At a base price of Rs. 1.50 crore (ex-showroom, India), does the Porsche Taycan RWD translate to be any less of a performer or even as a daily commuter for you and your family? Read on to know if the Porsche Taycan could be your family’s next electric sports car.
The Porsche Taycan is widely regarded as a driver’s EV, and the World Luxury Car and World Performance Car titles at the 2020 World Car Awards are a testimony to that. And any petrol-head, or an EV-head in this case, would tell you that if you need a proper driver’s car, then it is a rear-wheel-drive car and not an all-wheel-drive car to go for. And so, the German carmaker created the entry-level Porsche Taycan RWD, as a supplementary to the Porsche Taycan AWD, which is powerful and can do more kilometres. However, at a base price of ₹ 1.50 crore (ex-showroom, India), does the Porsche Taycan RWD translate to be any less of a performer or even as a daily commuter for you and your family? Read on to know if the Porsche Taycan can be your family’s next electric sports car.
Design
There is more to the Taycan than just numbers, and before we get to that bit, let’s check out the design part of Porsche’s all-electric sports car. The Taycan was originally showcased as the Mission E Concept car and has retained much of the styling from then, but Porsche’s design team managed to add even more flair to the car, and we certainly love it. The typical Porsche design is apparent here, and could even be mistaken for the Panamera because, at the end of the day, it is the electric sibling of the grand tourer.
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Nevertheless, the most interesting element in the design of the Taycan is the charging port on the front fender, which has a cool activation process. Now, you would think, like any typical EV, for the charging cap to pop open at a tap or push of the fingers. No, it in fact opens via the black piece protruding next to the charge port, with the help of sensors. All you must do is slide your hand underneath the sensor, and the AC charging port pops open and goes into the fender, instead of swinging open like most ICE cars. The same process goes for closing the port. Quite ingenious and slick if you ask us. And did we mention that the car gets a charging port on the other side as well, with both AC and DC capability?
Tech and Interior
Next, we step inside the Porsche Taycan. There is a lot going on here, so we will take you through all the elements inside the Taycan that we find exciting. Once you get in the car and want to start it, like all Porsches, you can do that from the right side of the steering wheel, as the start button is somewhat hidden behind the stalks and in fact took us a couple of minutes to locate it. The gear lever is mounted on the dashboard, on the left side of the steering wheel, and is a tiny unit that toggles between R, N, and D, while the Park is a button on the side. If you ask us, this is slightly odd, but then again, we are inside a futuristic car. Nevertheless, if you were wondering that there must be something important added to the middle, where traditionally, a gear selector finds a place, then you will be amazed to know that this spot is taken up by cup holders, yes, that too a sizeable portion allotted. You also get a centre console storage area with a wireless charging port inside, as well as space for other titbits.
