Dirty Martini Porsche Taycan 1 year review. It’s not perfect, but it is brilliant!

#taycan #ev #porsche
So I’ll be the first to accept the Taycan is not only expensive but also somewhat flawed in a few ways… BUT despite all that it’s one of very few cars in my ownership history that I’ve kept for over a year!
In this video I reveal why plus be honest about all the niggles and bits I don’t like!
Porsche Taycan 4s with rear wheel steering, 3 chamber air suspension, 21” wheels, surface coated brake discs PSCBD, massive callipers, glass panoramic roof, red interior, multi-way electric seats, sports chrono package and more.
(Don’t have PDCC Porsche dynamic chassis control, and yet it’s still fantastic on track!)
Will I sell it? Yes, it has a price and is on our website www.rsev.co.uk but what would I replace it with one day?
Turbo S? Cross turismo? Sport Turismo GTS? Audi Etron GT RS?
Time will tell…
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[@nickwinstone5296]

Absolutely loved driving this beauty for a day, turned me into a Taycan fan Richard, thank you

[@badbelly]

The dirty Martini is the only one I haven't seen around Bournemouth.. I feel like a kid with an unfinished Panini book 🤣

[@mikadavies660]

Great detailed video... Thanks. Really sad that even the Taycan at over £100k is plagued by VAG's crap infotainment. Not remembering your radio station is unbelievable!

[@enyaq_gorm]

My Enyaq with vag infotainment remembers the radio station. Poor from porsche

[@ianrob4760]

watched all your taycan videos after that other channel which for some reason has more subscribers than you !! If I could ever afford it this would be my number once choice and yes your business is EV but you are totally fair on them all. That makes your channel the best one for reviews etc and why I got my MG4 after your review and near crash :-)

[@arnipa2]

@2:10 - that implies that petrol heads say all petrol cars are fast... about 80% of the UK cuts about in cars that can barely hit 100mph on a smooth autobahn in their current condition and do 0-60 in about 2 years. An EV for an "average joe" is a massive performance upgrade in a vast majority of all petrol to EV comparisons. Oh and then there's diesel 😂

[@RobJT]

I just went from a 1.5d A-class to a Taycan (“just” the base RWD) and it’s… very different 😂

[@billyboy3053]

Beautiful car but that wrap makes it looking even better, Porsches are a dream to drive but they still have a lot to learn from the likes of Tesla etc… hopefully your reviews will wake them up at some point 😂 keep up the good work! 👏

[@danpaul4975]

I think I prefer it in white, the "mission e" original! Those wheels 😍

[@lawrencebingham4638]

Great review Richard. On my 4th Taycan now and can’t find anything better right now on the ev market.

[@RSEV]

Ha cheers…. This temporary car has stuck around hasn’t it! Thanks for selling it to me

[@erolcoulson8982]

The martini look is cool 🎉

[@azzalos]

Great video! Appreciate your authenticity. Thank you. I hope to get mine soon. It’s sitting around at the dealer waiting for its 12V battery 😞

[@davidt1016]

Great presentation style Richard I watch all your videos. Today I was out for a ride on my bike and you came passed me in the Taycan with a white Taycan following behind you on the A449 heading north. Could not miss that car !😀

[@farazbaber409]

Good and fair(ish) review. I do resonate with your feelings about it being a keeper and sense that if I let mine go I would end up regretting instantaneously - that said, to ease myself away from it - a change to the ST GTS flavour may be the way to go - but with supply and wait times to get one taking eons or even light years away, something else may end up trumping it given the explosion of offerings beginning to emerge from the upper end of the EV market - so its still a keeper for me - as you rightly say, its a sense of occasion neither a Tesla or etron GT can deliver

[@RSEV]

St GTS or just a 4s CT may be my next…

[@ronb4633]

I also have the 4S with 40k miles. Always makes me happy. 5200 mile road trip, it was a beast. And I agree Richard, it really likes speed 😊

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Turismo may consume up to 10 % more, though?

