2020 Porsche Taycan 4S | Review | Autotrader

Of course, Porsche came to the EV party first with its more powerful version, the oddly named Taycan Turbo S. I say oddly, not because of the word Taycan but the appending of the word Turbo. There are no turbos, only powerful electric motors working together to create instant forward acceleration. The car that you’re likely to see far more of though, is this one here… this is the Porsche Taycan 4S.
It’s the entry-level one, though entry-level here means a starting price of $105,000 and 522 horsepower. It also means proper Porsche driving dynamics and stunning style. And this "base" car isn't quite so "base".
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[@canadianeyes]

Got a Gentian blue 4s today. They are right, the car is AMAZING.

[@burntwafflz]

Awesome review. Glad you mentioned real world range and also pronounced the name correctly!

[@bhavnishwaghela611]

As the owner of a 3 year old Model S, I cant wait for my Taycan delivery, a car that is built like a £100k car!

[@te86a]

seriously lol.Teslas are built amazingly cheap

[@mellored]

​@@te86a Tesla put their money into charging infrastructure, safety, better batteries, efficiency, and self driving features. Porsche puts their money into materials, cornering, top speed, and build quality. It just depends on what you value. Also, despite what he said, Tesla has faster 0-60. Just 0.1 faster, but you can see it in the drag races. Tesla starts out faster, then Porche reels it in once they get about 80, giving Porche a narrow win over 1/4 mile.

[@xwarped83]

@@melloredit has been three years since your comment and Tesla is still promising those self-driving features.

[@mellored]

@@xwarped83 and they are still putting money into it. And still making progress. If it was easy, everyone would have it by now.

[@xwarped83]

@@mellored I guess I’ll see you again in another three years. Tesla will still be making promises and Elon fans will still make excuses for him. It’s like an abused wife that keeps making excuses for her husband.

[@biggerbitcoin5126]

When Porsche makes a car........its on a different league to Tesla in terms of quality. Range, build and drive is awesome. I drove a taycan turbo.......I can't afford it to be honest right now...but I am definitely gonna afford it. Life changing speed.

[@muhanedyousif7847]

Great review. Thanks

[@leeanucha]

Love your review! I just bought 5 series plugin now i’m addicted to ev, next for me, a taycan 😩

[@ronb4633]

Thanks for the very encouraging review Jeff. I look forward to a 4S.

[@te86a]

Def buying one

[@chriskakavetsis1960]

My son has one and I had it for one week and it is really smooth easy to drive . I was intimidated by it initially but got used to it very quickly. The touch screens were a little confusing. . There is no way any Tesla can equal this car.

[@stizz1982]

I’m delivering a beer just came from doing a stop just now and came to KZbin. 🤣 The one I saw was all black all over. And my GOD is this car sexy. 🔥

[@jonahjin]

Taycan 4S is the only Porsche car I have test driven. Though I cannot afford it right now, but I’m definitely going to have it soon.

[@rickintexas1584]

I have a Panamera and love it. I have heard the Taycan back seat is not as big. I was hoping to see more about the back seat room. But the Taycan has definitely piqued my interest!

[@zgmf11133]

Is this interior standard one? I meant if it is partial leather in interior and how do you feel especially the door panels and centre console side panel? Does it feel plastic? I’m going to config my Taycan 4s in next month and I’m considering if I need to upgrade standard interior to full leather option. Thanks in advance!

[@mladenpetrovic2641]

No you won't.

[@Xero285]

@@mladenpetrovic2641 How did you know? 😂👍🏼

[@stizz1982]

I just did a delivery just now and delivered beer. 🤣 Came to KZbin and had to watch it again. The one I saw was all black and my GOD is this car fucking sexy. 🔥

[@omargunason6563]

What is the name of this colour, Volcano Grey Metallic?

[@Kami84]

I want one

[@patricksoon85]

No red gshock watch anymore huh?

[@gene978]

Former Designers poached from Mazda have designed the Tesla vehicles. It’s Obvious that the EPA tested the car with Winter or Death Valley temps. in mind

[@7spower998]

Jeff, is there Supercharger in the Tesla huh?

[@charlesmiller1222]

No drawbacks?...

