Euro NCAP Crash & Safety Tests of Porsche Taycan 2019

Euro NCAP performs a series of crash and safety tests on car models:
- a frontal impact test, the car impacts a rigid barrier
- an offset frontal impact test, 40% of the width of the car is striking a deformable barrier
- a pole test, the tested car is propelled sideways into a rigid pole
- a side impact test, a mobile deformable barrier impacts the driver's door.
A series of pedestrian tests are conducted with different impactors, adult and child head form, lower and upper leg form and whiplash tests are performed on a sled.
Active safety is tested based on the car’s equipment: autonomous emergency braking systems (car to car, with a pedestrian and a cyclist target), lane support and speed assist technologies and seatbelt reminders.
All details on the Euro NCAP Website:
Porsche Taycan 2019 test information www.euroncap.com/en/results/P...
Euro NCAP December 2019 Press release www.euroncap.com/en/press-med...

[@shivamgagad5674]

2:23 Cue the “To be Continued” meme song...

[@fz6012]

nice one, hahaha

[@xtrjackson624]

And the template

[@jonathanroybacchus3423]

I'm amazed the windshield didn't even crack in any of the tests. Shows great A-piller rigidity.

[@petrolane77]

Like tons of other car

[@nik7bkh965]

"Windshields didn't even crack" *Tesla Cybertruck has left the Chat*

[@readytokill123]

@@nik7bkh965 Well he did say windshield not door glass but okay

[@ItsExetic]

@@readytokill123 they are made of the same glass ;P

[@readytokill123]

@@ItsExetic ummm no. For the cyber truck they're using a see through metal

[@contyoutufication]

dayummmm the pole test of taycan looks so good... the shell looks strong as hell... almost no deformation of the roof... very impresive!

[@MrTribalsun]

@@TheSasikar no you damn Tesla Fanboy, i won't watch. Neither me neither anyone else.

[@H.K_R]

Tribalsun but how did you know it was the Tesla Model S video?

[@MrTribalsun]

@@H.K_R Because Sasikar in another comment below the link he refers to Tesla

[@tbn22]

@@MrTribalsun Fuck Tesla and their cancerous fans.

[@EpicBenjo]

I'm curious, why are people hating on Tesla so much? They're doing amazing things

[@srinitaaigaura]

Damn, that A Pillar is the strongest I've seen yet. Didn't even flex, not even against the brutal pole side impact. And no massive shower of millions of debris either.

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

Impressive but the occupants brains would still get a bit mushy...

[@elio5105]

Finally some real competition for Tesla after so many damn years

[@keviniiiiii4750]

Cant wait for all the model 3 competitions to come out!

[@cruiserbruiser258]

Best pole test result currently out there

[@hubertwalter1749]

its because of the batteries in the cars floor, other all-electric cars also perform well in the pole test.

[@cruiserbruiser258]

@@hubertwalter1749Tesla performs well but not all electric cars do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYfIhHagnKZ2n6M

[@weirdo_boi2796]

tesla: am i joke to you

[@kliibapz]

IT'S ONLY 32 KMH :) NO ONE CRASH A CAR WHILE GOING 32 KMH. YOU WILL PROBABLY 80-90 KMH MINIMUM

[@sbcrone]

@@kliibapz side ways?

[@yanzodadon]

That's the best pole test result I've seen

[@cristianmd7749]

Finally, a worhty oponent for The Pope test, damn it did amazing, very strong car

[@AIRDRAC]

They like cutting it close on the accident avoidance system tests! Damn, less than 10 centimetres to spare in most of them, how will it deal with a slightly wet road?

[@DashCamSerbia]

Or bad/worn tyres and brakes.

[@tarassu]

True. How about making tests on wet road since 2020. Incl lane markings etc.

[@tomoldbury2943]

Most of these systems are designed to reduce the harm of an accident, not outright prevent it in every case as they aren't advanced enough to do that yet.