[@SWR112]

Seen this in the flesh before I started following or had just started at a EV show at Gaydon last year. You were probably standing beside it that Saturday near the front entrance on the grass. I like the Taycan it just looks the part. I can only imagine the second gen of these will be even better. Still lacking the tech of Tesla but what an interior ok it’s a £120k Car it should look a bit special. I hate things you spot and think ho did they miss this. I’m Glad Waze works, I use it on my travels and when I said I was down at Gaydon motor museum that weekend at the EV show I’d driven from Glasgow😁 It sounds like the Tech it just needs to be a bit smarter in the Taycan. But it is the EV I’d have if money was no issue. I bought a petrol BMW factory ordered split new and it was the first of a new generation think I was like the twelfth on the U.K. roads so much so people noticed and pointed. But never again it was in 18 times for faults, fixes and failures - it sat at a dealers for a month they wouldn’t let me drive it while they waited on parts ok I had a lovely loaner but still. I’d love to do the NC 500 in Scotland in that Taycan and I drive like a nun or so people tell me 😁 I’m just careful. So really Porsche it’s a report card 3.5 out of 5 could do better but still great. Still one of the best in-depth channels covering what people really want to know.

[@frodemarkhus3692]

I've been waiting for this review, i have one already and im super happy with it. Thank for nice review.

[@RSEV]

Glad you’re pleased. Do you agree with the points raised? I’m aware only my opinion and always keen to hear others too

[@frodemarkhus3692]

@@RSEV Hello. Yes, I mostly agree with you. I have absolutely all the extra equipment. It's very expensive but nice to have. In a few days I'm going for a service for the new software update that you have. I've driven 28,000 km and no problems. Thank you for your knowledge, it is useful to see. I live in Norway and here we don't have tax electric cars. Therefore, I could afford to buy one 🚜

[@mattb8734]

Love the tycan and that wrap looks awsome great content yet again 👌 👏 👍🏼

[@SDK2006b]

I love the Porsche Taycan, especially the Sport Turismo version. However, Porsche options are ridiculous - for the Taycan you need to add ~£20k of options just to get it up to the base spec of cars in the £40k range 😱

[@nicpn]

Great video on the little quirks and details! Can’t wait to see how my car behaves compared to the earlier build Taycans

[@AllenHart999]

Good video as always. Thanks.

[@JohnAdams-kc8wx]

Agree with you about slowing the charging speed Richard…

[@stulop]

My 'top of the range?' Kona came with adaptive cruise control and folding wing mirrors as standard. No Bentayga calipers though.

[@Telhmaaa]

12:10 I like it that they not put on everything standard. that makes it so you can take what you want. and makes it possible, to get a good car also cheaper because you do not select all the "standard" options it is on other brands. :)

[@bekindandmerciful5145]

Doesnt have Andriod auto! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. Still a beast

[@rossowen422]

That Dirty Martini wrap looks like a giant seagul took a dump on your tycan. White one looks OK though

[@grahambrown42]

Another good one Richard 👏

[@maxflight777]

Apple Car play is simply ugly. It’s fine in a Daihatsu or similar … but on a mid / upper range car it’s madness

[@MrGMawson2438]

Talk type would be the the best thing I believe

[@MJB9559]

I’d love the other Taycan…gorgeous 😜

[@NikolaGluvakov]

I set my two shortcuts exactly the same. :)

[@monireby]

Complimenti bella spiegazione, mi hai insegnato cose che ...non conoscevo, grazie, ma ti sei dimenticato di spiegare tutto quello che si può fare chiamando " hey Porsche"

[@oldschoolgamer8020]

Great video. What’s the range like?

[@turnipbeybladespinner7836]

i aint an EV fan, but seeing the Taycan and Hyundai's N Vision 74 (hopefully it'll be released) i want one now lol. i feel like if i'm buying an EV, i want it to be an absurd one.

[@lawrencebingham4638]

You are welcome Richard! 😇😂

[@darrens7603]

hows the handling on 4s taycan vs Model 3 highland performance?

[@MrGMawson2438]

Great video mate

[@pjroberts2010]

At what speed must you be driving to lift the car, such as before approaching a speed bump? Additionally, is it necessary to lift the car over every speed bump when driving in normal mode? Thanks.

[@Nse19]

One pedal driving is a must, one of the best things with EVs . Hope Porsche fix it via a system update. And it should remember your settings, so you don't have to do them every time. Does it support more users? So it change to your settings when it detects your phone, set the drive settings, seats etc?