[@vena936]

I want one 😭😭😭😭. I would have bought one of they made it more affordable!

[@almac9203]

Catch a bus its better for the environment!🙃

[@te86a]

Porsche and affordable will never be in the same sentence unless "is not" is in between

[@eug3nius]

This is the 4S. There will be a base version starting at ~85K.

[@16krez1]

@@almac9203 Nah, I'll stick to my gas guzzler

[@insooleedat1asiandude]

the only affordable porsche is a broken one 😂

[@GA-yv3zw]

Wow he made so many technical errors🤦‍♂️

[@ezurmnd]

2024 these go for around 60k that is cray cray 3 years later lost half the price

[@davidbryant2872]

Is it just me or is the audio on this video almost impossible to hear? I have both audio level controls at max and can hardly hear the narration. intro music was fine.

[@comments7335]

It's just you.

[@jusmeig]

I love the fake noise too...nothing says the future like making a car sound like something from 100 years ago.

[@ganymede3141]

Yes, because in 1920, all cars were battery electric, with the high pitched sound of a spooling electric motor to be heard everywhere. 🤣😂 Seriously, put down the crack pipe.

[@jonahjin]

Yes, same herw

[@edmaluf]

It's a shame it doesn't have 1-pedal-drive. Just add a switch to turn it off and call it a day.

[@bannedinfinity5789]

LOL 'tard

[@ezurmnd]

Model s plaid 1.99 scds

[@MR-AK]

It's is a different league, far behind Lucid and Tesla lol. Lower range, lower power, higher prices. Lol. What's not to like. Oh wait they are also depreciating by 32%.

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

Handling that Tesla will never be able to match? Roadster.

[@xerexon2k]

tell me about the racing history of the Roadster

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

@@xerexon2k there isn't one. It's in the future. He said "handling that Tesla will never be able to match". But Tesla WILL be able to match. In the future. So wait. Hold your breath.

[@rueben44]

I like this car BUT this was just another fan boy rant. @ 3:32 look at that door panel fitment. Look at that chinsey looking screen in the lower half. Great car really but I see fault here and there like most cars. To bad these "reviewers" gloss over things especially that price to value.

[@tommy516]

Classic Porsche crooked child seat, when not the Porsche branded child seat...haha

[@tonycns]

If Porsche offered Android Auto and non glass roof I'd buy one.

[@Xero285]

You won‘t.

[@tonycns]

@@Xero285 Sounds like something a poor person would say.

[@Xero285]

@@tonycns Sure. Dream on buddy.

[@tonycns]

@@Xero285 And with that attitude you will always remain poor.

[@Xero285]

@@tonycns Sure. As poor as you are.

[@smora6054]

Teslas are just ugly tablets on wheels, this Taycan is a a driver's car that happens to be electric

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

Yeah they remind me of kids toys Can't be compared with a Porsche to be honest

[@StavoSandoval]

Dude, with that money for a vehicle I can buy a small rental home and sleep every night knowing I’ll be making money instead of losing money with a depreciation EV sitting in the garage.

[@jrgen7144]

Good for you.

[@bannedinfinity5789]

Not made for your kind of people.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

People who lease them don't care and people who can afford them outright would already have rental properties or some kind of investment portfolio

[@rjm656]

The reporting for this car is so lazy it's disturbing. There are videos out there already showing the 0-60 is the same as the Model S, not faster. It's also shown that as of a few months ago, the Model S can now do repeated launches from 0-60 (and the Model 3 always could). At this point, anyone talking about that as some kind of advantage with the Taycan is just repeating Porsche's marketing bullet points and not researching anything themselves. The Taycan is a cool car, but I'm starting to lose count how many reviewers don't do any of their own research to learn about how it compares to Tesla.

[@almac9203]

Ok Tesla fanboy. How's the model 3?

[@rjm656]

@@almac9203 I'm not a fanboy. I have a '21 Taycan Turbo S on order and I own a Model 3P. There's just too many reviewers doing a shitty job reporting news and doing their own research like they should be, instead of parroting back the latest marketing talking points they're given from the manufacturer. There are legitimate advantages that the Taycan has over the Tesla, and it's a reason why I bought one. Repeated launches and a quicker 0-60 isn't it.