[@derbigpr500]

It brakes exactly as much as it has to. It starts slowing down on time and doesn't brake too hard to get rear ended. It's funny how everyone will criticize a system without thinking about it for a single second.

[@SR89]

Probably knows about the wet road or other conditions via sensors (eg rain sensor) and will adapt. Everything else wouldn't make much sense to me.

[@zane___k7333]

The all black taycan looks dope. 😎

[@jz5937]

That battery pack apparently does wonders for structural rigidity and also allows for more consistently controlled crash deformation properties implemented effectively around the body shell.

[@rick3354]

J Z yeah, but it does not make the car safer....

[@123Comrade]

Those are some strong ass wheels!

[@zbigniewstanowski496]

Wow!

[@derbigpr500]

I like how precisely they tuned the crash avoidance systems, the car stops exactly at the last moment, to make sure nobody rear ends you from behind. Unlike some cars that just slam on the brakes and stop like 10 meters before impact.

[@myyoutubename152]

If the car doesn't preempt the stop, you're likely to hit the object if you encounter any road irregularities like ice, sand, gravel or even a pothole.

[@Till113]

@@myyoutubename152 The Porsche System starts to break softly to "wake" the driver up an only in the last moment does a full emergency stop. I think the system can adapt to the road conditions, since its also tightens the seatbelts and starts closing the windows before it applies full break force and it also has the ABS Informations from the pre brake.

[@readytokill123]

Stops exactly on the mark but what if the person behind isn't paying attention then they'll rearend and hit whatever is in front of the porche

[@JoshuaPlays99]

@@Till113 Volvo systems do exactly the same thing, only they actually stop more then a few centimeters from the pedestrian/car. You know, because roads arent perfect and braking conditions aren't static.

[@famescsgo6873]

@@JoshuaPlays99 The safest way to stop in all conditions is to apply the least braking force possible over the longest distance in order to prevent a lock up / skidding on road surface or even gravel. Just slamming the brakes makes the possibility of loosing control much higher - even with ABS. The system is initiating braking very early, "testing the conditions" and using the distance to stop safely if the crash is not avoided, it's all calculated down to the wire. It can spot the object up to 200m away, from there it starts calculating and warning the driver to take action, until the last second it deems the driver cant do anything to avoid the crash. I would much rather emergency stop this way over any other car that stops 10m before the object. Since they just slams the brakes, making it impossible or at least harder to do an avoidance maneuver, and increases the possibility of loosing control, since we as humans needs time to react. Any human in the situation WILL in this split second try and avoid a person/car by instinct. If my brakes are slammed and i tear the steering wheel, would it be possible i would hit the object sideways in bad conditions? YES! I could even have a car behind me rear end me, making me loose control and hit the object either way. The more time it uses to brake, the better. This is how every automaker should do it, the problem is they cant because they don't know how to optimize their software and/or don't trust it to do it properly. And i KNOW this, because my uncle is an engineer working at BMW doing exactly this. I once thought like you did, until he changed my mind, lol.

[@sahel87]

solid AF

[@tutoriel1000]

People need to understand that the car applies exactly the amount of breaking required to not hit the pedestrian. If it's wet, it will break harder but there's no need to stop 10m before impact or you'll juste end up getting rear ended...

[@user-ux3gg2cx6s]

Can I take one of those broken cars for a reduced price?

[@AmxCsifier]

Woah! This youtuber has a lot of gear!

[@toyotaprius79]

Is Rich Rebuilds going to buy any of these?

[@Robert-cu9bm]

He'll actually be able to buy spares.

[@ucy_jvp27n6wsatjmhwasdmg5]

This is fun

[@temmuzayaz3614]

Please test the 2017 Porsche Panamera and 2017 Cayman 718 models.

