Is this The ELECTRIC CAR you didn't EVen know you NEEDED?

[@NorthernContrarian]

The amount of people commenting that clearly have the attention span of a parrot and the IQ of a goldfish is scary really. It’s not his own car. He’s not saying that this is a must have, but pointing out the good he finds in the car, which is balanced rather than puking on everything for the sake of hating EVs. As a family man I of course also think the best comparison would be to throw 2 kids and a wife in there plus their stuff and run a comparison against say an old Volvo. But for crying out loud people, don’t take everything literally. Comedy and sarcasm seem to have become something way too many don’t understand anymore.

[@pauls4708]

and it is his opinion which he is allowed to have!

[@actualfacts1055]

Yeah not a huge amount of space.

[@benjilafouine]

Maybe it could be acceptable for another brand of car but certainly not for a Porsche. Porsche are supposed to be exotic cars, not station wagons. And I’m entitled to have my opinion as someone else wrote.

[@raymondreiff8170]

​@@Chromie2-ph2kzlol😂

[@kevinmott6205]

Humour is an intelligence thing. One has got to have the ability to gear change in your mind or thinking quickly to understand or appreciate it. 😂

[@rayquirk4947]

Putting 3 passengers in would be a better test than a 30kg bike.

[@robblack7560]

Lee you're forgetting, that car has depreciated by about £10,000 to the Lake District and back.

[@marvinbush9330]

Yeah, I like the color of the car. It is very reminiscent of British Racing Green -- one of the best colors in the world.🏎🚗

[@hughsavage2136]

I have an ICE car that part estate, part sports car, and just beautiful to drive. Because it is Japanese, has a V6 3.5 litre quad cam engine I am happy. If I can't buy a car with an ICE I will just keep this one. It will outlive me. 😊

[@MrSlugbait]

All that tech just seems to keep your eyes on the dash, not the road.

[@ged5288]

I agree Lee once I start my long journey I would never stop for a wee or a coffee. I would regularly drive from Newbury to Morecambe every Friday afternoon once I set off that was it. The longest I have been bursting for a wee on that trip was 9hrs , yes 9 hrs to do 234 miles now that shows the state of our road more than me holding my bladder LOL

[@andymccurley1]

If there’s a thicker plank on the planet than this plank, I would very much like to meet it.😊

[@TheMacMaster]

There's loads at Elland Road.

[@phil814]

@andymccurley1 On the contrary I think he's pretty switched on, he drives a Ev that was worth a fortune but now is probably scrap value! He drives around making money off KZbin every day , but my hunch is he actually prefers Ev's but in the main his audience are Ev haters . Plain and simple it's a money thing of which I can't blame him for.

[@moalf5088]

Once u have 4 people in the car there is still not enough room for suitcases etc. Old cars you could really load them up.

[@robertansell4538]

😮what is good car 🚙 blimey what change Lee 😂😂

[@martinofleeds]

You're right they're not that big inside compared to the outside dimensions

[@mongo64071]

Congrats on the new car. Good luck with it. I always leave all those parcel shelves out of my car permanently. They’re always in the way. Just get a moving blanket if you really need to hide stuff. Much easier. Also the blanket is good for keeping stuff from scraping the bumper if you need to hang stuff out.

[@Andyschannel-ph9sw]

It's probably because your going so slow in the roadworks for mile after mile whereas in France etc you were going at around eighty three mph. Excellent video by the way Lee. 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@leschase1824]

Cookies, I NEVER accept Cookies, and always try to avoid them. I would love to ban Cookies or the very least make them an option in rather than out.

[@terencestephens7485]

I've watched most of your videos and enjoyed them agreeing with you about electric cars, how many times did you say they are not the future? I feel let down I can't believe it after everything you said.

[@TheMacMaster]

Did you watch the entire video? I said I'd have a 911.

[@LesterLovesWatches]

Comfortable and practical, the Porsche Taycan features an adjustable waistband and a built-in absorbent pad for all day comfort. On approaching a speed camera make sure you use the “Push2Pass” button to make sure you get past it safely.

