NEW Porsche Taycan RWD Review: More Fun Than Petrol? 4K

The cheapest version of the Porsche Taycan might also be the best. Here, Rory Reid reviews the Taycan Rear Wheel Drive to check whether we might finally have en electric car that excites.
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[@autonewstv86]

Porsche: Yes, we have an affordable Taycan! Options have entered the chat.......

[@niphomathibela7332]

I’ve definitely heard this one before😎

[@will4may175]

Yeah 'quite affordable' at £83k+

[@Neojhun]

Doesn't mean you need to take the option. The press car has lots of stupid options which people just won't get.

[@kristoffer8740]

@@Neojhun Still there are options that should not be options. For example parking sensors, backup camera, heated seats, and cruise control.

[@SkyrimCZtutorials]

It is third least expensive Porsche, so not bad. Only 718 and Macan are less expensive, so in the Porsche world, not bad.

[@iliavko]

This is the new Top Gear

[@tonyfrancis6505]

Yess

[@LND8110]

To paraphrase Rory Reid...”ok electric cars, you have my attention”

[@flatwhitepaintworks]

Nailed that opening shot!

[@MrAsimomytis]

Rory you are the best automotive journalist in the world today! Greetings from Athens Greece!

[@vinnyalii]

Loved the intro!!

[@amwajameen]

Starting price: 79k Extras: 30k(minimum) Total RRP: 109K YEAH,TOTALLY AFFORDABLE 😬😬😬

[@almac9203]

Get a bus pass or walk. Tesla is junk.

[@supaahflyy]

@@almac9203 honestly I'd much prefer a Tesla at that price. The Taycan rwd is too slow at that price. 5 secs to 100kph is unacceptable when paying that much

[@almac9203]

@@supaahflyy firstly this is the entry version and there are quicker versions available for those that need more pace. Secondly the Porsche is quicker in real life and has better range than the figures suggest. All Porsche's are underrated whereas Tesla's are always overrated and that isn't me saying it but practically every tester. It is astounding you can get a Porsche for the price of a low rent Tesla. Porsche is more expensive than Tesla because it's better quality and is better built and has a better interior and handle better. A Porsche 911 costs more than an equivalent Corvette because it's better and its the same story with EVs. Porsche is better but Americans can do bang for your buck for those that want specs rather than quality.

[@flowfiya4501]

OR JUST DONT GET 30K IN OPTIONS??? WEIRDO. THE STOCK TAYCAN WITH NO OPTIONS WILL GET WAY MORE CHICKS THAN ANY TESLA..FACTS.

[@supaahflyy]

@@almac9203 there's a lot of stuff right and wrong in your post. I'm Aussie and I know American cars over rate their figures because they include rollout. However you're wrong in that the Porsche is 'quicker' in real life. I said 5 secs. Mat Watson got 5.1 seconds. So no, it's not quicker than what I stated. I was being generous when I said 5. Better built? Undoubtedly. Better range than the figures suggest? Very true, that's not a question. Handle better? As of now I agree. When the plaid plus comes, no chance. A car that is over 20+ seconds a lap faster on the Nurburgring by extension handles better whilst being a much larger car than a Taycan. Agree with all the corvette vs 911 comments onwards. But you've forgot quite literally the biggest and arguably the only important point. Where do I charge this thing? Let's say for example I want to travel from Melbourne to Sydney which is 900km. Where do I charge this Taycan? Relying on third party networks that are unreliable and slow. Yes the Taycan charges 270kw peak. But how many of those chargers are there? I'll tell you. Here in Aus, 7. The UK. Not much better. Whereas Tesla's biggest advantage and strength is that they have heaps of superchargers even here in the neglected Australia, let alone the UK where there's quite literally 10-15x more than here. I've seen all the stats that's why I can say this confidentially. I've a Tesla myself with 160,000km's on it so I'm very experienced with how electric cars work, their positives, their negatives. And Ive also looked at trading it in for the Taycan. After my due diligence it always comes back down to 'whats the point of this car, it doesn't matter how good the car is, if I can't take it wherever I want' It's a glorified daily driver in the city that's about it. That isn't limited to the Taycan btw, that's all electric cars that rely on the pathetic third party networks. If you want to see my exact point illustrated, check out LoveCars KZbin channel. Tiff Needle is on there (ex fifth gear host) and his co worker. And see what it's like relying on third party network's. That will illustrate exactly my point. Now going back to the car in isolation, yeh fantastic car, still overpriced. You don't pay £100k and get that sort of slow acceleration. If anything you've mentioned that it's a Porsche, then by extension they should have a minimum level of performance as a Sports car/supercar brand. That's like buying a BMW M car that hits 60mph in 6 secs. It wouldn't be called an M.