[@werock2785]

AEB was a little too close for comfort

[@svartdraken]

I don't think it's meant for comfort

[@youngman0520]

its german engineering

[@pkupias]

The weaker the braking is the better the chance the car behind you has to brake in time

[@stilton_tv]

When Will you do small overlap test

[@thelastofthehitachi972]

its a 4S Performance Battery according to ncap site (not that it matters)

[@DuoMotovlog]

Impressive engineering! All the cars should have the Taycan security standard.✌️

[@botox123abc]

The emergency stopping mechanism is quite bad imo

[@DuoMotovlog]

@@botox123abc need (more) redundant sensors because in some cases it reacts late

[@xissburg]

Then all cars would cost over $100k

[@famescsgo6873]

@@DuoMotovlog @Blackbird Its not "reacting late", its waiting. The safest way to stop in all conditions is to apply the least braking force possible over the longest distance in order to prevent a lock up / skidding on road surface or even gravel. Just slamming the brakes makes the possibility of loosing control much higher - even with ABS. The system is initiating braking very early, "testing the conditions" and using the distance to stop safely if the crash is not avoided, it's all calculated down to the wire. It can spot the object up to 200m away, from there it starts calculating and warning the driver to take action, until the last second it deems the driver cant do anything to avoid the crash. I would much rather emergency stop this way over any other car that stops 10m before the object. Since they just slams the brakes, making it impossible or at least harder to do an avoidance maneuver, and increases the possibility of loosing control, since we as humans needs time to react. Any human in the situation WILL in this split second try and avoid a person/car by instinct. If my brakes are slammed and i tear the steering wheel, would it be possible i would hit the object sideways in bad conditions? YES! I could even have a car behind me rear end me, making me loose control and hit the object either way. The more time it uses to brake, the better. This is how every automaker should do it, the problem is they cant because they don't know how to optimize their software and/or don't trust it to do it properly. And i KNOW this, because my uncle is an engineer working at BMW doing exactly this. I once thought like you did, until he changed my mind, lol.

[@DuoMotovlog]

@@famescsgo6873 thanks for your explanation, which I totally agree. But in the 45km/h test, it's obvious that the system reacts late and the pedestrian was in trouble.. to say the least. The software needs to evolve to incorporate AI in order to predict danger situations, even if the sensors can't acquire enough information to made the decision, the best decision. I don't work in BMW but I know something about software ✌️

[@Lenoch_]

Why are the 718 Boxster tests nowhere to be found?

[@qizarali4320]

Impressive but it hurts to watch

[@w0lfy340]

Knowing this car stars at $86K...

[@avtolubitel78]

Как чётко останавливается! Сантиметры остаются.

[@kombi8864]

Pls add sound!

[@Beko500ProGolover]

I'm slightly let down Because I expected center airbag between the front seats but there was no centre airbag. Still did great tho.

[@UTubeSL]

Nice. Shame they don't test the Cayman or Boxster.

[@UTubeSL]

@@GeorgeVenturiHi George, seems you confused making a sensible point backed by reasoning with acting like a bit of a twat. Happy to engage if you wish to try the former. Thanks.

[@UTubeSL]

@@GeorgeVenturi You're fitting rather well into the type of person mentioned here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIvbqpKaiMidqa8 so I think our conversation is over. All the best.

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

@@UTubeSL daym. That was the most formal roast I've seen on the interwebs.

[@SlyGuy1985]

Porsche: Always the best 🤌🫡👌

[@SuperDoggykong]

Looking forward for the results of the cybertruck

[@a_stone]

Probably won't do well with regards to hitting pedestrians thanks to its sharp angles. There is a good reason cars today are round and dent easily.

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

@@a_stone yeah I don't want to get skewered by a rolling triangle thanks.

[@BoraOyunda1234]

The testing machine breaks down

[@RockyFoxxowo]

@@BoraOyunda1234 what, like the Oldsmobile Aurora back in the day?

[@madsam9403]

Car is very strong

[@ciprian.costin]

I think EuroNCAP needs to increase the speeds by 10-20km/h since they're not realistic in many countries where people go 60kmph in cities.

