Cited on HN 5 times, 2019, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Used in Tesla comparison threads to show the Taycan repeating launches without overheating or losing performance.
Fully Charged gets an exclusive first drive of the Porsche Taycan, running 0-200 km/h launch control repeatedly. It covers the car's twin-motor 800-volt specs, claimed range and fast charging.
“Some things Porsche has done with the Taycan which contrast with Teslas are” (HN, 2019)
> The Bugattis and Aston Martins alike are engineered to lap tracks or do speed runs over and over again in comfort and luxury without any reduction in acceleration or braking performance while Tesla's drive-train reaches its thermal limits really fast if you push it and reduces its performance accordingly. a problem the Porsche Taycan solves (to some extent). [this video]
Porche appears to be claiming that one of the features of the Taycan is repeated launch control 0-60s without overheating or other problems that Telsa is warning people about when you use ludicrous mode: [this video]
Taycan repeated launch control runs without overheating
Some things Porsche has done with the Taycan which contrast with Teslas are: - Launch repeatability: [this video] - A 7:42 lap time at the Nürburgring: [link] - Travelling 2,129 miles in 24 hours: [link]
> None of those metrics are important to average daily use The Taycan is a performance sports car. Why are you surprised that they emphasize its performance and the repeatability of that performance? It's what the car is built to do: [this video]
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