"I already thought about switching from Tesla to Porsche Taycan!"

Taycan review by Tesla owner Marques Brownlee

Marques Brownlee, one of the famous You Tubers in the United States. As of September 2020His You Tube channelHas 12.1 million registrants.

He has been interviewed with the top of various IT companies (Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc.) in the past, and is active mainly in technology gadget reviews.

Perhaps only those who are interested in the latest technology, the car they own is also a Tesla owner (who has been interviewed with Mr. Elon Musk in the past).

Such a "Tesla owner (I love Tesla)", this time, for about two weeks, he lent a Porsche Taycan turbo and experienced Taycan.

Until now, test drive reviews of Taikan by various people have been published, but the opinions from Tesla owners are quite strict, such as comments on them, and after all, from the beginning, "Porsche Taycan? No, Tesla It's good. Taycan is expensive. "

Well, it's very understandable that my favorite car is "this one is better", and I understand that it will be so ^ ^

Now, what was the impression of Porsche Taycan that he felt as a Tesla owner?

He says that cars are "not something that can be talked about only by numbers," and he values the feeling.

Mr. Marques, it is said from the beginning of the video that he was very impressed with Porsche Taycan by having a Porsche test drive for about two weeks.

First of all, "Porsche's design is also good", so this headlight is "super sweet".

Wow!

This of TaycanThe first time I faced the headlightsI was impressed by how gentle the eyes were, even though they were cool.

Sweet, I think it's a good expression. (← I'm blind and unfair, so please ignore it (laughs)).

Furthermore, "It would be even better if the body color was white."

After all, I wonder if this has a big image of Mission E at the first concept stage.

While driving, he says, "As the same electric car, it's completely different from Tesla."

What is different is that "Porsche Taycan feels more like a traditional car = gasoline car than an electric car (than Tesla)".

Taycan interior is of high quality

Regarding the interior, I like the layout of Tesla (the photo below is Tesla), but the quality is overwhelmingly better with Taycan.

He introduced me to take a look at the high quality interior, but the first thing he said was, "Yeah, the interior of this car is vegan."

Vegan (laughs).

Leather-free lace tex and econyleI think it refers to that, but maybe you like to express it as vegan ^^

But what should I do, I'm a vegan eater, so I wonder if vegans don't fit ... I started thinking about something that didn't make sense (that's not a problem).

I mentioned that there is a 16.8 inch display ...

Introducing the buttons that are touch screen controls.

He said that the door sill part should also be metal instead of plastic ...

Anyway, the high quality of the contents of the Taycan is introduced.

Not only is the headrest adjustable

This part of the seat can also be adjusted, so the Tesla owner is impressed by the detailed attention to being able to adjust it according to his height.

Also, I was impressed by the fact that the knob that can change the driving mode here is a dial, and said, "I like this, this knob!".

It is said that it is good to be able to see your car 360 degrees as if you were looking at someone else's car. And on this 360-degree screen, the Taycan is always a white Taycan regardless of the actual body color.

that's it? Well, don't you have to be so particular about it ...

The air conditioning direction of the air conditioner can be finely adjusted with the touch screen. This also applies to the back seats.

This is one of the things I didn't know about, but there is an option that allows you to warm the steering wheel, but in order to warm up this steering wheel, there is a button in the yellow circle here. And it seems that warming the steering will start by pressing that button ^ ^

Buttons are installed in such a place.

Also, I didn't know here either! !!

It's a center console accessory case right next to the cup holder in this center.

If you open it, do you see something on the side?

This is this ↓ Yes, it seems that you can charge your smartphone wirelessly here, and if you set your smartphone here, charging will start automatically.

The wireless charging station holds the smartphone firmly in the center console, so the smartphone will not spill into the car no matter how much acceleration is done with the Taycan, which is a perfectly thought wireless charging station.

This is good! (* I confirmed, but it seems that it is not supported by Japanese specification cars. Unfortunately (as of September 28, 2020))

Tesla and Taycan range and charging station network

Next, let's move on to the story of cruising range.

