Auto123 got its hands on the most current Porsche Taycan: the basic two-wheel drive variant, which is unfortunately not offered in Canada. For the time currently being, anyways, it can be experienced only in the United States and Europe. That is not to say that a single working day it won’t be out there in our market, but for the minute it is all-wheel, all the time for Canadian Taycan prospective buyers.
A 4th edition
Immediately after the 4S, Turbo and Turbo S variations, Porsche launched this most current new Taycan variant. Mainly, this is an entry-amount Taycan with few choices out there and only two rear-wheel drive. That very last point tends to make it easy to understand why it really is not currently being offered in Canada, but given Tesla’s results in selling its two-wheel drive styles in this article, may possibly Porsche not want to rethink and offer you this Taycan in Canada? FYI, the design sells for $seventy nine,000 USD down south, and o would possibly go for just underneath $100,000 in Canada.
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2021 Porsche Taycan RWD, a few-quarters rear
Electrifying?
With only a single motor on the rear axle, this Taycan loses about 200 kilos in contrast to the two-motor styles. It presents two independent batteries: a seventy nine.two kWh battery and an optional 93.4 kWh battery. The very first delivers a greatest of 402 hp in Overboost mode with Launch Command and can demand up to 240 kW. The second delivers a greatest of 469 hp and can demand up to 280 kW. Our exam design experienced this optional battery, which costs an more $five,780 USD.
With both batteries, the -100 km/h time is five.4 seconds and major velocity is 230 km/h. The advantage of the batteries, apart from the more energy, is the velocity at which they recharge. On paper, Porsche statements charging moments of 22.five minutes to go from five p.c to eighty p.c when the battery’s point out of demand and temperature are arrived at, and the motor vehicle is connected to substantial-velocity DC.
Except that there are incredibly few superchargers that have this sort of a potential. We tested fifty kW rapidly chargers out there in Quebec and Ontario, and we ended up equipped to get better 77 km in 25 minutes of charging. Which is excellent, but not good.
2021 Porsche Taycan RWD, charging
The result of the rear-wheel drive
Visually, it really is really hard to convey to this edition from the other Taycans. Showcasing the exact same fascia and rocker panels as the other variants, the rear-wheel drive edition is distinguished by its normal 19-inch Taycan Aero wheels and “Taycan” rear monogram. If you really don’t like the Aeros, you can often select from 6 other distinct wheel models.
When it will come to colours, white and black are no-more-demand choices. For only $800 USD much more, U.S. prospective buyers can select from eleven distinct metallic colours (our design was Cherry Metallic). Upon finding up the car or truck, we experienced a second of hesitation about this color. Immediately after two times, nevertheless, the comments we’d received (mainly from girls) ended up practically uniformly good. Porsche is to be congratulated for their color palette, which is off the beaten monitor and primary.
2021 Porsche Taycan RWD, profile
On the road, this two-wheel drive variant is no distinct from the four-wheel drive edition. We did anything we could to get the rear close to get wild. Remarkably, it was in vain. This motor vehicle remained riveted to the ground, and even with traction command off, really hard acceleration didn’t make the again close of our Taycan bolt. We think about that in the middle of wintertime, even with incredibly excellent excellent tires, it would have been a distinct story. But it also indicates that this motor vehicle, outfitted with all the Porsche electronic programs, can be driven in wintertime, in basic principle. With any luck , we’ll get the likelihood to exam that out.
Inside, it really is the exact same story: it really is really hard to find variations concerning this entry-amount design and the other Taycans. The inside gets the exact same ending and equipment (normal or optional) of the much more powerful variations.
In its place of the normal passive suspension, our Taycan experienced an adaptive suspension (a US$two,200 selection), both of which can be blended with PASM (Porsche Energetic Suspension Administration). However, only the adaptive suspension enables you to range the car’s ground clearance to make it simpler to move about specific obstructions.
2021 Porsche Taycan RWD, entrance
2021 Porsche Taycan RWD, inside
The verdict
Do we go thumbs up on this Taycan 2WD? Yes! Why? Since it drives pleasantly and dynamically and you speedily overlook that it really is a rear-wheel drive. This entry-amount Taycan is a incredibly excellent product to compete with the Tesla S, which also commences at $seventy nine,990 in the U.S. And while the Tesla leaves incredibly small room for choices and configurations, the Taycan presents a incredibly varied menu, with seventeen color alternatives, 7 wheel alternatives and a host of other choices. And let’s deal with it, for the exact same price, would you instead drive a Tesla or a Porsche?
2021 Porsche Taycan RWD, rear
2021 Porsche Taycan RWD shots
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