[@almac9203]

@@rjm656 I knew you owned a model 3 as that's the preferred choice of the Tesla fanboys. I doubt you really have a Taycan Turbo S on the way. Doesn't seem likely. Enjoy your model 3 it's not a Porsche but it's ok.

[@rjm656]

@@almac9203 You can doubt I have one on order, that's fine, they're expensive. It doesn't change the fact that what I said was correct: This reviewer didn't bother to actually check the 0-60 times or the repeated launch claims. That's lazy reviewing. What he should have focused on was interior refinement, handling, ride, exterior looks, higher than EPA rated highway range, charging times (equal to tesla v3), customization options, and everything else that makes it a fun car to drive.

[@almac9203]

@@rjm656 look it's pretty clear you are a Tesla fanboy. These fanboys are all over the internet. Tesla fanboys are worse than the cars themselves. Most think they have joined some virtue signaling special club because they own a model 3 which is laughable. I think this review was spot on and I am pretty sure same day same road the Taycan bests the Tesla every time. Perhaps you could test the Tesla against your imaginary Taycan to verify for yourself which is superior.

[@TenTuber645]

Oh this car has no autopilot

[@msl5253]

Yeah. It has something better most times. Porsche Inno Drive suite. However, most Porsche's are purchased to be driven, so it's not always mentioned in every review.

[@AdamSmith-fe9jf]

MSL525 His point wasn’t whether Porsches are meant to be driven. It was that the Porsche doesn’t have Autopilot.

[@santerixdxd]

@@AdamSmith-fe9jf but it does have autopilot, they call it porsche inno drive and the previous comment already mentioned that, are you blind

[@nealp885]

You don’t need auto pilot, might as well use a taxi or Uber.

[@santerixdxd]

@@AdamSmith-fe9jf you are claiming that porsche doesn't have such self driving capabilities, yes? just goes to show that you can't be bothered to do any research thus confirming my suspicions

[@nicolaysbunny1851]

Boring review

[@garys9694]

Nothing but a Porsche add.

[@msl5253]

Maybe?... But the least you can do, is spell AD properly when employing snark. SMH

[@garys9694]

@@msl5253 Not "snarky", just truthful and add is spelled correctly. When Doug, Hoovie, and Wizard would do a review on AT it really was objective, not this crap.

[@msl5253]

@@garys9694 Dude. "Ad" is abbreviated "AD", and is spelled ADvertisement. What are you dense? Doesn't matter what Hoovie says (if you're even telling the truth). He's entitled. The Taycan has received rave reviews already by numerous owners; prospective owners; reporters; enthusiast, and pessimist (including vs Tesla) alike. This guys within the normal range with his. He's far from an outlier. This is especially true for those who really liked the car, which he appears to. You probably, just don't like the fact he called out Tesla on their [usually] bogus range claims. But I hear ya.

[@trance9158]

@@garys9694 poor butthurt snowflake. You ever think there's nothing wrong to complain about this car....unlike the half assed Tesla. I bet you've never even sat in a Porsche. Idiot!! Also it's AD short for advertisement not ADD short for addition. Smh

[@MR-AK]

Still a lot less range and much slower than Tesla

[@fredrikbarthlen5222]

Even though how nice the interior is, it still has inferior LG pouch-batteries and motors from another company. It doesn´t matter how nice the interior is, when the fundementals of the electric vehicel isn´t Porsche. And when people will understand that all the legecy automakers just assemble other companys parts - and don´t really know battery chemestry and BSM software, they will get how far ahead Tesla is everyone else. And that price - wonder how many cars less Tesla will sell because of the Taycan?

[@andysui5979]

You do have a fair point. But I don't think people would buy a Taycan only as a daily driver but more of a weekend warrior. If you are only talking about pricing and driving range (as in the longevity of the battery), that's not what Porsche is for anyway. The sport element (handling, limitless launch and etc,.) is what makes a Taycan different from the Model S. And of course the sales of Taycan won't beat the model S. Their customer bases are different in my opinion. Though they do get compared a lot because not many good and fast electric cars are out there for the reviewers to even make a meaningful match.