[@Pro09video]

I can't speak for other European cities but in Sweden the general speed limit in cities is 40 km/h

[@SpiDey1500]

@@Pro09video In the rest of Europe 50kmh and everyone is driving 60kmh

[@dr-ok3sn]

Henning bruh wtf, no one here in the cities is driving 60, you must be really dumb then with all those speed cameras

[@hellsgate09]

@@dr-ok3sn 50 is the standard/default limit here in Australia(it's usually "50 unless otherwise stated"), it's very common to find people going faster than that. Hell, I go faster than that on my bike even through intersection speed cameras. I believe, at least the ones where I am, they only trigger if you go 10km or more over the limit. I realised one day I was going way too fast by mistake(recent modifications to the bike threw off my "norm" of not really needing to check my speedometer too often) at 6x in a 50 zone through an intersection with cameras, slammed my brakes on and dropped to 57 or something and never got a ticket.

[@dr-ok3sn]

@@hellsgate09 then congratulations if you're really that dumb, they should take away your license forever people like you should never be allowed on streets

[@mmacphersonn]

The fact that the windows in the back only roll down like 3-4 inches... at that point they shouldn’t have bothered

[@dont2care8channel]

What's with the duck tape on the windshield for the 2 front crashes? Would the car try to brake when trying to crash it?

[@gtsishere]

jimboslice GEZUS are you talking about those impact strips?

[@dont2care8channel]

No. At 0:55 you can see pieces of duck tape at the top center if the windshield Wich looks to be covering the rain wiping sensors and other safety sensors

[@ardonjr]

It's for the sensors .. indeed to prevent the car to auto-brake and stuff.

[@alperen3486]

May I have the crashed one please?

[@Catalina._]

Why are they crashing the car? 😭

[@empowl1607]

First car to get 7 stars out of 5. Absolutely incredible.

[@readytokill123]

Ahhh thats a no

[@seanalicante7299]

Other cars pole test: no Taycan: ye

[@TaronTT]

Sad moments :(

[@viccao8431]

Can someone explain to me all the headlight effects, the led turned from blueish to yellow ish and on one of the test the right ride light was flashing

[@famescsgo6873]

It's because of the (slow motion) camera. You will often see LEDS flash on camera since they in reality blink so fast the eye cant catch it. Yet a camera will sometimes catch it depending on the fps it uses (slowmo/normal speed). /watch?v=wSXqX55R1Gc to get a prober explanation. The color is also due to the camera, dont know how to explain that tho. But something with the lens/angle the light is reflected.

[@viccao8431]

fames csgo I get that it blinks bc the FPS but the led clearly changes colour and one of the lights turn on

[@ctowner317]

Blueish to yellowish - the car has a built in safety system, in case of accident hazard lights turn on - same LED-lights used thus you se them turning from blueish to yellow. Wrt red breaking lights flashing - could well be part of safety system, hard breaking/automated breaking will make break lights flash to increase awarness.

[@user-ew2uu5fy2f]

ポールに当てるやつロッカー部だけ受けててルーフが凹まない車はじめてみた。ロッカー剛性やばいな

[@angelo.strand]

Are companies obligated to provide cars for testing?

[@khailils446]

No, but it's good for marketing to get a good score.

[@DuoMotovlog]

Yes, they are obligated in order to achieve approval to enter in the European markets.

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

@@DuoMotovlog really?

[@DuoMotovlog]

@@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS Yes. Crash test is mandatory for safety protection in EU. However, official crash test are different from the EuroNCAP tests. The EuroNCAP tests are more strict and have more media attention, so the industry also provide cars for EuroNCAP even if is not mandatory, because they can profit from an independent evaluation of safety tests that provides lots of data to improve safety and costs a lot to be done.