[@natanielortiz3754]

Bro this is like watching a movie , Your vids are so satisfying !

[@addy24k]

"In the words of Shania Twain.." 😂

[@bbcdentist]

Rory does the best reviews! 👍🏻

[@yourboykester4099]

The cinematic shots always on point!

[@Amit_R_Tudu]

Dang... The intro 🥺💥🔥

[@peterhammer6915]

I don't know how I have missed Autotrader with this great reviewer. Wow so enthusiastic and everything spot on 👍👍.

[@sonnynguyen3312]

It's great that there are more brands building EVs which creates a more diverse future, and the Porsche Taycan certainly delivered a package that is very impressive in terms of refinements. But I imagine the people who chooses this over say the Tesla Model 3 SR+ (similar specs) are quite well off.

[@shahrozeqayyum]

You guys are soo underrated, keep up the good work. 👍🏻

[@aliibn-muhammadal-sharif8568]

Rory- you are the best car reviewer hands down at the moment! Love it every episode. You put a smile on my face with the car review!

[@brunodelanghe2994]

Rory you are the best car reviewer there is! Thanks!

[@AutoTraderTV]

Best comment ever

[@kennedysingh3916]

Watching from Old Harbour,Jamaica.

[@nigelbrissett7610]

Welcome yaard man! Watching from western Massachusetts

[@stephanvelines7006]

Porsche should bring out a Taycan S RWD with increased range as well. Would be interesting to compare it to the 4S version and see if the AWD is worth it for most peoples routine

[@jamesprivet]

Awesome high quality review. Much better than the usual Top Gear nonsense!

[@mrmoralman1]

2:46 obvious voiceover lol!!

[@olivierl2172]

🤫

[@falcongamer58]

Much better than displaying the correction with numbers on screen

[@rahuljayachandran4128]

congrats for hitting 500k subscribers, great review like always........

[@OllieTT]

Great video as always Rory, also the editing/filming team did a really good job on this one! Very easy to watch.

[@nicolasboehm90]

What a nice Review! Great Quality. Thank you very much.

[@jamesdonlolo6758]

your reviews never get boring !!!

[@DemiDemiGlace]

2wd 300++hp is more than enough to be fun around the town. It’s quite costly but considering you have a brand legacy and well-made elements, it may be worth it.

[@eddstarr2185]

OK everybody, we are about to enter a brave new world with this question: "will electric cars make good used cars?".

[@Boog_masskway]

That’s the issue. I think they might depreciate faster because batteries don’t give you the same performance over time

[@dangr3957]

I bought a facelift Model S 70 6 month ago with 117k miles now it’s close to 121k miles, the range is the same as before 193-243 depending on the conditions. Never had any issues still original motor and battery under warranty till mid 2024 An ice car would have already had at least a gearbox failure. EV’s last long.

[@nordic5490]

Supercharging kills the batteries, so does heat, and so does long period at full charge. There is an original Model S, 9yrs old, that has 96% of its original battery capacity. It doesnt get supercharged.

[@JimBob_1975]

The Porsche is a driver's car that happens to use modern technology to propel it. IMO Tesla is modern technology (complete with a distracting oversized ipad) that happens to be in the shape of a car.

[@MaestroWenarto]

YES, I finally got one, all black....thanks for the great review

[@MrRT513]

Excellent review

[@stefanl6811]

Top class review this!

