetrain Today outperforms the Porsche 2 speed transmission, and its upcoming PLAD Tri Motor and Project Palladium will OUTPERFORM any Production car.
PLAD and Pallidum are coming to the Model S/X and NEW Tesla vehicles.
@BTICronox - Herbert Diess, disagrees with you, he Fully Admits TESLA as having the Superior Technology, TODAY.
he is trying to improve VW (Porsche) but, he KNOWS they Simply cannot compete.
I think Porsche (VW) has Potential one day (20+ years) might to be Equal to Tesla in 2020 .
Tesla has now 2 Gaga car factories and 2 more under Construction , Porsche only sells 250,000 vehicles per year, compared with Tesla Exceeding 400,000 Vehicles at FREMONT alone , and are Ramping up to 500,000 before end of 2020.
and Tesla sells MORE Dual Motor and PERFORMANCE Variants than RWD Standard, so TESLA is Eliminating ALL Short Range vehicles from its Lineup, and 100% Producing ONLY Long Range Vehicles with over 300+ mile range MINIMUM.
and TESLA is also making 100% of their Vehicles with 1000 mph Supercharging .
and TESLA will be adding at last 3 more Gigafactory in the NEXT 4 years.
Looks like theres a Tesla salesman in the comments. The point about the Taycan is it's build quality and driving dynamics are superior to Tesla.
These are expensive garage queens
Rodger Baily - you are working with OUTDATED Information. TESLA has Project Roadrunner in the works as well as Project PALLDIUM for Tesla model S and Model X.
Dislike the FAKE Exhaust sounds , SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
Rodger Baily - the REALLY Sad thing about Porsche Taycan is its PIPIFUL Efficiency and Range,
this happens when you dont Understand batteries, Electric motors and BEV Drivetrain.
Tesla is now 100% comitted to only Producing LONG RANGE vehicles with over 300+ miles range , even on their RWD models, and comiittted to 100% of their Vehicles with 1000 mph DC FAST charging.
Tesla just upped the ante. and is Eliminating all Short Range Variants.
Furthermore, Porsche Taycan is using a OUTDATED gas car body (Porsche Panarama ) its Inefficient and Weighted Incorrectly.
even the Tala Model S is a NEW car Built from the Ground up, it has ZERO connection to any ICE car.
Nonsense ruclips.net/video/nQJ4MsP7Ii8/видео.html
Tesla salesman talking rubbish here again, there is no panamera in the Taycan its a new design its efficient and weighted correctly, I understand Tesla sales people being worried now that Porsche is in the game.
@@Pedro-rx2jd - Wikipedia , Porsche Taycan DEVELOPED from the Panamara.
PORSCHE has ZERO skin in the GAME.
its a LOW PERFORMANCE car with HORRABLE Efficiency.
Taycan is LESS Efficient , because its using a ICEV body on a BEV Drivetrain, these are UNDENIABLLE FACTS.
@@Pedro-rx2jd Yeah, so true! Porsche only takes care of the top end of the EV market. The real hard hit comes with VW and related brands with MEB cars like ID.3,4,5, Seat, Skoda, beautiful Audi Q4 e-tron and many more. These will hit the EV market like a bomb! Entire production of ID.3 for the next 9 months in Europe has already been sold. That should be close to 200k units. ID.4 starts selling later this year. elbilstatistikk.no VW and brands sold almost 10 times as many EVs than t-junk. And VW has not even really started!