Of course the 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S is fast. Two electric motors combining to provide bursts of 562 horsepower make it hard not to be. What makes this battery electric vehicle so remarkable isn't speed, but ease, reliability, and quietness of speed. And it's a handler, too.

Make no mistake the Taycan is like any other EV, heavy. But Porsche used a lot of tricks to minimize the ill effects weight has on handling and yet still managed to reap the benefits EVs offer. This is as about as far as you can get from the luftgekühlt as you can get. And yet it still feels very much like a Porsche to me. In this video, I explain why.

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Video Chapters
0:00​ Introduction
0:37 Specifications
2:32​ Walk around
3:42 960 Turismo Concept
5:07​ Looking inside and cargo space
9:09​ Drive review - Powertrain
14:26 Drive review - Launch Control
18:45 Drive review - Range
19:55​ Drive review - Chassis
23:01​ Drive review - Summary

2020 Porsche Taycan 4S
Base Price: $105,150
As Tested Price: $136,190

Motors: Two permanent magnet synchronous
Battery: 93.4 kWh
Power: 482 horsepower
Torque: 479 lb-ft of torque
Transmission: rear motor only - two-speed automatic transmission
Drive: all-wheel-drive

Fuel Economy
City 68 mpge
Highway 71 mpge
Combined 69 mpge

Range 203 miles 2020, readjusted to 227 miles for 2021

Dimensions
Length: 195.4 inches
Width: 77.4 inches
Height: 54.3 inches
Wheelbase: 114.2 inches

Weights and Capacities
Curb weight: 4954 lbs
Interior volume: 108 cubic feet (according to fueleconomy.gov)
Cargo volume: 16 cubic feet (according to fueleconomy.gov)

Calculated weight to power: 10.3 pounds per horsepower
Mfr’s claimed 0-60 mph: 3.8 seconds
Mfr’s claimed Top Speed: 155 mph, governed
Government classified size: large car
Seating: 5

Options: Premium package, $7170; Performance battery plus, $6580; Race-Tex interior in graphite blue, $4130; 20-inch sport aero wheels, $2770; Adaptive cruise control, $2050; Thermally and noise insulated glass, $1130; Mobile charger connect, $1120; Carrera white metallic paint, $800; Seatbelts in graphite blue, $660; interior accents in dark silver, $650; LED matrix headlights, $580; Seat heating front and rear, $530; Rear 2+1 seats, $480; On board 150KW/400V DC charger, $460; Adaptive sport seats, $430; Power folding exterior mirrors, $330; Under door puddle light projectors, $330; Porsche intelligent range manager, $300; Steering wheel heating i.c.w. Race-Tex interior, $280; Center wheel caps and colored Porsche crest, $190; Tire sealing compound and electric air compressor, $70

Recorded
12th of March 2021

Who is Robin Warner? – Brief description and bio

Robin spent five years of his adult life as an engineer. Four years at a Tier One supplier, TRW Automotive (now ZF TRW Auto), working as a traction and stability control calibration engineer, and little over a year as a vehicle dynamics engineer at Ford Motor Company.

Furthermore, he spent 15 years of his adult life holding different editor positions at various magazines, including Associate Technical Editor at Car and Driver, Road Test Editor at Road & Track, and Managing Editor at Autoweek.

Robin also spent several years racing. He started in autocross, then bought a go-kart and then another one. Having a lot of success, including a Great Lakes Sprint Series championship in 2002, he moved to single-seaters, racing in the 2003 Skip-Barber Midwest Championship, the 2003-2004 Skip Barber Southern Championship, and the 2004 Formula Dodge National Championship.

In addition to making videos, Robin hosts a podcast about major road racing series across the globe, with a focus on Formula 1. Find the show at funwithcars.com