I had the privilege of doing 20,000 miles in a Taycan 4S and I can confirm it truly is a masterful driving experience. Exceptional ride quality, effortless performance, superb range. 10 to 90% in an Ionity charge -frequently in 17 to 18 minutes. the newer cars have better range, early cars did around 220 to 230 miles in the winter. 280 in the summer. One of the fastest cars I have ever owned but because of its refinement I drove like a chauffeur even though most of the time it was just me! Now, the air vents thing - well it controls the fow of air perfectly in automatic, you set the temperature you want and never touch it again. it preheats the car in the morning, turns on the heated seat and steering wheel. In the summer the vented seats came on. It was just perfect. The only reason I sold it was someone offered me more for it than I paid new after 20,000 miles. So she went. But I think one day another one will come into my life. Still, they have the Macan EV coming this year and that could be interesting! If you have a family and need a sports car to use every day and you can afford a Taycan it's compelling car.
Mike Brewer said when he drove the taycan 4S, he instantly cancelled his order for a turbo S. The 4S was faster than he could've comprehended, so no need to spend 50k extra on the turbo S.
i know people get upset about the vents but, honestly... i set mine up once and NEVER changed them. oh wait. I have to change them BACK to MY favorite setup after inspection when those guys fiddle around
Having owned a mid-sized Merc. for a good number of years, agree this car is actually really good; practical enough and very quick at the same time. Great review also.
What a fun review.! Nicola listening to your presentation style is a breath of fresh air, for you give the viewer a real free of living with it, e.g. truly enjoying it as one runs around. As to the car itself, the Cross Turismo is a hoot. TU. SUBSCRIBED.
nice review of a great car. Can you please measure the ground clearance at its highest lift position and report that here? I'm curious as to the ground clearance just before and just after the front wheel wells... thanks!
This is a great car! I feel like the transition to EVs is going to be like going from paper to digital, sure one books and newspapers were the only way, now they have been mostly replaced by digital media, but there are somethings phones can't replicate so you can still get a Book or physical Newspapers if you want even if most people use digital nowadays :) So I hope than even when EVs are the norm I can still drive an ICE car if I want :)
Great review Nicola..........But I do miss when car reviews used to talk about the exhaust note, the engine sound, gear change quality, manual or auto, clutch feeeeeel......all those things that gave a car some involvement, some soul. Now all we get is wow, this does 0-60 in half a second, this is how far it will (won't) go on a full 'tank', this is how big the 'tank' is, this is how long it will take to 'refuel'. Not the journalists' fault, EVs are just boring.
I’m sorry mate but the entire industry is changing and so with it are the cars. Comments like this one just become old and dinosaur-like in itself. Learn to change with the times.
But there's plenty of reviews of this car by some of the best journalists out there, and the majority think this car is awesome, but your view overrides their experience?? There plenty of journalists that have been critical of EVs , until they get into them , I'm guessing you haven't ( and you have no intention of ??) Things Evolve , some people can cope with change and others so stuck in their ways just fight change . As battery technology gets better the batteries will get lighter, you can place the batteries virtually anywhere to change the handling dynamics, we can add a sound source to replicate fossil fuel cars . At the end of the day even fossil fuel cars are going to sound boring because of legislation coming in restricting noise and emissions. In 20 years though , EVs will charge nearly as fast as you can fill a fossil fuel car up, have a range exceeding a fossil fuel car, but will be faster and more efficient. Carry on fighting it all you want, but it's coming.
@@davefitzpatrick4841no this is the sound of the engine/ gearbox. This cannot be turned off. It is a pitty, because that’s the reason i didn’t buy one. The new Macan is quiet
I'm not convinced about an electric car yet, it's just a toy without any sound, nor personality. It's not my stuff even if the performance can be astonishing. However, thanks for the exhaustive review Nicola!
Yet most journalists who have driven one love it, but obviously you know better!? Look if you drove one and then came to that summary, I'd say fair enough, but it's obvious your just anti Ev, so really your view is pointless because you've never experienced it but written it off ! It would be like me saying I don't like chocolate chateaux, then someone says "have you had any"? And I say "no , I prefer hard chocolate, it has more substance " but I've never tried it , so how do I know how I feel until I've tried it ?? Unfortunately that sums up most anti Ev-er's , if they'd tried it and didn't like it I'd take what they said with some validation. Until then your point of view is pointless.
Bought a Tesla y for the kids (significant tax savings in Aus )and as a daily - electric cars are prob superior. Instant throttle response and flat cornering. I’m a convert
At the price they demand for it, it better be brilliant. You forgot to say it's the best car you can buy IF you can afford it. Yep, an entire review saying nothing more than, "the rich have it good."