[@gsm-cd8gp]

In Euro Ncap, I noticed that the roof strength of electric vehicles is very good. The roof of the Porsche Taycan was not affected at all, something great from the pole test was very impressive. Is the battery under the vehicle the reason why the electric vehicles have good roof strength? Does the roof security have anything to do with the battery under the vehicle?

[@conordevery2306]

That's exactly the reason why.

[@conordevery2306]

@Smg2025 It would because the roof would have to absorb a much greater impact without the battery in the vehicles floor.

[@VolvoSafeandStyle]

такое ощущение, что броневик разбивали, видно, что машина очень тяжёлая. столбовой тест внушает, но что там с нагрузками?

[@zuti071]

?

[@Andrushe4kanka]

@@zuti071 he said tuti fruti

[@eternalbuzz2392]

Вес тайкана 2305 кг

[@paulibrahim3942]

Isn’t that car not too expensive to crash test if not so why don’t they crash test a rolls Royce I want to see how that looks like

[@pr7638]

@euro NCAP why did the taycan not get any points for the AEB system? comment under the test is: The standard-fit autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system performed well in tests of its functionality at the low speeds at which many whiplash injuries occur. However, the Taycan was not awarded the points for these tests as good dynamic performance in the front seats is a prerequisite for AEB scoring. can anyone explain?

[@DashCamSerbia]

That sounds dodgy.

[@pokest225]

I don't understand that response. Strange.

[@tomash6299]

1:54

[@pokest225]

@@tomash6299 so it failed the front seat test?

[@DashCamSerbia]

@@pokest225 Whiplash injuries are low anyway.

[@haidengameplays]

Most Porsches by now are safe

[@Randze]

And Tesla says their Model S is the safest car you can buy

[@rcsaschaoffizell]

Wow 10 porsche sind dafür extra geschrottet worden

[@Jameshoward999]

1:02 the dummy doesn’t touch the airbag or

[@mrMister3]

Anybody noticed at 0:44 minutes that the right rear window was closing after the impact...but seen from other points of view the same window doesn't move. It smells fishy

[@S3XYdriver]

I can’t watch

[@michaelhoundus2457]

How did it compare against the tesla model s??

[@dustindustindustin]

0:55

[@miket4234]

anyone else thinkin how many brand new porsches they had to use for these crash tests??

[@asmoth360]

Well one for each test.

[@BoraOyunda1234]

27

[@BoraOyunda1234]

These tests are a nightmare for boutique hypercar manufacturers. Koenigsegg manages to destroy only 7 cars by repairing them after each test.

[@user-no6gy9sd3f]

This J1 platform is amazing, BTW those rims are really ugly

[@Filipolis]

For being the cheapest option (for now) they look acceptable if you ask me

[@DeerKoden]

@@Filipolis they do look kind of "flat" if you get what i mean.

[@Filipolis]

@@DeerKoden Yeah, but there are worse EV wheels out there :D

[@JTM610]

Getting the best rims for a crash test would seem rather illogical to me

[@1.8T20V]

I think theyre not even porsche wheels/ tyres but rather an NCAP rolling test resource.

[@andromeda9340]

The only car with comparable results to the porsches taycan pole test is the Tesla model s.both incredible cars

[@toxy3580]

3 as well

[@giwrgosprd1472]

Don’t do this test. Just give it to us we want it...

[@randomlonglegcat7973]

Haha funny

[@togethereasy]

Man, those irresponsible bikers and walkers going around while a porche is doing crush tests, this is so desrespectful.

[@jacobmatthew5597]

i guarantee elons team has watched this 700 times

[@rollingthunderinho]

Why? Have you watched the Tesla tests? Model 3 performs better for 1/4 the cost and model s and x for 1/2 the cost

[@a_stone]

@@rollingthunderinho Yes and are any of those (luxury) sport cars? No. And that's why they're cheaper. Wow, big surprise.

[@user-tx7mf9vx5l]

I smell dat salt incoming from tesla fanboiiis

[@JJodalen]

Dis you see the score? Compared to a Tesla, it's nowhere near.