[@JohnB-2021]

18:08 Lee, please read, don’t just give it a heart. Geoff asked if you remembered the air quality zones in France & Spain etc suggesting there were none! To coin your phrase, I think you’ll find, if you had driven close enough to Paris you would have indeed seen signs that relate to air quality. Maybe they escaped your attention because they are written in French. As a Brit, or any of your viewers that regularly drive to various countries in and out of the EU will know, France has a clean air certificate system known as ‘Crit Air’ Electronic signs above the roads tell one/ you what vehicles may drive into the centre of Paris. (0 thru 5) I got rid of my French EV, that had a level Zero green certificate, in favour of a car that uses a fuel system I have not touched in 20 years. I now have a French Petrol car, Euro 6 emissions and has a purple / magenta level 1 round sticker on the windscreen. This sticker costs approximately £4 including postage to the UK. If one is caught without the sticker, the fine is something like 115 Euros. France is rolling this out to other cities too. The French crit air is also valid in other countries like Switzerland. You quickly realised there are zero boarders in EU countries, hence not needing your passport as you crossed into Spain. Yes I watch all your videos. Switzerland does have border controls and you may indeed need your passport if the boarder control is actually being controlled, it wasn’t last time I went through late at night. I did stop there to buy the £50 vignette, a sticker that allows one to use many of their roads. Please pass this on to Geoff & your viewers. The number of cities in the UK requiring cleaner, low emission vehicles is growing. One final very important note on French potholes. In April 2024 I was driving from Orly to Paris in the dark. I hit something and thought a front wheel had broken away from the car. Checking the dash cam later, I saw it was a pothole. The worst I have ever ‘not’ seen lol.

[@TheMacMaster]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@ejr5480]

I like the green. I owned a 1971 TR6 in British Racing Green with black interior. It would have been a really good car if only it didn’t break down every 50 feet!

[@thisisnumber0]

@@ejr5480 I had one too. It broke down every 50 feet and was a great car.

[@davidmarshall5596]

Mister Macmaster! Nice enough car, only one thing though, way out of ordinary working peoples rwach , 🎉

[@martinwalker3372]

A fair review of an expensive and not quite an estate car Lee. I personally love the colour. I'm glad your stress levels were low and I do think Geoff nailed it describing it as a "Cross dresser".

[@NightWatch975]

Thats a nice expensive paperweight. Ill stick with Jeffs Volvo thanks 👍 glad to see the range has increased, but it will decrease a LOT with speeding and the weight you have on board. Such a pity, as it does look a really nice milkfloat 👌 great to see you not stressing out over range for once, but WHAT a price to pay! Great vid 👍

[@garycole3204]

I drive my diesel all day, stress free,,, it looks like electric cars will shorten your life,,, not for me mate.

[@davidorr6627]

I'm sorry Lee, but there is no way I will ever need and EV. When I eventually replace my currently 10 ear old Hyundai (in about another 10 years), it will be with a big old 1970's Plymouth or Dodge V8. Actually, I will probably just keep the Hyundai until it falls apart, and get the V8 as well.

[@tonytasker489]

Am I missing something here? A push to boost button. What's wrong with your right foot?

[@jcfallows]

Great work Lee I enjoyed this day out with you! Maybe Porsche should build a sports day van! Room for everything with a fridge cooker and loo all built in and a bed for a sleep! Perfect for those longer trips!

[@lezbarker2673]

Computers in cars and EV’s are just ridiculous. My car is 60 years old next year and I love it. There’s no beeps no one spying on me 😊 it’s just a great car that does what it should and that’s let you drive.

[@foxmundin]

Il stick with my Vauxhall insignia 2 litre thanks Lee, only does about 65 miles to the gallon, never had a worry about range, just fill up at a petrol station,,, simplezzzzz

[@davidambiguous4650]

A portable generator would fit perfectly in the back🙃

[@27Tenebrae]

Your car has auto everything, you could load your bike into the back of it and tell it to go to the Lake District and you'll meet it there and go by train. Imagine when the new docking stations come out, you won't even have to get out to plug it into a charger. 👍

[@rob19632]

That 50 mph limit north of junction 29 is really annoying

[@barrycoomer8137]

Must admit Stobart green doesn’t do it for me but it’s a cool looking car. Adaptive cruise is very good but I’d have to have it with an engine, personally. Great vid, as always.

[@Sciue]

Arent you tired and fed up of charging your iphone , your Apple Watch , your Taican your bicicle ? etc ..... 🤣

[@nigelbrookes3034]

Every time you switch the car off the acoustic warning resets. So you have to turn it off every time you start up.

[@nathyax6395]

I have a Toyota BZ4Z. And ours is fine. 288 miles. We left with 78% left in battery from Gorleston and got to Lakeside with 37% charge or 88 miles left in the battery. Our destination is now only 40 miles left but we thought we better charge just incase. Full charged in 60 mins which was just enough time for me, the and two large 6ft plus teenage lads to eat out maccy ds. ..... And bear in mind the boot is also full of four large suitcases as we are off to USA.