I don’t think it’s too badly priced to be honest. You can pay £720 a month for a performance Tesla Model Y and can get a Taycan for £940 a month. Yes, it’s expensive - but not when compared to similar electric cars of the same size and power output. Either way, still out of my price range 😂
Good little review thanks! It’s not just the Cross Turismo that has a beautiful ride yet behaves like a sports car when it needs to. Essentially all Taycan are like that. It doesn’t quite have the height to go ‘off road’ but normal mode is absolutely comfortable and soaks up bumps like magic. Will also say that I’ve not really gone near the screen where the vent focuses on the air con, as I’ve simply not felt the need: it just works well without it Downsides? Badly designed rear hatch/boot that lets in water in the wet when opened. The Taycan is one of the best EV’s you can buy and as you said: one of the best cars you can buy. Albeit I am definitely biased! 😂
Maybe Chinese cars :) my electric Volvo will arrive with batteries produced in Sweden with Swedish materials mined in the worlds must sustainable mine (Kiruna). The steel used will have net 0 carbon emission. Since I live in mainland Europe it won't have to be transported to my dealer with a cargo ship and it will only charge with electricity from Swedish hydropower ❤️
I had the privilege of doing 20,000 miles in a Taycan 4S and I can confirm it truly is a masterful driving experience. Exceptional ride quality, effortless performance, superb range. 10 to 90% in an Ionity charge -frequently in 17 to 18 minutes. the newer cars have better range, early cars did around 220 to 230 miles in the winter. 280 in the summer. One of the fastest cars I have ever owned but because of its refinement I drove like a chauffeur even though most of the time it was just me!
Now, the air vents thing - well it controls the fow of air perfectly in automatic, you set the temperature you want and never touch it again. it preheats the car in the morning, turns on the heated seat and steering wheel. In the summer the vented seats came on. It was just perfect. The only reason I sold it was someone offered me more for it than I paid new after 20,000 miles. So she went. But I think one day another one will come into my life. Still, they have the Macan EV coming this year and that could be interesting!
If you have a family and need a sports car to use every day and you can afford a Taycan it's compelling car.
Mike Brewer said when he drove the taycan 4S, he instantly cancelled his order for a turbo S. The 4S was faster than he could've comprehended, so no need to spend 50k extra on the turbo S.
If I can, maybe one day, a GTS sport turismo may end up on my driveway… that’ll be nice…
Sounds just perfect! What do drive now? Macan should be sweet! Current Macan's are pretty meh. Mostly due the fossil drivetrain.
i know people get upset about the vents but, honestly... i set mine up once and NEVER changed them. oh wait. I have to change them BACK to MY favorite setup after inspection when those guys fiddle around
Having owned a mid-sized Merc. for a good number of years, agree this car is actually really good; practical enough and very quick at the same time. Great review also.
What a fun review.! Nicola listening to your presentation style is a breath of fresh air, for you give the viewer a real free of living with it, e.g. truly enjoying it as one runs around. As to the car itself, the Cross Turismo is a hoot. TU. SUBSCRIBED.
👍I appreciate Nicola’s review of how the Porsche makes her feel.
A different kind of review from the norm, still get an honest, instant response from the drive, especially when hitting the accelerator 😆
Wow, it's a beautiful beast this Taycan Turismo.
refined German car on unrefinied British roads. Seems to be a perfect combination. 😌
nice review of a great car. Can you please measure the ground clearance at its highest lift position and report that here? I'm curious as to the ground clearance just before and just after the front wheel wells... thanks!
You could Google those
Probably the best electric car on the planet.
Seems like they took a few rolling shots and kepted replaying it with narrative. Lol
They did, the weather looks crap so they probably didn’t want to stay out side to long
I had always wanted Joanna Lumley to be the female presenter on Top Gear. You really embody her well ❤
Most likely it suits everybody. Cause it's brilliant.
Bonnet hole is my new favourite description for it
Nicola is such a great presenter!
I enjoyed watching the Video. One of my favourite Porsche Models 😊
When you say the ride is “absorbent” at 0.59, I instantly thought of toilet paper. Compliant might be a better word?
Not my fault that your mind instantly turns to filth😂
I thought of that episode of Dinnerladies where the bread lady talks about sitting on a newspaper in the van 🥹
3:40 time for a smoke after all that
if this car is already that good
looking forward to the EV Cayman ..!
Nicola, you are class! Cracking great review, like always. Wonderful and beautiful car. Yes, this car absolutely suits you.
@Tony Dacosta .. +1. Agreed. .. Check out the added sound track; Electric motors ...
This is a great car! I feel like the transition to EVs is going to be like going from paper to digital, sure one books and newspapers were the only way, now they have been mostly replaced by digital media, but there are somethings phones can't replicate so you can still get a Book or physical Newspapers if you want even if most people use digital nowadays :) So I hope than even when EVs are the norm I can still drive an ICE car if I want :)
Ive never really liked the face of this, just looks like an other thought in terms of design.
Rest of the cars beautiful
who we need to thank for nicola losing the trousers
Can we rename froot 'bonnet hole' please
Mustang Mach E has a Frunk. Very useful no-sliding and accessible storage for charge cords and stuff.