[@BLITZandKILL]

You know Tesla fanboys are all for other electric car advancements, right?

[@BLITZandKILL]

Moni Toni please seek help.

[@john_voske]

@Moni Toni i feel like you missed the point of his comment tho... We WANT other electric cars to do well. Elon has been preaching that since the beginning. Create a bigger electric market, make gas cars a thing of the past. So salt? Not really. Glad to see Porsche jumping on the wagon, contrary to others.

[@1.8T20V]

Moni Toni hooooly shit dont wanna insult you but shouldnt you consider spending your time a little more effectively rather than writing an entire ESSAY about how a person is allegedly in a cult?

[@notguiIty]

Не очень

[@ayberkyuce9919]

Taycan turkish name

[@g00dfeeling]

I don't understand this: Mazda CX-30 99% 86% 80% 77% Porsche Taycan 85% 83% 70% 73%

[@edipires15]

Car Safety isn’t Porsche’s main concern

[@enricocolombo]

g00dfeeling in crash test cout other factor (apart quality of chasis) like heigth of centre of gravity or mass

[@akj2387]

💰Doesn't always mean "safety", a 20 Grand Chevy Cruze got 96% in 2009 while a 30 Grand C Class got 82% in the same year...

[@markmd9]

Mazda is softer

[@Gabztar97]

Ujw Gaming yeah but a cx30 is made in the same year

[@bigtonyakacashmoney]

Heh

[@pierandrea1992]

If you check the complete report, you can unfortunately see , that Tesla Model S,X,and 3 is still slighter safer than the new Taycan.

[@rick3354]

pierandrea1992 and if you look further on top, you’ll find the Mazda CX-30🤙🏻

[@DeerKoden]

That AEB is definately not optimal. Give or take a bit of wind, awful road quality, or any other factor that might end up in a longer brake distance...just no. This is not what safe distance is about. No wonder it failed on the test with a pedestrian coming by behind another car, with the car going at 45km/h.

[@KrustyKlown]

DeerKoden: WRONG ... safest way to stop in all conditions is to apply the least braking force possible over the longest distance .. to prevent "lock up" / skidding on road surface. The system is initiating braking very early, but using the distance to stop safely.

[@DeerKoden]

@@KrustyKlown ehm. The Taycan crashed against the obstacle in one test at 60km/h, although it slowed down (with the pedestrian coming behind another car)

[@JoshuaPlays99]

@@KrustyKlown You realize thats exactly what abs is for, so you can brake hard without locking up the wheels.

[@KrustyKlown]

@@DeerKoden you are assuming that is a test failure being recorded .. the testing protocol is complicated, and involves intentionally increasing speed until there is contact, then backing off the speed for actual testing ... have a read: cdn.euroncap.com/media/43371/euro-ncap-aeb-vru-test-protocol-v301.pdf Realize that the laws of physics apply, and ALL cars will hit that dummy at some higher speed ... at 45km/h, there is zippo time available to stop a car in that scenario.

[@KrustyKlown]

@@JoshuaPlays99 LOL .. unnecessary panic stops fully engaging the ragged edge of ABS is not the safest way to stop, when there is extra distance available to use. ... AND.... I probably shouldn't have said "to prevent "lock up" / skidding on road surface" .. I guess it's more about making the overall safest stop possible.

[@timkebienda1809]

👀 2:07

[@TigerKurdish]

very good but, That system avoidence is way too close almost a fail. Should've been stopped little earlier.