[@nigel8499]

Meant to say. Have you seen the new British technology for charging EV? Its as quick as filling your tank pretty much. It was on the BBC site. 'Electric car battery charges in under five minutes in track test'.

[@neilgodwin6531]

I heard a former Top Gear presenter talking about it on LBC. Could bring £billions to the UK if it takes off, but some dinosaurs would rather throw thousands of people in Britain out of work than see EVs successful

[@Gus0898uk]

Macmaster, nice motor, but I feel that you have become an official Porsche influencer.

[@martinofleeds]

You made hard work of putting the seats down! I've got one and it'd not that hard to do.....

[@bigal6789]

You mentioned the engine roar of the 911, you can't beat the sound of an ICE car. My neighbour as a Porsche Panamera which sounds fantastic.

[@dangosypethau]

Great to see you pleased with it. Pre-production they were talking about 400 miles range for this new one. Would you say 300 miles is more realistic?

[@cyrilwenlock]

Its summer, try the same journey in any other type of UK weather and see what range you get!!!!

[@ShowMustG]

ScreamS "LET ME DRIVE THE CAR" then goes into cruise control :)

[@dryster123]

Do cooling seats on your other car work without the 12v battery?

[@simonhutchings6073]

That is a lovely Porsche , but maybe you would have better of with a nice Hillman Hunter estate for week end excursions.😃

[@allanbrooks-carlisle]

You're one of us now!!

[@thisisnumber0]

@@allanbrooks-carlisle You've tied him up?

[@simonlester5389]

Lee as you may know in a real estate car you do not have to put the seats down. Geoff definitely doesn't need to put his seats down and can still use the back seats. It's being miss sold if they are comparing it to an estate car because in fact it is a saloon at best

[@allan_s1]

I drove a family of 4 adults +luggage from Liverpool to Surrey and back on 1 full tank of diesel in my Volvo S60 D5. Just quick toilet stops on the journey. The only thing I had to charge was my phone 😂

[@nigel8499]

Love the colour. Pretty much British Racing green 👌 Hope you have better luck with this one Lee.

[@onlyme972]

Can you tell us day by day how much its deprecating in value?

[@normanwebster1757]

You asked for comments about the colour of the car. I think that particular green is fantastic

[@anthonybelham1466]

I think there will be more free loan EV car videos to come since his Taycan is always in the shop😂😂. Love yah Lee🇦🇺🦘🪃🇦🇺🦘🪃

[@chrisaris8756]

There is no time EVER I would need an electric vehicle thanks. I have all those gizmos on my petrol Jag and it will outrun 99% of those useless vehicles.

[@pfa1981]

Btw you can remove the head rest.

[@micke3035]

Adaptive cruise control has been standard for quite a while now hasn't it? My 2018 Golf have it...

[@pj1043]

My hatchback is smaller than this Tycan & I could easily get my whole bike in the back of my car without taking the front wheel off. Maybe because McMasters’ bike wheels are the size of a car wheel. Where my bike wheels are very narrow.😂😂

[@dangosypethau]

and his bike is also £500 for a service at Porsche lol

[@cabottaxi]

Try filming a tip run with all the garden rubbish in it and watch the dealership freak out 😀They'll be on the phone. £140,000 list price is super expensive for this behemoth. I'd save £40,000 and buy an M3 tourer with a roof rack that could take the bike and no range anxiety.

[@kevinmott6205]

Thanks Lee enjoyed that little run out in the estate car. I cannot make my mind up what is more entertaining, you or the comments. You do rattle a lot of cages. 🧐🤯🥳🤫🤣😎

[@deborahhaynes2213]

You keep referring to the open road and good range. How does it work on traffic jams? Please drive between Nottingham and Birmingham during commuter time and let us know if the range holds up?

[@djtaylorutube]

Traffic jams with an EV are no issue, a benefit if anything as consumption is reduced. When the car is stationary, basically minimum power. Love mine in traffic jams, just turn on autopilot and the car drives the traffic jam. 🙂

[@adrianwood2566]

You get the best range at lower speeds. I regularly go from Grantham to West Bromwich and avoid the motorways if I’m not on a time limit. Doesn’t take much extra time and in winter means I don’t need a small public charger top up. Might save me £5-£8. Even with a top up it’s cheaper than the 60mpg hybrid I had before. It’s my longest regular trip about 180 mile round trip so the yardstick I sued to ensure the EV would have enough range. The few times I have had to stop I don’t need much and takes less than 10 minutes. There an IONITY hub a few yards from the footie ground now so even easier. 😀

[@MK-wv4pb]

Did the McMaster just sell out on us? What happened to getting the 911?