[@mikekind5906]

Porsche does not make cars for the average joe, but for rich people, and they have a very loyal customer base. Their customer base also very particular. They want exclusivity. They don’t want just anyone being able to afford a Porsche. If you want an affordable EV, then you need to look at a Volt. Porsche is not the brand for the common folk.

[@trance9158]

Tesla is a cheap pos. Build quality issue's are still rampant. And Tesla batteries are developed through a partnership with Panasonic. Now please remove your head out of your ass.

[@maxwelld23]

What a biased review haha couldn’t help but try to dig at Tesla.

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

I think it's uglier than sin. ..... wait...... isn't this the car that crazy guy showed up in during Rocky Mountain Race Week?

[@mangani001]

Kind of.... That was a Turbo S.... And it was pretty quick.

[@trance9158]

Ironic coming from a clown...smh

[@jamescrump8482]

Ugly appearance to me

[@MrORIGIN63]

The Porsche is a niche car for those with large incomes. The price is stupid high and Tesla out techs it with no problem. Real Porsche owners will not buy it because they are petro heads. The drawback is the price. It will sell like the BMW I8.

[@msl5253]

You are completely brain dead my friend. This guys review is quite normal for this car. Reviewers and Porsche owners alike usually both love and appreciate the Taycan (many who are current, former Tesla owners). Sorry. Tesla's old Tech. The Taycan's heavier, though handles better, with a better ride. On top of that it's faster in every epoch with better braking; steering; cooling; regeneration and feel, while charging faster with similar real world range. Even Porsche's full Inno Drive suite, is better than Tesla's Auto Pilot in many respects, according to those who drive both.

[@maksimbogdanov6303]

MSL525 what about the price? U can get a top model s for the price of 4s. Most importantly, the charging system that Tesla has

[@msl5253]

@@maksimbogdanov6303 I just outlined above why the Taycan cost more. So, that's no surprise. The Taycan cost about the same as a Panamera, and it's a completely new vehicle and tech. So, it's not overpriced for a Porsche or in their lineup. Yeah. Telsa's charging Network's great. However, their service and reliability is not, not always. So that's a trade off indeed. Tesla's a great car no doubt. Just different implementations.

[@MrORIGIN63]

@@msl5253 You've been smoking the weed my man. Teslas tech is way ahead of any automaker out there. The Porsche may be a better drivers car but Tesla has more of a mass appeal which means it will sell more cars and that is why the Taycan is a niche vehicle. As far as charging goes, how many 350 kw chargers are there? The ones that are out there cost more than gas. Tesla still has more chargers and they cost less to use. The Taycan is a 4 seat sport car with a subcompact trunk. Again...a niche vehicle.

[@rking4441]

Maksim Bogdanov IMHO the Taycan is still a much better vehicle. Better looking, much better build and paint quality, and a more prestigious brand. I get the arguments for the Model S but for my money I’d take the Taycan 4S. I’d also like to point out that Porsche has the highest resale value amongst luxury brand (KBB) and JD Powers has Porsche listed as one of the most reliable brands along with being one of the most desirable brands.

[@TenTuber645]

Model s way cheaper and better

[@rking4441]

You had it right at the Model S is cheaper, and in every way! Inferior build and design along with that styling that’s last decade. If you were actually in the market and looked at both vehicles you’d know which tells me you haven’t.

[@davidtaylor595]

@@rking4441 ... also the interior of the model S , Yuk. Looks like someone forgot there iPad and left it on your dashboard.

[@MrJeepmarine]

​@@davidtaylor595, Nice! Thanks for the laugh. I'll have to remember that one to mess with the EV people. I prefer the flat 6 symphony.

[@TenTuber645]

Oh model has way more room and space and is faster than this shtty and overpriced car

[@msl5253]

Yeah. That's why Model S Performance; P100, and Performance Cheetah, etc., has lost every single H2H race session against the Taycan. ROFL

[@rking4441]

Overpriced? Porsche has over 30K deposits for the vehicle. It would be over priced if it was a Tesla Model S which can be seen by their declining sales over time. Hint the value/price is determined by demand and Porsche can clearly demand the price you think is overpriced. That means it’s outside of your means not overpriced.

[@jonpetter8921]

RagBits @ don t embarrass yourself man