[@lexRTD.]

If porshe made a rwd option for the turbo s, well it would probably be the best electric car for the driving category.

[@joebloggs4191]

It already is?

[@lexRTD.]

@@joebloggs4191 well yea. But rwd, or if it had like the bmws m5 and system, where you could change from rwd to Awd, would make it even better

[@mattevans4377]

How did this car fly under my radar for 4 days? I love the normal Taycan, and I love this one even more.

[@suyashjaiswal2782]

Porsche really knows what people wants and gives exactly that !

[@Ardentautosports]

Enjoyed this presentation very much!

[@Bmontepeque11]

I always knew if someone could make a cool sports car it would be Porsche, and with the Taycan Turbo S they pretty much did it but these shots of the Taycan RWD drifting my heart just fills with joy, satifaction, excitement and hope! ❤️❤️😣

[@MrComradebuttons]

they are awesome cars, but what’s the different between a true porsche and a true bentley continental? weight, a true porsche is so light and nimble , but not the taycan is as heavy as a bentley or rolls. it’s a very heavy car. just like the macan , it handles as good as an suv can handle, but it’s still not a light nimble car it wants to keep going with its momentum

[@oliverstemp9132]

Very good video. It will be fun to compare it with the e-tron GT

[@lohithreddy6629]

Porsche’s mad with the options

[@actuallypaulstanley]

Lohith Reddy like all German cars; even the AMG, M and RS variants...

[@RiseAgainstTheDevilAndGod]

Sounds like a mistake was made and needed correction at *408* metric horsepower ; D 2:45

[@gregorythomas4470]

150 miles every 8 hours is a hard pass for me. I love this guys honest reviews!! You get the information you NEED and not just what the manufacturer wants you to know.

[@flowfiya4501]

HE SAID 150-200 UNDER EXTREAM CONDITIONS IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER WITH THE HEAT ON BLAST...WHO IS DRIVING 200 MILES IN THOSE CONDITIONS???

[@nordic5490]

The average daily commute by car in the US is 30miles (20miles in the UK), that is > 5days driving.

[@mortense8858]

What’s with the weird trim they put on top of the display? That’s not on the normal Taycan...

[@kreigerbailey3550]

Portland, JAMAICA in The Building !!!!

[@antster7]

in other words, it feels like quality

[@PINGPAZ]

great review!

[@kristofk1902]

Not that big of a fan of electric cars but the Porsche Taycan is just a whole other thing

[@dragospahontu]

It's good, but what makes it so different?

[@Aemond839]

@@dragospahontu it's Porsche

[@michaeljohnson1413]

Another great electric car review.

[@stubailey9433]

I like it, but then i saw what Audi have got coming out. Came back to say Rory, you're doing a great job.

[@austinedwards1918]

Not boasting but I earn very good money, enough per year to but several Porsche taycans. Launch control is for boy racers. Would want a car to do what I expect it to do, get me from A to B in relative comfort and faster than I can walk and run. I drive would you believe a ford kuga 2011 2.5 turbo its smart its fast enough and I don't have to worry about complicated stuff going wrong. I've had the bentleys the Porsche's and even a rolls phantom but with all these high end cars I worried on a day to day basis about them getting trashed by jealous people, the cost of maintaining them. So I pour my money into my houses and my family. And still enjoy the fact my kuga gets me to places faster than I can walk or run. This knowledge comes with experience age and wisdom. Enjoy the fast cars. Thanks Rory for great review I might buy one in the future.

[@daves1412]

Great piece - skilled driving too!

[@apache1234657]

how come they can't make electric cars sound good when electric forklifts sound good but I guess your right on top of the motor in a electric forklift so you hear all the sounds

[@barryw9473]

Most EVs do not rely on raw speed, as stated in the video. Nissan Leaf, Zoe, e-Golf, ID.3, are not known for raw speed. Teslas are known for raw speed. I think Taycan may be Porsche’s best selling model in 2021 thanks to this version.

