https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eQz4aQjtY0&feature=youtu.be
Maybe not too surprising on this one. I hear the range on these are not great especially if you drive them spiritedly. And given it’s a first gen product on a new tech, no one really knows what these will be worth 5 - 10 years from now.
It makes sense, because Taycans have very little value past the second owner.
The first owner buys a Taycan over a competitor because it has Porsche luxury and quality, has great looks, and maybe for its driving performance.
But the third owner? They’d be more price sensitive, care about range more, care about interior space more, care about supercharger locations more, etc. When the alternative to a Taycan is a $40k ish Model 3 Performance or some Model S Plaid (or other Model S)…
If you have $50-$70k burning a hole in your pocket and want to buy an EV- unless you REALLY hate Elon Musk/Tesla- the Taycan is a really hard car to justify purchasing. You’d need to really value how the Taycan looks, really value the driving experience, not care about range/charging difficulties, etc.
What if you had up to $190k ? I know nothing about cars lol.
I was planning to buy a Taycan in 2024 as love the style and luxuriousness of the Taycan. Now there’s no point in buying new and second hand I guess I could buy better for more money.
Taycan’s still the only EV like that. Your “alternatives” are the BMW i7 and EQS, which are both super ugly. And the Model S, but that’s a step down in luxury.
That said, unless you want to customize it with super rare options, there’s not much point in buying a Taycan new. Just buy a $100k CPO Taycan Turbo.
Maybe wait 2 years for a Spectre EV to drop from $400k to $200k, that’s a possible alternative.