[@famescsgo6873]

The safest way to stop in all conditions is to apply the least braking force possible over the longest distance in order to prevent a lock up / skidding on road surface or even gravel. Just slamming the brakes makes the possibility of loosing control much higher - even with ABS. The system is initiating braking very early, "testing the conditions" and using the distance to stop safely if the crash is not avoided, it's all calculated down to the wire. It can spot the object up to 200m away, from there it starts calculating and warning the driver to take action, until the last second it deems the driver cant do anything to avoid the crash. I would much rather emergency stop this way over any other car that stops 10m before the object. Since they just slams the brakes, making it impossible or at least harder to do an avoidance maneuver, and increases the possibility of loosing control, since we as humans needs time to react. Any human in the situation WILL in this split second try and avoid a person/car by instinct. If my brakes are slammed and i tear the steering wheel, would it be possible i would hit the object sideways in bad conditions? YES! I could even have a car behind me rear end me, making me loose control and hit the object either way. The more time it uses to brake, the better. This is how every automaker should do it, the problem is they cant because they don't know how to optimize their software and/or don't trust it to do it properly. And i KNOW this, because my uncle is an engineer working at BMW doing exactly this. I once thought like you did, until he changed my mind, lol.

[@kristianolsenlarsen]

Um, these shit toxic vacuum cleaners can littarly catch fire if a bird poops on it- witch it should btw

[@xaviqq5]

At this point tesla Model 3 seems better, even in Taycan they did it in much test in lower speed than Model 3 wich I dont know why cos it suposed taycan is a Sport Car... and it did it barely or having tiny crashes...

[@checonti3974]

the 'sports car' still has speedlimits, why would they do crash tests at unrealistic speeds

[@sumedhpradhan]

2:14 I don't really understand the use of such tests, if there's an fool crossing the road without watching for vehicles... HE MUST DIE...

[@creamsoduh6392]

2:22 crippled/killed the pedestrian, this test is so handicapped in comparison to the one done on the Tesla, look at the lighting comparison between the 2 cars at night with the pedestrian. With the Taycan they have 10x the lighting how pathetic

[@nici-tuber2013]

Not like a Tesla.... In a Tesla your head will be destroyed from the cheap plastik parts...🤷‍♂️😂😂😂

[@Francesco93488]

Actually if you check the euroncap results model 3 is way safer...

[@VinaSaga]

Germany have the best car

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Tesla has the best cars

[@rick3354]

Lol, both suck ass. Only Japanese cars matter.

[@derbigpr500]

There's like literally no flex at any part of the body. This thing is as rigid as a diamond, other than the crumple zones deforming exactly as they should, the entire structure is untouched. Compare that to the Tesla Model X that flexes and bends like a wet noodle...and you see where the extra money went. Even the interior trim in the Taycan is rock solid and nothing moves or flexes in a crash, whereas in other cars it all bounces around, flexes, falls apart, etc.

[@RubenKelevra]

But the crumble zone in the front looks extremely tiny. Actually you don't want your car to be super rigid, somewhere the energy has to be absorbed. You just want nothing reaching the passenger cell. The Tesla looks somewhat equally successful. Loose panels in a crashtest might be due to additional weight from wires for the test which was attached to them as cause. Have seen this in various tests before and never mentioned in the results. What worries me is the emergency braking, it's extremely close in each test. Wet street surface or older tires and you gonna hit the child running on the street even with system activation. This has to be fixed.

[@DonRify]

except the Tesla is safer than the taycan in all metrics. Being in super rigid does not result in better crash outcomes, it actually does the opposite.

[@readytokill123]

I'd rather my car break into a million pieces in a crash than for me to have all the energy pass through the car into me causing more injury. Yeah nah I'm good thanks

[@derbender9264]

I had three big accidents in my life, one on public road, two on racetracks, two of them by my own fault. Once the flying part gave me a cut in my face, It has been always a accident with a total loss of the car. I don’t care if it’s +/-10 more or less, if I’m alive and able get fine again, it’s okay, if I had one accident without the cut in my face, I would prefer it, so it really belongs what will be better....

[@toxy3580]

@@DonRify not really. Rigidity in the safety cell is exactly what you want. Crumble beyond that is also what you want.

[@indomitablereasoning2875]

Better absolutely BETTER THAN TESLA TOTALITARIAN LOBBYING

[@Gabztar97]

indomitable reasoning that you even compare a car that cost more than a house compared to a model 3 please...