[@LuxembourgDriveUA]

I tried 3 different Taycan’s (one of them had 500km on it only) and in all of them I heard creaks in the doors area. So I’m not agree with “good build quality” statement!!! And can someone explain why Performance Plus is the same quick as basic one? Yeah it has 50 more kg but power difference is 70hp. Why no difference in 0-100 acceleration?????

[@StevenMillward]

imagine paying $100k for this base Taycan and, on the first day driving it, getting left for dead at the lights by someone in a base-Model 3

[@ElroyMcDuff]

And they would gleefully revel in their fart noises while the Taycan owner nestles into real leather with actual knobs and buttons to do simple things while DRIVING. Edit: I'm actually in the market for a 3 Performance, it just seems kinda silly to rely so much on the screen but the price IS hard to beat...

[@leokal457]

@@ElroyMcDuff And the biggest pro of teslas: You dont have to fiddle with 3 cards and 5 apps to charge your car on the way. The infrastructure if you dont have a tesla is a joke

[@user-ft2md2gd4s]

Porsche owners value the overall luxury. Tesla is still way behind in that aspect. I mean if you pay 100€ for a Porsche is because you discarded Tesla for a reason.

[@seanwood9502]

I've of my favourite roads to drive in my local area 🧡

[@arkasarkar6732]

Rory is the next Jeremy Clarkson

[@vc2616]

Great video 👍

[@bob15479]

Wait... so you have to pay extra for either interior!? Yet it's not included in the base price?

[@TermlessHGW]

Since when words like "metric horse power" became in use..?

[@jacksonboyd]

It's a contradiction in terms😂

[@henryviiifake8244]

Imperial Horses in the stables: *"There's an imposter among us!"*

[@MartinBrada]

Metric horse power is defined using metric units a basically equals to 735.5 W. Imperial mechanical horsepower is defined as exerting force of 33000 lbf over 1 ft of distance in 1 minute. Which, in metric units, turns out to be 745.7 W, slightly different than the metric one. Despite this, they are often used interchangeably, typically in the UK. You can then find values such as 200 and 203 hp for the very same engine. It's kind of good it is clearly specified which horsepower they meant here. But it would be obviously much better if horsepower was not use anymore at all. It's not used anywhere else except for cars just because people are used to it. I wish car journalists switched finally.

[@thesure1]

Tesla's M3P with a track mode upgrade is both awd and rwd depending on your mood.

[@Ivan-bg1jp]

70k? That's cute. It comes with 100% tax here in the Philippines.

[@ntokozonyembe9627]

Love that into

[@toobasaurus23]

Please do the Audi E-Tron GT.

[@robbutler1947]

What are the pros and cons of RWD vs.4WD, in the context of Taycan?

[@AutoTraderTV]

Skids or not skids.

[@afterrecession]

what's the difference with a metric hp to the convential "hp"?

[@leumas75]

What’s with the poorly overdubbed “408 metric HP” at 2:47? I demand perfection from you Rory!!!

[@maxvat4082]

Best man, best car 💪

[@willparsons9551]

Rory, we challenged you to go karting at sexy fish a few years back. I still want to do it but I’m less confident having watched you drive...

[@AutoTraderTV]

That was a fun night :)

[@willparsons9551]

Really was. We will do it again one day (post apocalypse) but won’t ask for that speech again!

[@cristiandemirel1918]

A car that weighs more than 2 tons is enjoyable to drive only if you enjoy to drive trucks!

[@nidalonso8692]

Came to say Hola Rory.

[@DickyChap]

Great car!

[@Evohunter7]

I’ll take mine in Speed Yellow please.

[@vedranbozicevic1111]

It is not everything in speed and torque, something is and in the sound. Through sound sports car is communicating with the driver so as a sports car, Taycan is imho incomplete.

[@underscorechaz]

But think of the positives! Instead of sound you got green energy. That’s a good thing in itself but think of the cars in 20-30 years; first of all, you will get used to the lack of soundtrack and second, it’s pretty damn nice that Porsche even considered making a “drivers” electric car in the first place; it’s great news from the future!

