Used 2022 Porsche Taycan Wagon Consumer Reviews

The Ultimate Daily Commuter

Summary: The Taycan is the best driving non exotic EV available today. Background: I drive over 30k miles a year to client sites and decided to move up in the VW Group ladder. Previous cars were a heavily modified MK7.5 Golf R and a lightly modified B9.5 RS5, both of which were excellent cars in their own right. Driving Experience: The Golf R takes the win, followed by the Taycan with the RS5 last. Besides the instant acceleration of the Taycan, the car is just too heavy and is very noticeable in heavy cornering such as tearing up cloverleafs to cut around a backed up onramp. Though the car is very capable, the way it feels around corners do not inspire confidence to push it harder. This car is best at being a GT car and is the most fun when driven at 8 tenths. Drove it 9 tenths on a mountain road a few times and it invoked more fear than excitement. The Taycan belongs mainly on the highways. Style and Prestige: Taycan is by far the best looking. Biggest perk is that other drivers are a lot more courteous to you and tend to stay away. It was quite common to have people tailgate the Golf R and RS5, but it rarely happens in the Taycan. People also don't tend to cut me off in the Taycan and would often let me merge into traffic. The difference in perception between a Porsche and a VW or Audi is vastly different. The look of the car and the badge really do matter. Interior and Ergonomics: The RS5 had the best interior layout and build quality. The touchscreen only Taycan requires you to take your eyes off the road a bit too often, not something you want to do when driving this highway missile. Squeaks and rattles are also very prominent across the entire front cabin. There were rattles in the steering column, sun visor, sport chrono watch, and both front doors panels. It is beyond unacceptable for an ultra quiet car in this price range. However, the Taycan does have the best seats. Ownership Experience: Having the ability to just plug the car in overnight and come out full every morning is a blessing. Given how much I drive, not having to go to the gas station twice a week saves quite a bit of time. The same applies to maintenance, I only need to take the car in every 20k miles for a checkup versus every 10k for the Golf R and RS5. Tire wear is projected to be over 30k miles which is on par with the ICE counterparts since I primarily do highway driving. Range is also higher than advertised. My car with the 21" CT wheels is advertised at 215 miles. In reality I get 250 miles in 70+ degree weather and 215 miles in 40 degree weather with the heater set at 71 degrees at all times. The style, prestige, and convenience of the Taycan is what really shines. You would never need to explain to someone why you spent over $100k on a Taycan but would need to justify your decision as to why a souped up econobox like the Golf R is worthy of $45k. Though in the end, if I were to do it over again I would skip the Taycan, keep the Golf R as a daily and get a 911 for the weekends. To say it once more, the Taycan is the absolute best non exotic EV one can currently buy. But it is not the best Porsche, that title still belongs to the 911.