5 ms·

I have not have a chance to drive it yet due to the pandemic but I planned to. I would reserve most of my judgement until driving one. I will say that for the

by mcot2 6y ago

I have not have a chance to drive it yet due to the pandemic but I planned to. I would reserve most of my judgement until driving one. I will say that for the price my expectations are quite high.

sn_master 6y ago
I think Porsche won over Tesla in producing the next generation of sports EV first. I don't think it's fair to compare the Taycan to anything Tesla offers except the new unreleased Roadster. I haven't personally driven it either, but that's what I gathered from the reviews and spec sheet. Maybe after driving it I would change my mind, that's certainly possible.. It's also interesting that Bill Gates chose the Taycan as his first EV when he could have afforded anything he wanted.
- dzhiurgis 6y ago
  I think it’s insane Bill waited a whole decade to jump in EV bandwagon.
  - sn_master 6y ago
    Maybe he wanted the feeling of a traditional luxury car? Teslas are nice, but they certainly don't follow the "traditional" ways of styling. Was there any other reliable competition?
    - dzhiurgis 6y ago
      Well just looked it up and he's a Porsche fan and was always driving one. Well and Ford Focus until his last days in MS in 2008.
- rasz 6y ago
  Bill was always a Porsche man. He is the reason for an exception allowing you to import non crash test approved cars to US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_or_Display https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_or_Display https://luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/from-going-to-jail-for-overspeeding-in-one-to-getting-a-law-passed-to-import-one-after-microsoft-the-one-thing-that-bill-gates-loved-was-porsche-cars.php https://luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/from-going-to-jail-fo...
  - sn_master 6y ago
    His car had to wait 13 years at customs before the law passed btw, despite all his influence.
    - PaulWaldman 6y ago
      Does customs charge storage fees? I wonder what environment the car was stored in and its condition after 13 years.

by mcot2 6y ago

I have not have a chance to drive it yet due to the pandemic but I planned to. I would reserve most of my judgement until driving one. I will say that for the price my expectations are quite high.

sn_master 6y ago

I think Porsche won over Tesla in producing the next generation of sports EV first. I don't think it's fair to compare the Taycan to anything Tesla offers except the new unreleased Roadster. I haven't personally driven it either, but that's what I gathered from the reviews and spec sheet. Maybe after driving it I would change my mind, that's certainly possible.. It's also interesting that Bill Gates chose the Taycan as his first EV when he could have afforded anything he wanted.

dzhiurgis 6y ago
I think it’s insane Bill waited a whole decade to jump in EV bandwagon.
- sn_master 6y ago
  Maybe he wanted the feeling of a traditional luxury car? Teslas are nice, but they certainly don't follow the "traditional" ways of styling. Was there any other reliable competition?
  - dzhiurgis 6y ago
    Well just looked it up and he's a Porsche fan and was always driving one. Well and Ford Focus until his last days in MS in 2008.
rasz 6y ago
Bill was always a Porsche man. He is the reason for an exception allowing you to import non crash test approved cars to US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_or_Display https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_or_Display https://luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/from-going-to-jail-for-overspeeding-in-one-to-getting-a-law-passed-to-import-one-after-microsoft-the-one-thing-that-bill-gates-loved-was-porsche-cars.php https://luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/from-going-to-jail-fo...
- sn_master 6y ago
  His car had to wait 13 years at customs before the law passed btw, despite all his influence.
  - PaulWaldman 6y ago
    Does customs charge storage fees? I wonder what environment the car was stored in and its condition after 13 years.