Germany's Porsche pauses shift to EVs as profits tank [video]

Re:Germany's Porsche pauses shift to EVs as profits tank [vi... by danw1979 on Monday October 27, 2025 @05:14PM (#45726370)

For sure, your average quick-off-the-mark, around-town EV is way more fun to drive than your average four banger.

But, I've been in a Model 3 Performance and a Taycan 4S and experienced the ~3s electric 0-60, and... it's just ghostly, linear motion, nothing like the feeling of the non-linear jerk and jolt-punctuated ride you get with a powerful ICE and manual transmission.

The M3P in particular was so shockingly video game-like it almost felt dangerous, as though I didn't really realise just how fast I was going until it was too fast.

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Re:Germany's Porsche pauses shift to EVs as profits tank [vi... by ivorbuk on Monday October 27, 2025 @06:08PM (#45726919)

The noise too.

Your "typical" performance car customer wants a monster noise from the engine. A visceral sound. If it sounds like a jet fighter taking off, even better. There's no "authentic" sound to replace it.

Music to the ears (Grand Prix 1966) -> https://youtu.be/5RILdsjeL_4

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Re:Germany's Porsche pauses shift to EVs as profits tank [vi... by ultrarunner on Monday October 27, 2025 @05:36PM (#45726608)

But by all means, regulate electric scooters top speeds.

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Re:Germany's Porsche pauses shift to EVs as profits tank [vi... by danw1979 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @03:25AM (#45730008)

As someone who cycles a lot, I can heartily recommend larger wheels and strong legs if you really need to slice through the traffic at 30mph.

But I do agree that personal electric transportation should be able to travel at >15mph on suitable cycle tracks, seeing as it ain’t that hard for pedal bikes to do those speeds.

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