[@vedranbozicevic1111]

@@underscorechaz Green energy is not communicating with the driver on emotional level like sound does so it is irrelevant for any real car lover imho. I do not want to get used to it because it is flawed in its core.

[@yes8032]

I would like to see a drag race whit this and the e tron gt

[@bobbymcjenkins006]

Taycan 4S and higher trims or bust.

[@Punzrox]

This proves that porsche at this point acutally could make a proper e-carrera.

[@JJ-zg1hh]

Want one!

[@jamesengland7461]

Doesn't a Chevy Bolt do the same 0-62?

[@АртемПрохоров-Лукин]

Sooo... basically, it's feels not like a sport sedan, it's more alot like hot hatch, in terms of driving.

[@davidknell9676]

I'll have 2

[@jfletcher1029]

The carwow review of this has been up how long now? Haven’t watched it. Rory’s review, watched ASAP!

[@sutats]

Any turbos innit?

[@epbrown01]

Eat some Mexican food before you drive if you want that sound.

[@MrRaitzi]

Rwd should have same power.

[@dikshant.k.5852]

Taycan in german means young and livley horse

[@KyleBrightman]

You mean Turkish.

[@maynardchabala418]

Rather have the ionic 6😌

[@ronin4ortyse7en]

The silence. Its deafening!

[@mathetem]

I feel like Porsche is really pushing this colour, whatever it is, down our throats. I just can’t get used to it. 🤨

[@joebloggs4191]

I remember the first gen Honda Jazz came in this colour!

[@justinlzt]

Oh just over 70k ya know just sell my body out there for a year yeh

[@arthemis1039]

What's a kidney for anyway

[@ts.exotics642]

Finance?

[@xanderveal]

Let’s just say that they are better than Ferrari at option prices

[@thesure1]

Is the stated range certified by the EPA, NEDC or WLTP? apples to apples please.

[@AutoTraderTV]

300 miles WLTP

[@thesure1]

@@AutoTraderTV How can I compare that to the new Model S Plaid at 520 EPA? Also is the Taycan's best EPA really 201?

[@AutoTraderTV]

@@thesure1 I don't believe the Taycan RWD's EPA has been tested yet. But for reference, WLTP (combined) and EPA are reasonably similar. The RWD has a WLTP Combined range of 220-268 miles. The 4S does 208-254. The 4S has an EPA of 227. So I'd expect the RWD to go slightly further. -Rory

[@thesure1]

@@AutoTraderTV Thanks

[@CptSlow89]

Is it better than petrol?

[@joebloggs4191]

Probably not!

[@03mar333]

A what point is this affordable?

[@EmilWilkensRC]

We need you to drive the Tesla Model 3 Performance, with an induvidual driving profile setup to match that of a real drivers car. I bet this is possible, if not with current options, then definately should be at a later date.

[@RR-us2kp]

Taycan just lost the crown as the hottest/prettiest ev after Audi unveiled the e tron gt.

[@midlandgeordie]

Rather have an I pace

[@Ferragamo-374]

I like 🔌 cars but the price is to high

[@ericamerica2597]

"Porsche don't cut any corners". I love Rory

[@hoop5824]

How is £70,000 quite AFFORDABLE??? AM I MOVING IN THE WRONG CIRCLES???

[@joebloggs4191]

It's perfectly affordable to someone who is rich! or with high income on PCP.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Key word is “relatively”. As in compared to other electric sports cars. Or other taycans. Or a Saturn V rocket.

[@hoop5824]

@@AutoTraderTV The problem is comparing the Taycan to other expensive electric cars still doesn't make it look cheap. And as for comparing it to a Saturn 5 rocket, well it was designed to save the planet...not get you off the planet!

[@DonFather]

European brands make sexy cars, but they are really in the business of selling OPTIONS.

[@ThatRosco458]

I love Porsche but this is way too expensive for what it is

[@Arpedk]

If Tesla would add a Track mode or traction control off in their RWD model 3 that would got to be more fun than a +2 tons Porsche and at half price.

[@insayn7995]

Nope, it’ll still be a Tesla, it can’t be as good as Porsche.