Yet this blockbuster car is no sure thing. The few times I was in Stuttgart in 2018, the factory in which the Taycan will be manufactured was under construction.
The biggest challenge Porsche faces might be from its own loyalists. Read through any mention on social media about Porsche’s forthcoming electric endeavor, and you’ll have to wade through haters, trolls, and brand purists who decry the vehicle as lame, neutered, ugly, and a host of other things unprintable here.
These hardcore gearheads say an electric Porsche is no Porsche. It needs to be aspirated with air or water or something, they say, and the engine needs to rumble and crackle and pop, too. But if it looks like a Porsche and drives well, I don’t think the wider population will care one bit.
And having seen it most recently in Mexico City, I can vouch for its relative good looks. (Though I’d like to see it in slate gray, with different wheels.)
One thing is for sure: This will be the most important single vehicle Porsche has launched. And you’ll probably see the Taycan coming before you hear it. In the meantime, I need to drive that car!
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