For example, the Porsche Taycan comes from the 100,000 kilometer test of AutoBild

These are the most striking things at the technical inspection:

We see starting corrosion in both sills.

We also see traces of rust on the screw connection on the holder of the horn on the driver’s side.

Various clamps of the cooling system have a thin brown coating.

There is corrosion on the ground connection of the control unit that controls the active stabilizer on the rear axle.

Despite the possibility to raise the front electrically, we see minor damage at the bottom. How did the Porsche Taycan 4S fare with our German colleagues during the period?

On Thursday, June 24, 2021 just before eight o’clock in the evening, the fun was suddenly over. They drove their endurance test Porsche Taycan 4S home from Rome to the north, after driving 3,000 kilometers in a three-day kamikaze tour. They suddenly stranded at the Aurach car park near Nuremberg. The next stopover was 257 kilometers away, but the car would not charge anymore. After three minutes and 5.8 kWh, he threw in the towel, with the text ‘On-board network disrupted, service required’ appearing on the central display…

Locking trick didn’t work

That had happened to them before, but then the AutoBild editors managed to get it working again with the help of a trick: lock the car, stand 300 meters from the car and wait fifteen minutes. This time, however, that didn’t help, so we had to call in the auxiliaries. The remedy turned out to be to disconnect the 12-volt battery and then wait 15 minutes. Then they could fully charge the battery again and drive home. Fine is different…

The next day he went to the Porsche dealer, where it turned out that the 12-volt battery was defective and that the software was no longer up to date. From that moment on, they could enjoy the dynamic EV again. They had to report this incident, of course, but it’s actually one of the few things that went wrong. Based on their other experiences, there are plenty of positive things to come.

In the case of the Taycan, the guys from AutoBild were early adopters: they were among the first to form a long-term relationship with this electro-Porsche. At the beginning of September 2019, Porsche presented the first Taycan versions, which received an enormous amount of horsepower with 680 hp (Turbo) and 761 hp (Turbo S) respectively. Ten months after the start of sales, they already received the keys to their endurance tester on October 17, 2020. The newcomer was immediately allowed to prove itself in our extreme test over a distance of 100,000 kilometers.

This car is therefore not just an EV and you can expect something for this money. The baby blue Taycan 4S had a starting price of €112,453 in 2020, but the 571 hp test car was given options with a total price tag of more than €60,000. You can also buy very nice cars for such an amount! Are all those options really necessary? Well, let’s put it this way, for Porsche enthusiasts often it is. Take those 21-inch wheels, for example, which make the Taycan look particularly good. The standard 19-inch wheels already look thin in the configurator. If the co-driver wants to play deejay or enter the navigation destinations, you can have an extra display fitted at an additional cost. Another recommended option is the electric tailgate, which makes loading that little bit easier. Also particularly pleasant is the air-suspended chassis, which combines a high level of driving comfort with a light-footed handling. And then you have to consider that this car weighs more than 2,200 kilos when empty.

Still seemed new at almost 100,000 miles

With a mileage of 65,487, one of our colleagues writes in the logbook that there are no rattling or creaking noises to be heard and that the interior and seats still appear to be in new condition. The powertrain, brakes and chassis do their job with the precision we know from the brand and the driving behavior is top level. With a mileage of 95,476, a colleague wrote again in the logbook that it looked like a new car. The excellent lighting was also positively noticed in winter. The light output is already generous in the dipped beam position, while the high beam illuminates entire forests, so to speak.

Is dealing with the Taycan one big party? Well, almost. The software, however, remained a thing. During the period of use, our Taycan was updated three times. In March 2021, for example, the ‘lift function’ was added, which ensures that the car no longer comes into contact with the ground at garage entrances. Five months later, Porsche has increased the range and taken connectivity to the next level. In July 2022, the update for model year 2023 was implemented.

At mileage 92,587 we read the following note in the logbook: “After two years and various updates, the infotainment system does its job reasonably convincingly just before the end of the test, but the long loading times of the navigation system, the poor radio reception and problems connecting the phone caused a lot of irritation.”

Six devices can be linked to the system

We should also note that we have not made it easy for the Porsche in this respect. During the 100,000 km test, almost thirty smartphones were connected to the Taycan. Because at some point every system succumbs to it, Porsche has limited this number to six devices by means of an update. Drivers who then want to connect their smartphone to the car must first remove one of the six connected phones from the system in order to connect to the car.

50 kWh/100 km when driving fast

We have not yet discussed three aspects that are certainly not unimportant: driving pleasure, consumption and range. Also in terms of consumption, the Porsche at AutoBild had a lot to choose from. For example, there was a colleague who had to go to Berlin for a job and thereby kicked the unlimited stretches of the autobahn, with speeds of around 200 km / h. Under such circumstances, power consumption fluctuates around 50 kWh per 100 km. With an effective battery capacity of 84 kWh, you will have to look for a charging station after 120 kilometers on a full battery. As a result, you often don’t drive the Taycan like you should drive a Porsche. It’s better to take it easy, as actually applies to all EVs. Then you can travel about 300 kilometers with a fully charged battery. Then, however, the Taycan does not get the chance to show what it has in terms of performance.

Average 20.15 kWh/100 km

Yet it is indeed a real Porsche. If you give it full throttle, it guzzles like a 911, only not gas, but electricity. Since they have made many long journeys, AutoBild’s colleagues can give a realistic picture of consumption. On average, we consumed only 20.15 kWh over the distance of 100,000 km, thanks to the good aerodynamics. This results in a range of more than 400 kilometers. Theoretically anyway, because in some countries it is better to charge it when you spot a charging station. In addition, the Taycan also consumes electricity in winter with a charging capacity of up to 270 kW, so that the battery is recharged to 80 percent in less than twenty minutes. Then you must select the charging station in the navigation system in advance and then prepare the system for the charging process using preconditioning. A closer inspection shows that the battery pack, despite all the rapid charging excesses during this endurance test over a distance of 100,000 kilometers, is still in absolute new condition. As a result, our baby blue Taycan has a long life ahead of it.