Re:Tesla cuts car prices by up to $5k
by tonycoco on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @10:55AM
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Cheapest Taycan I could find was $145k. 192 mile range. I'll take the Model S that is faster and nearly double the range at this point.
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Re:Tesla cuts car prices by up to $5k
by steelframe on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:47PM
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> Cheapest Taycan I could find was $145k.
If you use the online configuration utility and select Taycan 4S, you will find you can purchase one for $114,340: https://imgur.com/X3KAfBd
> 192 mile range.
Since the first Taycan deliveries happened back in January, it's a well-known fact that the EPA's range is completely bogus: https://electrek.co/2020/02/10/porsche-taycan-tesla-model-s-...
When driving 75mph on a road trip, you can expect to get 209 miles out of a Taycan and 222 miles from a 2020 Tesla Model S Performance. Given that the Taycan charges at 270kW, that means you will complete a road trip significantly faster in a Taycan than you will in a Model S: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a30894056/porsche-tayca...
Re:Tesla cuts car prices by up to $5k
by gamblor956 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @12:41PM
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The Taycan is a true luxury performance car. You're not buying it for the range or nominal maximum speed, you're buying it for the creature comforts...and the ability to go 95% as fast as the (current versions of the) Model S for 100x longer, or even faster with the creature comforts removed for racing.
Re:Tesla cuts car prices by up to $5k
by steelframe on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:19PM
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To be clear, Taycan has a gearbox and a higher maximum speed. I think the word the poster you're responding to meant was "quicker." Regardless, the 2020 Tesla Model S Performance is neither quicker nor faster than the 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S: https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images...