[@RobJT]

I really don’t understand why people want one pedal driving… I guess for city driving? I like to be the one controlling the deceleration, and I have two pedals and two feet so get maximum control.

[@Nse19]

@@RobJT not just in the city. It's super great both when cruising and active driving. You got instant respons and 100% control with just the gas pedal. It's not an on/off switch, it's seamless. It takes a little while to get used to but after that you really don't want to go back. There's no reason not to have the function. You could always turn it off.

[@RobJT]

@@Nse19 I don’t like it at all, I’ve got two feet and two pedals… much better to use both feet all the time; gives more control. Plus coasting helps with consumption more than regen in my experience. I turn my regen braking on and off about 100 times every journey.

[@chipsen3359]

Love👍

[@jamesk3565]

That dirty martini 😍😍😍😍

[@malcolmfowler8972]

The only thing I like about that wrap is you don't need to wash the car 🤣

[@RSEV]

Yep! Not precious about stone chips, finger prints, or washing it!

[@mullholand]

Hurry up and get one of those Plaids....

[@nikelliot8105]

Well funnily enough......😉😉

[@ouethojlkjn]

Folding wing mirrors is an option on a £85k car? Cheque please.

[@jonpriston8784]

I'm not sure it's the best promotional vid for a car available to buy on the website for £97k that, if you've had it for a year and drive it all the time, is a car that anyone wants to buy unfortunately 😳

[@SouthernLocks]

The car is only 3 years old... a bunch of software updates got to be delayed during the Covid 19 shutdown. This car a taycan turbo s fully spec'd is still 125k less than an Aston Martin DBS and Aston is using old mercedes infotainment technology. It's all perspective

[@drsrivatsa69]

Great and useful video Richard for somebody waiting for delivery. Do you recommend Rear axle steering for better turning radius

[@RSEV]

Thanks. Rear steering, yea I like it, feels nice on the road and of course It helps with the turning circle

[@drsrivatsa69]

@@RSEV Thabks fir getting back Richard

[@baercontact]

Nice intro

[@alexnutcasio936]

The real question is how much has the battery degraded? No one ever talks about that.

[@TheJopemies]

because it's not a problem

[@colinnich]

What do you mean? It's just about all the haters talk about. That, plus battery fires and coal power stations.

[@alexnutcasio936]

@@TheJopemies Its not?? Call us in 10 years when your BEV won't move. All batteries die.

[@alexnutcasio936]

@@colinnich lets talk about the availability of electric to charge.

[@alexnutcasio936]

@@colinnich Lets talk about CA and the ability to charge, but before we do, let me turn UP my thermostat so that I don't brown out.

[@ineedanoriginal]

Interesting that you're getting 226 miles for 93% SoC. My CT4S with the uPdate only offers me around 210 miles for 99% SoC. I need to investigate why that is...

[@karlfranks35]

It’s not just the taycan, we have a 992 targa 4 and the drivers door rattles and the drivers seat squeaks. Our model 3 performance and model y both appear to have better build quality.

[@RSEV]

Interesting. Tesla get unfairly grilled for “build quality” I think, modern ones are veritably very good. People jsut miss the luxury feel because they’re more simplistic

[@karlfranks35]

@@RSEV absolutely nailed it Rich 👍🏻

[@maxflight777]

Karl ! That’s interesting! (Not the kind of thing the motoring press will tell us !)!👍

[@rogerhudson2814]

We aren't allowed to touch our mobile phones while driving (defined as being when ON) but can faff around with complex touchscreen menus, that's illogical.

[@davidws5439]

Richard, the # 13 wrap is nasty looking. Just my opinion. It looks worse than just being dirty. I like most of your other videos.

[@RSEV]

It’s stands out and is a bit of fun. Can be peeled off one day

[@MrGMawson2438]

Hello mate

[@francescodelia4069]

Hi Richard your video are always interesting. I have a question for you: how good is the handling of M3P lowered with ohlins suspensions and Redwood sway bars you drove in a previous video, compared to this porsche tycan?

[@RSEV]

Well the Tesla is lighter and sharper, especially with that kit. But it’s hard and not a relaxing cruiser

[@francescodelia4069]

@@RSEV So, on Track which one you prefer, Porsche Tycan or M3P with that kit? Or they are similar?