Great review Nicola..........But I do miss when car reviews used to talk about the exhaust note, the engine sound, gear change quality, manual or auto, clutch feeeeeel......all those things that gave a car some involvement, some soul. Now all we get is wow, this does 0-60 in half a second, this is how far it will (won't) go on a full 'tank', this is how big the 'tank' is, this is how long it will take to 'refuel'. Not the journalists' fault, EVs are just boring.
Spot on mate! The future for enthusiasts is as dull as this review.
We’ve had those reviews since the beginning on time, sometimes change is good? 🤷🏽♂️
I’m sorry mate but the entire industry is changing and so with it are the cars. Comments like this one just become old and dinosaur-like in itself. Learn to change with the times.
Yeah, honestly though if you’re in the market for a taycan you could get a dream ICE car as well, have both.
But there's plenty of reviews of this car by some of the best journalists out there, and the majority think this car is awesome, but your view overrides their experience??
There plenty of journalists that have been critical of EVs , until they get into them , I'm guessing you haven't ( and you have no intention of ??) Things Evolve , some people can cope with change and others so stuck in their ways just fight change .
As battery technology gets better the batteries will get lighter, you can place the batteries virtually anywhere to change the handling dynamics, we can add a sound source to replicate fossil fuel cars .
At the end of the day even fossil fuel cars are going to sound boring because of legislation coming in restricting noise and emissions.
In 20 years though , EVs will charge nearly as fast as you can fill a fossil fuel car up, have a range exceeding a fossil fuel car, but will be faster and more efficient.
Carry on fighting it all you want, but it's coming.
You needed to drive over a lot more different road services.....
That whining engine noise would irritate me - can it be turned off?
Yes you can change or turn off synthesised engine noise in the menu !
@@davefitzpatrick4841no this is the sound of the engine/ gearbox. This cannot be turned off. It is a pitty, because that’s the reason i didn’t buy one. The new Macan is quiet
Cracking car if you had the cash 😂
I don’t know why but I now have a yearning for Campari and a need to go to Luton airport. 😂
1:38...
Another non affordable, super expensive car that we will never see. What's the point?
Nicola! ❤️☺️👍
I'm not convinced about an electric car yet, it's just a toy without any sound, nor personality. It's not my stuff even if the performance can be astonishing. However, thanks for the exhaustive review Nicola!
Yet most journalists who have driven one love it, but obviously you know better!?
Look if you drove one and then came to that summary, I'd say fair enough, but it's obvious your just anti Ev, so really your view is pointless because you've never experienced it but written it off !
It would be like me saying I don't like chocolate chateaux, then someone says "have you had any"? And I say "no , I prefer hard chocolate, it has more substance " but I've never tried it , so how do I know how I feel until I've tried it ??
Unfortunately that sums up most anti Ev-er's , if they'd tried it and didn't like it I'd take what they said with some validation.
Until then your point of view is pointless.
Bought a Tesla y for the kids (significant tax savings in Aus )and as a daily - electric cars are prob superior. Instant throttle response and flat cornering. I’m a convert
Note comming from a lotus exige 390 driver
Beautifu' car, Beautifu' girl and Beautifu' accen' wow!! Amazin'!
At the price they demand for it, it better be brilliant. You forgot to say it's the best car you can buy IF you can afford it. Yep, an entire review saying nothing more than, "the rich have it good."
I don’t think it’s too badly priced to be honest. You can pay £720 a month for a performance Tesla Model Y and can get a Taycan for £940 a month. Yes, it’s expensive - but not when compared to similar electric cars of the same size and power output. Either way, still out of my price range 😂
It's a Porsche, when ever have they made cars for the working man?? ...................
Good little review thanks!
It’s not just the Cross Turismo that has a beautiful ride yet behaves like a sports car when it needs to. Essentially all Taycan are like that. It doesn’t quite have the height to go ‘off road’ but normal mode is absolutely comfortable and soaks up bumps like magic.
Will also say that I’ve not really gone near the screen where the vent focuses on the air con, as I’ve simply not felt the need: it just works well without it
Downsides? Badly designed rear hatch/boot that lets in water in the wet when opened.
The Taycan is one of the best EV’s you can buy and as you said: one of the best cars you can buy. Albeit I am definitely biased! 😂
first , dream car over here
Taycan Sport Turismo is that car, rather.
Sounds terrible.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Stopped watching. Overexcited school mum.
call me what you like,, but give me a males point of view please
The car is okay. But the presenter is so lovely 🥰
Would love a guys opinion too. My wife will only drive it 5% of the time.....
😂
Heads up for polluting planet with millions car batteries !
Moron
Maybe Chinese cars :) my electric Volvo will arrive with batteries produced in Sweden with Swedish materials mined in the worlds must sustainable mine (Kiruna). The steel used will have net 0 carbon emission. Since I live in mainland Europe it won't have to be transported to my dealer with a cargo ship and it will only charge with electricity from Swedish hydropower ❤️
Its better than carcinogenic diesel fumes
As it the owner is going to off road a 100,k posing pouch 👝