[@nigel8499]

I took don't understand why he didn't buy a 911

[@TheMacMaster]

Loan car.

[@MK-wv4pb]

Thank goodness ​@@TheMacMaster

[@Broozer-fw3vl]

What you class as a long journey is just down the road here in OZ so they’ll never work here.

[@kevinlorryman781]

Oz has massive EV sales

[@Broozer-fw3vl]

And what do you mean by massive?

[@kevinlorryman781]

​@@Broozer-fw3vlmay 2024 1 in 4 new cars in oz was an ev thats 25% pretty good

[@iansummerell]

It's British racing green. Bristol busses used to be that colour.

[@lparky4409]

My brother in law had a Morse type Jag that colour.

[@walsakaluk1584]

The only way to test if it's really an estate is to transport a tin of paint in the back. If it tips over and spills, it's an estate. Loaner cars always have higher performance. You could have taken taken it in the surf to test the 4wd. A bit of air over some road undulations was in order. So many missed opportunities.

[@jebhunter]

can you get a fridge freezer in like in a focus estate and tow a 2ton trailer with a volvo c70 on

[@davidjungbauer-i7e]

Although I have no desire to own an EV I believe people should have the choice to drive what they want. I'm also afraid I would be too busy playing with the passing button driving that Taycan it would destroy the range.

[@logiclee1]

Lee, as a comparison you should try a proper Estate form the other end of the VAG stable. Take out a Skoda Superb Estate for the day and find out how much space you get for your money.

[@rinibrugel3573]

I have a 12 year old GM car and when the phone is used the radio mutes and the a/c blower goes low, but is still on. It is about Porsche caught up to old technology. I have a 2.0L turbo diesel and never worry about range.

[@davemanley1311]

Okay normally I would not have a green car but this green is awesome I’d definitely have it

[@activecarwashsupplies9320]

Was in New York at same time as yourself and following your recommendation went to Stone Street and had a great night so thanks. However, I also have three cars on the drive with a collective 18 cylinders and 720 bhp between them with my most favourite/useful/ enjoyable being a big V6 diesel estate with 155 mph top speed governed and a 760 miles range. No one ever needs a Porsche, doubly so if its an EV.

[@TheMacMaster]

Coulda met for a beer.

[@csorgb05]

You need to test the non-plug-in hybrid version to see the difference.

[@danclarke2305]

new cars introduce audible warnings for 3 things: going over the 'white' line, exceeding the speed limit and (what might be happening here) a sensor near/just above the steering wheel (on the column) watching your attentiveness - making sure your eyes are looking straight ahead...

[@csorgb05]

It may be nice now that its new, but what about down the line when depreciation occurs faster than you can pay it off, and your resale value tanks. I would have thought that you would have learned something from your first one. As for being practical, it barley qualifies as an estate car. If you could fit the bike without swiveling the bars, removing the tires, or lowering the rear seats, you would have a proper estate car. What you have there is just pretending to be an estate car.

[@nigelhall8]

I like the green if you have an ice white colour it will look like a fridge freezer on wheels.

[@lparky4409]

And cleaning it every 5 minutes! Especially if you've moved to the country.

[@jakenicholls9914]

Each to their own but that’s the best colour car you’ve had

[@knownpleasures]

You are finally turning into an English Michael Knight from that classic 80s television show Knight Rider ! Maybe Geoff buys cars could take on the job as the voice of KITT 😅😂🎉. Superb auto entertainment for one and all .

[@steveoh6663]

Batteries usually do perform better when new. Then, over time, gradually degrade.

[@GordonM54]

Dark Green is only for Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover . Lime Green is for Lambo.and Maclaren

[@Kopchronicles]

Hi Lee, if you have time can you do a test of the Porsche in built navigation system.

[@MrDavidfball]

its all good now, but what will be the range in 2-3 years time that's the elephant in the room!

[@mixiepalms8338]

try and a do a tip run ? i need to get rid of some plates.

[@davidspiers6599]

I have adaptive cruise control in my 2 year old Toyota hybrid use it all the time, Electric car Electric bike are you sure your not an EVangelist

[@mrclubby26]

my 2015 Golf has adaptive cruise, standard fit!!

[@sarahneedham]

I agree it should just be about choice. Also Lee, that car is extremely expensive for the majority of people, who would only be able to afford a much cheaper electric car (should they want one), which will probably have less range etc.

[@brianallan1036]

EV owners will be bashing the bishop watching this vid Lee.