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

Would like you to borrow a Sport Turismo / Cross Turismo for review

[@RSEV]

I’d want to buy it. I think that’s the next car. Then do a dirty wrap of mud and crap on the Safari Cross Turismo

[@MrGMawson2438]

23:36 😂

[@lynnepage8057]

Primark.....too much information.....but get the picture😂

[@imprezaaudi]

Nice looking car, with extremely lacking features as standard. That's why Tesla looks a bargain. Plaid isn't much more than a standard Taycan, knock the socks off Porsche

[@QuietStormX]

It's a used EV. You get what it is from others than you buying New and order options and packages...

[@briankavanagh7191]

Rich, Primark don't you mean "Primani"😀

[@RSEV]

That’s the one 👌

[@EAD_0]

The wrap is terrible. Great car though.

[@MrPindie]

The standard white one looks awful. The wheels look like some comedy addition. Are Porsche in leave of their senses? Love that it’s EV

[@positivelycharged1296]

Needs a wash

[@Sorrrrrryishotyou]

That wrap is fire

[@dangr3957]

I heard that even Bill Gates got one.😄

[@mbasir]

Don't sell the Taycan. It will just be very expensive for you.

[@andresmattos7541]

The good bad and the overpriced

[@grssailing]

You were clutching at straws there with the complaints. One thing I’m going to pick you up on. You were going on about track mode in an M3P. It may have track mode but the M3P comes with standard road brakes and fluid. No way is that car suitable for a track without extensive modifications. My Taycan has done 20+ track days and has just had its 20k service. It passed with 7mm still on the ceramic brake pads. Never a moment of brake fade even repeating 150 mph to 70 mph all day. I finish a day at Goodwood and take it to Waitrose to do the shopping. No other EV can do this. Next Taycan is on order, to be followed by the electric Cayman in 2025.

[@maxflight777]

Who is going to buy your existing Taycan ? They seem a little “unloved” by the market….

[@williamdrijver4141]

Video would have been nicer without the political correct apology stuff.

[@Project-jf3bz]

I like the Porsche but think I’d rather have a Tesla.

[@danjohansson4466]

I've had my Tesla for almost 4 years now and it has been completely trouble free, efficient and easy to live with. Quite a good car but, unfortunately also kind of boring. Driving it feels like driving a really powerful Toyota, there's simple no real joy. Before the Tesla I had a Porsche 997 Carrera s and I miss that one every day (had to sell it to fit the family). Haven't tested a taycan yet but if it's anywhere near a 911 in driving experience and you appreciate that, and are prepared to pay for it, go for a taycan! If you just want to get from A to B, a Tesla will do perfectly fine.

[@mr.boombah6511]

….. and has the best software that always works = Tesla I love the look of Taycan

[@maxflight777]

VW are going bankrupt. They can’t afford to develop EV’s from existing revenue … so they have Porsche up for sale.

[@alexnutcasio936]

Porsche has been financially screwing people for years with their prices and options. I guess they're the only money maker of the bunch.

[@binflydushy]

In 2021 VW had the highest revenue and profit since ever. They employee many new people including developers etc. So I dont know what your talking about

[@alexnutcasio936]

@@binflydushy was that before or after the $35 billion they lost from dieselgate??

[@chrisaris8756]

Why did you put that wrap on it? The Taycan is the only nice looking Porsche ever. But that looks terrible. The car would be better with a petrol engine though.

[@maxflight777]

🤦‍♂️ *No ice car is better than a BEV* The silence, the performance, the efficiency the enjoyment, the comfort … it’s all better with an EV

[@maxflight777]

And that’s a truly bizarre claim … that the Taycan is the only nice looking Porsche 🤦‍♂️

[@powersurge6878]

Interesting fact: The Taycan was initially designed to be a petrol car but Porsche decided to make it a full EV being pressured by the increasig demand in EV's. Petrol is dead 💁🏻‍♂️

[@alexnutcasio936]

@@maxflight777 you forgot that ICE cars have MUCH better range. MUCH BETTER!! Even a GT3 RS with a full tank will do better than the Taycan. In inclement weather, he's lucky to get 180 miles out of that.

