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You can now order a cheaper Porsche Taycan with either 79 kWh or 93 kWh batteries.
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As suspected, Porsche will make more affordable variants of the Taycan battery electric vehicle, starting with the $ 103, 800 Taycan 4S.
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Like the Taycan Turbo, the 4S has a drag coefficient of just 0. 22. You can get a 4S with a 79 kWh battery, or for $ 110, 380 you can get the same 93 kWh battery as the more expensive Turbo.
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Porsche says the Taycan is a four-door sports car. After spending a few days and several hundred miles driving them, I think Porsche is correct.
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Think of it like a modern-day 928, but electric.
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The driving position is actually very similar to that of a 911, and rather unlike that of a Panamera. Porsche’s leather-free Race-Tex interior is available as a no-cost option, and it’s pretty good.
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There are some subtle styling changes compared to the Turbo and Turbo S, like black side sills.
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A lot of expectations grew in the build up to the launch of Porsche’s Taycan electric vehicle.After our first drive a few weeks ago, it was clear that the Taycan Turbo and Turbo S are deeply accomplished cars — Porsches first and foremost,that just happen to be electric. And being Porsches, they weren’t exactly cheap: the Taycan Turbo starts at $ 150, 900 and the Turbo S begins at $ 185, 00 0. On Monday morning, Porsche filled in the blank many of us were waiting for with news that the next Taycan variant, called the Taycan 4S, will arrive in Spring 2020. And this one is a lot cheaper — at least by Porsche standards.
The Taycan 4S, like the more expensive versions, has an all-wheel drive layout with permanent synchronous magnet motors driving each axle. The rear motor still gets a two-speed transmission, and like the Taycan Turbo it uses a 300 V inverter for the front motor and 600 in the rear. The biggest differences are the battery and power output. The Taycan 4S has two battery and motor options: a single-layer 79 kWh battery and (kW) 552 hp) total power output , which costs $ 103, 800; or the same double-layer 93 kWh battery from the Turbo and Turbo S, which has a total power output of (kW) (hp), which will cost $ 110, 380. (All prices are before the $ 7, 500 IRS tax credit or any local incentives.) Range for either version of the Taycan 4S has yet to be calculated by the EPA.
The single-layer battery also charges at a slightly reduced rate, maxing out at 225 kW compared to 270 kW for the double-layer 93 kWh pack. As long as the battery is preheated and the state of charge is below 20 percent, both packs should reach (percent after) .5 minutes connected to an 800 V DC fast charger. Porsche says all Taycan 4S buyers will get 30 minute charging at Electrify America fast chargers free for three years, as well as free fast charging at Porsche dealers around the country. Like Audi, Porsche has partnered with Amazon to make the process of getting a home charger installed as painless as possible.
With a much cheaper price tag, it’s possible to see the Taycan 4S as a more direct competitor to the Tesla Model S , although that car will almost certainly outperform a Taycan 4S in terms of, range, acceleration, and handling. But the pricing is in line with what Porsche charges for the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid — althoughas we found out in our drive last month, the experience of driving a Taycan is as different from driving a Panamera as it is from driving a Tesla.
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