Driving a car with more than 1,000 horsepower can be a bit nerve-wracking, a feeling that would seemingly be compounded if your first experience with it is on a race track you’ve never driven on before. But as I’m lapping Circuito Monteblanco near Seville, Spain in the 2025 Taycan Turbo GT, Porsche’s first attempt at … Read more
It’s safe to say that Porsche isn’t fucking around with the Taycan Turbo GT. This EV track monster is the company’s next step in the evolution of electric performance. You can bet that this isn’t the last step, either, as they continue to push the envelope with upcoming hybrid 911s and EV Caymans. I’m a … Read more
Sometimes car companies will produce wild camouflage wraps and liveries for test vehicles or record-setting cars to get the maximum amount of attention, but it’s rare for them to actually be offered by the factory. Porsche has gotten more extravagant in recent years, offering brighter colors and sticker packages on more models, and now it’s … Read more
Thanks to the phenomenal depreciation that’s hitting almost every EV on the market, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Taycan asks almost half what a new model would cost. Let’s see if that makes it worth plugging in. Reggie Watts Is A Big Porsche Fan | Jalopnik Chats “Large and in charge” is the best … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik American car enthusiasts (myself included) spend a lot of time bemoaning the demise of the station wagon in the U.S., but perhaps even more annoying to wagon die-hards is the proliferation of wagons that are fitted with a lift kit and body cladding to make them more appealing to American buyers. Such … Read more
Depreciation is hitting EVs harder than most other vehicles. A combination of technology upgrades, price fluctuations on new cars, and lack of demand has meant a rapid drop in value for many electric models. This phenomenon is especially dramatic for Porsche’s Taycan EV, with high-spec Turbo models losing almost $100,000 in value within four years. … Read more
It’s a bit hard to believe that the Porsche Taycan has now been out for almost five years, with nearly 150,000 of the brand’s first EV having reached the hands of customers. While the Taycan still looks spectacular and remains the driver’s choice among EVs, it’s fallen a bit behind in terms of efficiency and … Read more
Photo: Porsche Porsche has sold nearly 150,000 of its Taycan electric sports sedan since the model’s introduction in 2019, and in terms of style and performance, the Taycan still feels fresh. But it has always lagged behind the competition in the range department, with the longest-range 2024 Taycan — the GTS sedan — being rated … Read more
Image: /u/No_Supermarket9751/Reddit I’m always baffled by the lengths that people go to steal parts off of cars. Just look at the now-common thefts of Toyota Prius catalytic converters. Obviously, things like wheels are stolen all the time too. As components of modern cars get even more expensive to fix and replace, thieves are getting more … Read more
When the Porsche Taycan debuted in 2019, purists were infuriated by Porsche’s decision to name the top trim level “Turbo” despite the car being fully electric and not actually having a turbocharger. For the most part people have gotten over it — or at least, they should have by now — but there’s a new … Read more