[@ashman4357]

😂

[@TheMacMaster]

Lol. EV owners can't get it up. 😂

[@pnangna]

​@@TheMacMasterMac you gotta work on your kegals for ED 😂

[@ejr5480]

Why put just a bicycle in it? You should load it up with fully packed suitcases like you would have if you were really going on a holiday with family. Try doing that. Pretty far though. Didn’t know Porsche painted cars British Racing Green. 😎

[@robalexander7348]

That's a fabulous car Lee, if i bought one in Ice White, and even if i scored one stone chip to the front of it i'd cry for a week 😢 Au

[@tomkemp9465]

I am going to miss that gorgeous blue. Not sold on the estate car shape yet. Fine on a Volvo but not a Porsche

[@grantrandall1674]

So glad to see that's finally after 2 years of learning how to use your Taycan you have mastered yours and found an EV, you at least appear to like (though never entirely sure whether you're double bluffing us 😊) It is somewhat irksome to many, that most people won't be able to afford the likes of that car so If you do really like it as a vehicle that could suit families and their summer outings, I'd challenge you to test drive other EVs to see if you can identify some affordable equivalents that less well-off people might be able to at least find second-hand! May I suggest trying out the other 800 volt architecture EVs that coming upto about half the price of the Taycan like Ioniq 6 (Which I think is a Porsche style copy anyway) Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Polestar 4 and anything else you care to think of! I know you're a died in the wall Porsche fanboy but I think it'll be rather entertaining to see you review another car make from that point of view plus the added bonus of winding up more of your blinkered ICE followers!

[@joburke7368]

Nice car, Lee, not a fan of electric cars; however, next time you put a bike in the back, please don't put it in with the rear mec face down. You'll bend the hanger, and then your gears will not work properly . Always travel with the mec facing up. Love the show. Best Jo from Ipswich (Audi A6 Avant diese owner ) You'll not go wrong with an Avant, lol .

[@victormanns7285]

The trouble is the car that you are waxing lyrical about Is out of the range financially of most car owners. Also put some real weight in the back.

[@johnlester6113]

Mac, NOT three words, four...Add expensive!

[@markwright7357]

Can you tow a caravan that would be a good test. not a problem for even a 2L vag group car.

[@angrycar]

I have a GR Supra but lately really like some hot hatches like the GR Corolla. This reminds me of a hot hatch, maybe a cross over as we call it in the States. While I am still against EV's, I think they are joke, I really like the way the Sport Turismo looks. The front end is not my favorite but it's growing on me. The rest of the car looks amazing. I also like the dark green color, very nice. The interior looks good as well. I turn off all the nanny devices in my Supra as well. Porsche level upped their EV game on this one.

[@actualfacts1055]

It's even better than perpetual motion.

[@darrentattersall5164]

Make the same video in winter. Totally different range.

[@brianjarred340]

It’s more like a hatch back

[@brendanoreilly4846]

Im delighted that you seem to have changed your mind about e v s .im a taxi driver in Dublin and here if we scrap an old ice car we can get a 20000 euro grant off a new ev.im thinking Skoda Enyaq for next vehicle.....

[@pydpipper]

Looks like the back of a volvo c30

[@Farney-gy1qo]

Have you got Highlights, love your Brilo Pad!

[@louisehillen9307]

We have adaptive cruise control on our diesel auto, great idea... until someone cuts you up and it brakes harder than I would normally. 😂

[@trappedinkalifornee]

There is a tried and true way to FIGURE OUT how to turn on and OFF features in a car………RTFM……

[@GT380man]

The mandatory Euro systems include several features you cannot disable. As time goes on, fewer and fewer features will be accessible to the driver. It’ll be telling you what you can do and it will prevent you doing anything that the Fat Controllers don’t like. Geofencing software & remote control is built in from next week. I personally think the control software has been installed at the factory for years, perhaps at far back at ten years. When the global dictators choose, they can activate the remote tracking and remote control systems. That’s why I bought a 20 year old car. My motorcycles are both 47 years old.

[@thisisnumber0]

@@trappedinkalifornee Sir, you talk like a lady...you must be one of those Ele Vanker chappies.

[@Classiccrazyuk]

Wait until all new cars have speed limiters on them 🤔then what’s the point

[@KingShaf7]

Fast forwarded the bit where the spanner who knows nothing about cars made a cameo!

[@RussPLFC]

Replacing the 12v battery in your car will only take an hour. So giving you this car for however long, was part of the deal that you must promote it 🤔

[@lauraburge2529]

Omg lane assist is sooo annoying and dangerous too! When I go down a lane by me it pulls me to one side!! I have to turn it off every time I get in my car !!! 😡