[@readytokill123]

Well it doesn't perform better but okay

[@theshow1360]

Pole test 150000€ vs 10000€ scandal safety only for rich

[@user-ns4of8hu9s]

NOT AS SAFE AS A TESLA AND COST AND SELF DRIVING ....ELON IS A GOD.

[@svartdraken]

Here's where you can distinguish a fanboy from a car enthusiast

[@bundubashing2591]

I hate the German car industry

[@Dan81825]

k, they don't care though.

[@bundubashing2591]

@@Dan81825 Yeah, the companies that schemed and polluted the air I breathe to make a dollar don't care what I think. LOL.

[@famescsgo6873]

@@bundubashing2591 That shows exactly how little they care.

[@bundubashing2591]

@@famescsgo6873 They obviously dont care about anything other than making money.

[@a_stone]

@@bundubashing2591 *looks at China and their shit, then looks at every single country that still uses fossil fuel power plants.* Let's be fucking honest, we need to reduce emissions from EVERYTHING, not just cars. It's silly that everyone goes about saying that cars are so polluting while they eat a beef burger wrapped in plastic while looking after a child. You want to reduce global warming? You need to change everything in our life, including reducing the number of children we have as they are arguably the largest "pollutant". Cars are a part yes, but everything else needs changing as well.

[@evodude919]

Porsche Taycan Turbo just got an official EPA range of 201. That is with an estimated 96 kWh battery capacity. That is less than a Chevy Bolt for a car that is $150k. Lousy!

[@a_stone]

Well, duuuuh. Go compare the energy stored in an electric car compared to a petrol car. The petrol will be higher. Current electric power density is horrible compared to petrol and the only reason EVs reach similar levels of range is due to their efficiency. The moment you ask them to do heavy work they shit the bed.

[@evodude919]

@@a_stone Well Captain Obvious, I'm not comparing the Taycan to another ICE car, I'm comparing it to other EVs. A Tesla Model S P100D with a slightly larger battery gets an EPA rated extra 147 miles more than it. That's a huge difference in efficiency. On top of that, the Tesla is much roomier and is about 300 pounds lighter. Tesla's EV tech is at a significantly higher level than Porsche when it comes to efficiency.

[@a_stone]

@@evodude919 Not really. The Tesla use two different motors, one to give it efficiency while the other gives it more power. The reason the Taycan has less range is because of its motors which are permanently on and can't be turned off when cruising so it only uses one motor. Also ones a family car while the other is a sport sedan. There is no point trying to compare the two when they are two completely different designs targeted at two completely different markets. One could easily have a Taycan and a Tesla.

[@evodude919]

@@a_stone The P100D is very much a sports sedan. I mean what do you call a car that can do the 1/4 mile in about 10.6 seconds? In it's current form it doesn't have the track prowess of the Taycan but that will change in a matter of months. The Taycan has a lot more in common with the Model S than it does with a car like the upcoming Roadster 2. A car that truly is in a different category.

[@a_stone]

@@evodude919 No it isn't. Just because a sedan goes fast in a straight line up to a certain doesn't meant it's a sports sedan. The Model S's handling is trash, it's driving feel is dead, it needs preconditioning to have comparable levels of performance to a Taycan, and it's body control is horrible. For it to be able to compete against the Taycan on the track, it's terrible thermal management(motor toughness, heat, etc.) issues need to be fixed before it has a chance to even complete the Nurburgring lap without overheating and going into "limp home" mode. A sports sedan needs more than just a fast 0-60 speed to be counted as a sport sedan otherwise it's just a sporty sedan, able to achieve high speeds due to electric motors. Sure the Roadster 2 will be in a different category. You know why? Because it's a pure sports car. Wow, shock horror.

[@cheesedoodle4236]

Not a safe car honestly

[@famescsgo6873]

Dont feed the troll