[@binflydushy]

Your really calling a GT2 RS or a 918 Spyder ugly?

[@casperhansen826]

I got a Tesla, I usually run it in Chili mode, so I am quite happy

[@naarealy]

I love the Tycanne, but I have to say that it makes the Model 3 parked behind it look like incredible value at 40% the price.

[@legacyjeetkunedo492]

They are not comparable cars, so that’s a ridiculous comparison. By that reasoning, a Kia Looks like an incredible value next to an Aston Martin.

[@maxflight777]

@@legacyjeetkunedo492 You clearly haven’t driven them both 🤦‍♂️

[@maxflight777]

I’m the U.K. 70 mph ! Mmm but everyone does 80mph. I was in the Netherlands where the limit is 100kph and no one dares travel at 101 kph. The loony greens are making the laws.

[@marcsimmonds5483]

Good.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Welcome to Germany, we have cookies...and you can do 250 mph. 😂

[@PhillyFan121]

People complain a lot about the infotainment but everyone uses car play now and the car infotainment is pretty much not used by the younger generations

[@Rabs73]

Love your presentation style Richard. Very nice to hear and learn about the top end options in the EV market as well as the "more" affordable EVs. Keep them coming!

[@philipabel6818]

Great video. The only thing that stopped me from getting the Porsche over a Tesla was the range. Guy in Porsche said the real world range on a cold day won’t exceed 190 miles. I probably would have dealt with that if the waiting time for a new one also wasn’t 18months to 2 years.

[@RSEV]

I did another video a few months back. 260 miles at constant motorway speed. It’s not bad. Then of course super fast charging. Dashboard range estimate is variable (unlike Tesla) based on recent efficiency. Drive it hard or shuffle around town, heating on etc and it drops.

[@ronb4633]

Richard, you have some great tips in here. I have 49,000 miles on my Taycan 4S. I have toggled on and off that battery friendly state a few times, I agree they should just name it food break. I was going to say that the hand writing feature is very handy if you are driving and navigating to a destination that the voice recognition does not handle. I have found that it’s fairly easy to write in a location while still looking at the road and once you enter enough, glanced down and select the correct entry. I did also feature the passenger displays so if I have a copilot, they can type into the keyboard while in motion on that display.

[@DefiantAML]

Loving cars and putting everything into them is not being spoiled. Its having passion.

[@SA-uk2ov]

One of the better Taycan info vids I have seen

[@rayelgataa346]

Who wrapped your car?

[@abraxastulammo9940]

One of a kind for sure. ☺️

[@gavinlove4861]

Another great video - thank you.Any thoughts on tyre wear and cost ? 🙋🏻‍♂️👍🏻

[@RSEV]

Ha well I’ve done track days so don’t know normal tyre wear. Cost £250 each though I think. Maybe £300

[@gavinlove4861]

@@RSEV Thanks and Porsche have you to thank for our Cross Turismo order …!

[@maxflight777]

Costco are super for tyres ! I’ve already worn out a set And that’s a “modest“ Model Y (with acceleration boost ) 0-60 in 4.2s does come with a price !

[@gavinlove4861]

@@maxflight777 Our model y is at 12k miles and still puts a smile on the face even without acceleration boost ….!

[@Holeyguagaamoley]

The massive battery pack and heavy weight of this “sports car” just illustrates how far Porsche and VAG are behind Tesla.

[@kiwi335d]

The Taycan has a massively strong (heavy) frame around the battery pack for safety. Sometimes a vehicle will weigh more as you add refinement and sound proofing. Refinement in the Tesla is not up to the Level the Taycan achieves.

[@Holeyguagaamoley]

@@kiwi335d Not true .their efficiency is half that of Tesla so to get similar range they put a battery in 1.7 it’s mass .Refinement has nothing to do with it,they just don’t know how to achieve Tesla results,no one does.

[@djprojectus]

@@Holeyguagaamoley yeah,Tesla are aliens😂😂😂

[@abraxastulammo9940]

@@Holeyguagaamoley Check out the massive efficiency for the Guinness Book charging time record going coast to coast in the USA. Plus you can survive a crash into wild pigs 🐗 with just some scratches at top speed (with the similar e-tron GT) as unvoluntarily proven by youtuber Michael Schmitt B.E.N.