In the case of gasoline-powered vehicles, MPG (miles per gallon) is used to indicate the fuel efficiency (in Japan, how many kilometers per liter of gasoline is an indicator).

That is WH / MI (watt hour / mile) for electric vehicles, so the lower this number, the better.

* Since it is spoken in miles in the video, it is written in miles.

Comparing Tesla and Taycan with that number as if they actually ran, the average is 350 for Tesla and 400 for Taycan. Is good.

As for Porsche, if you use the first charger system, it is good to be fully charged in a blink of an eye, but it is said that it is still inferior to Tesla in terms of the charging network (the number of places where it is).

If you search, this is the location of Electify America's supercharging station (the point that looks like a black circle) where Taycan can be used in a specific area (East Coast of the United States). ↓

On the other hand, Tesla's charging station can be confirmed to be quite abundant at the following red points ↓

He says, "Tesla is saying that everyone can use Tesla's supercharging (charging station), so why not use Porsche?" I'm talking about something.

In fact, it seems that another You Tuber hacked the specifications and charged the Taycan from Tesla's charging station, "There is nothing you can not do." * You Tuber did it experimentally, so please don't do it! !!

This is like the image when another You Tuber person charged from Tesla ↓

However, in fact, in order to use Tesla's supercharging, it seems that you have to use Tesla's own charger (port part? Connection?).

In other words, after all, in order to use supercharging, it seems that the car manufacturer must make the charging part "Tesla specification", and in that case other manufacturers will adjust it all to Tesla. It doesn't look like it's going to happen.

Mr. Earon is also a businessman who makes the charging part unique to Tesla while saying "Everyone can use it". (That's my own view).

Taycan emphasizes driving experience

And he started running again in the video, but to my great delight, he said, "The best driving electric car out there is ... Taycan."

The owner of Tesla and the one who loves Tesla said so! !! With just two weeks of Taycan experience.

Anyway, it seems that the car that Porsche makes is still a "sports car", and even if it becomes an electric car, it still feels like a "sports car".

Hmmm, as expected, Taycan. As expected Porsche.

I don't want it to be a gasoline car! Even I thought that this Taycan is a model that makes electric cars also have expectations from the expectation that it will surely make me think that it is a "Porsche".

The sound of a Porsche Taycan gear change with two gearboxes

and! !!

He said, "When you switch to Sport Plus mode, the acceleration sound is like a spaceship," and he tells me, "Maybe it's different, but the moment when the two gears of Taycan change. I feel like I can hear the sound of "." (From about 11:40 in the video, from the acceleration sound to the gear change sound).

"Let's try. See, (acceleration) 10 miles, 20 miles, 30 miles, 40 miles ..."

"See, here! The sound has changed, hasn't it?"

He himself said, "I don't know if this is the sound of gear shifting, but it sounds like that, and maybe it's made that way. But that's good."

Taycan also wash the rear view camera

Besides the location of the button that warms the steering, there was another Taycan feature I didn't know about yet.

That is the camera attached to the upper part of the rear license plate here.

This is the yellow circle, but there is a black protrusion under the camera name. I wonder what this is? ??

Here, when you click from inside the car like this ...

Busha! !! !! Something came out! !! It's amazing (laughs).

Yes, this was where the washer fluid that washes the rear view camera popped out.

It has a function to wash even the rear view camera ... Taycan, the service is quite fine ^ ^

After all, which is Tesla or Taycan?

As a final summary, "Taycan is well thought out about the driving experience and it is really wonderful", even if it is a full electric car, the feeling of the sports car as Porsche is highly praised.

Which to choose, Tesla or Taycan? As a result of asking himself, he said, "If you have a supercharger (= if the charging network is more fulfilling like Tesla), I will choose Taycan."

Therefore, his decision was to choose Tesla when considering only the car itself, although he still intends to ride Tesla due to the degree of Tesla's supercharger station and charging network.

I think it's really amazing that the current Tesla owner who loves Tesla and who is influential in the famous You Tuber praises "Porsche Taycan is the best, amazing" so proudly. I thought that he really thought "Taikan, good!" ^ ^

Here is the video ↓

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