Taycan Turbo S Owner Drives Tesla Model S Plaid 

I just got mine and it’s the fastest car I’ve ever driven. It makes your brain feels like it’s in the back of you head.😂

Very cool and down to earth guy with an unbiased and great review/comparison of the S Plaid.

First and foremost, when Tesla first came out with the Model S, I was sold on the car and the tech. The model S was the first high production electric car that I knew of here in the states, it was nice looking and sleek! I came close to getting one back in 2019. After the launch of the model 3 and model Y, I felt the whole line was starting to get stale! Those model 3’s and Y’s are freaking everywhere! Last but not least, I was never a fan of the Tesla interiors! This all brings me to today. I appreciate what they’ve done for the industry, but other brands got my attention. I will be getting a Taycan Turbo S this summer!

Nice comparison! Try Track Mode next time, won't disappointment you.

I can hear this familiar roof road noise also in my model Y. $10 fix. Install rubber seal around the glass roof. Substantial improvement!

As for the feel and feeling connected to the car... track mode makes a HUGE difference especially when going around corners. It feels like a different car!

Most basic functions can be activated using voice command, one button press on the steering wheel/yoke.

Now the round steering wheel is standard and the yoke is an extra cost option. The thing I don't like on mine is the stockless turn signals. I assume I may eventually get used to it. By the way they have also dropped the price in the US to $89,990 US for the Plaid with black interior and 19 inch rims in any color. Ultra red had cost an additional $3,000.

At the perforance schools I've been to, 9 and 3 positing is maintained all the time, so the yoke makes sense

I love the Yoke and all they have to do to make is better is program the turning ratio for speeds. especially if it is drive by wire.

How is reliability, maintenance cost of the Taycan? (???)

On my model S I have the standard round wheel it’s a $700 option to get the round wheel. Buy preowned with low miles and save a ton of money 💰

Yoke is for viewing the front screen easily an forces you to hold the yoke by regulation standards its the safest way to drive especially when you have 1000 hp 200 mph

A The new modified yoke is here, with proportional drive by wire steering! The new yoke thing is about 160-170degrees from Straight ahead! The Tesla model "S" was 13 years old last July. It start life as a Ford Mondeo type sedan. It turned out to be quicker than a Scoobie WRX 400 eater! Put them on a drag strip the Scoobie did the Rice Crispy thing(Snap Crackle & Pop) &the Tesla was crossing the 1/4mile line! Now it is several editions further on. Raven, Cheetah & now Plaid! Still today it is Aprrox 20%faster 0-62mph(no rollout) than the fastest Porsche Taycan! 1.9Secs to 2.6Secs for the fastest Porsche Taycan S Turbo! But let's be real anything quicker than 5.0Secs 0-60mph on the road is down reflexes or anticipation or jumping the gun!

It also got way better recently with newer seats, better brakes (you can see by red calipers), optional track pack which is bonkers and the price is like 90k...

Its a 2012 old sedan not flashy at all. Got one and its not my only car so for me the choice was easy, there’s no way you can build something that fast that reliable with a warranty. Being fast is not the most important thing, it is actually the only important thing 😉

As you know I have a 4S CT, nowhere near as fast as the Tesla (but that said and performance aside, mine is a lot, I mean a LOT cheaper than the Tesla and even with loads of options). However as you you suggested the Taycan is a better drive and once you open the door and slip into the sports seats and wonderful interior about to leave for work or to take your partner out for a meal, would you rather be in a Tesla or Porsche?

4:58 it's a hardware thing, not software, it can't be done in the S model, but it's already done in the cybertruck

Tesla has better tech/ price/ safety …… and better performance it’s the best DD on the planet

The left hand drive was the reason I bought my taycan.

My problrm with the yoke is in low speed manuvers, and using one hand around 90 degree bends. Also, not sure if this applies to the normal wheel offered, but driving with the yoke long distance in the place you're meant to put your hands (9 and 3), my wrists just get sore to the point of needing to drove holding with a few fingers on the bottom r/l corner of the yoke because its just unbearable. This happens after only a few hours of driving. Its not necessarily the yoke, but the position the yoke is forced to be in (not like a normal wheel), which just cramps up my wrists. It looks cool, ill give it that. But aint no way im taking the yoke over a normal wheel.

All that power doesn't matter really haha. What matters is we get the gas guys to switch, I guess if the power does it, so be it. I still think Tesla ought to include, as an option, "music exhaust" you heard it here first :P

$87,990 in the USA now. lol … yeah.

I am surprised. The reason Porsche have certain displays blocked is why we have the yolk steering.

You can add Track package (carbon ceramic brake and track tyre). It demolished taycan turbo s on nurburngring by 8 seconds.

I had TMS LR on order in a price 60% of the Taycan 4S CT price (20% than Tesla price). And I decided to stay with Taycan. Price is not as important as a monthly fee. Due to the high RV assumed by Porsche, monthly fee is reasonable, and customer has no risk on depreciation. Which is a fact in both cars. Prices of new EV are going down, so depreciation is huge in most cases. Tesla decreased the price of TMS 20% summer this year in my country. Great for new customers. Not so good for owners. Interior wise, Taycan CT is better, it has just smaller boot than TMS. Rear seats are better in Taycan IMO due to the low floor behind front seats. Keep in mind - I compare long roof version of Taycan. Driving position is much better in Taycan, I don’t like high driver’s position in both TM3 and TMS. In TMX I feel better, roof is much higher. I really miss one pedal driving in the city. I wish Porsche will give an option for turning off creeping on break release. It’s simply stupid, emulating hydraulic automatic gearboxes. Performance wise, TM3P I had was amazing. But after showing it to all my friends - it’s more than I needed. 4S is a sweet spot for me, the only downside is a gearbox. I’m driving in Normal mode typically, when pushed hard at low speed the car downshifts. I wish there is a „kickdown” switch on the gas pedal and downshift would be better only on full floor, not in typical city conditions. What has stopped me from entering into TMS was not a yoke. There were turn signal switches on the yoke or steering wheel. It’s stupid design. I can believe people can live with it. But I don’t know anyone who agree it’s good solution.

Tesla Plaid > Taycan

tesla longer range, better infrastructure, better updates, cheaper servicing, more parts available and more horse power. Other than that the porsche looks nice

Slow cars are fine too. Don't talk trash about the Taycan.

You get 3-6k miles for a set of tires.

mine is 2yrs old last week! Took me a few weeks to get used to the yoke. I forced myself to get used to it..because I love the tech of the car so much. He's right about the feel of it on the track. I've taken out on the track several times. I'm 100% used to it...I wished it had a drive by wire and steering was a bit more, like you said. After switching to the20" Martian forged MW05's and Michelin Pilot Sport S, it's definitely faster than the 19' OEM Tempest and PZeros! ru-vid.comgcV5g-i7kOs

The funny part is there are 80k now

Also, another advantages to the yoke are: a better view of the forward dash and more comfortable driving position on the highway.

Nah man the plaid is way better than any Taycan !! The plaid is super fast and very practical super chargers are everywhere I'm in California.. Taycan is way too heavy too slow and way too expensive

U can choose normal steering wheel

Called speed sensitive steering wheel…

I bought my Tesla a year ago and now hate driving cars with buttons all over the place. Tesla interior is very easy to clean also with much less crevices to have to get into and clean.

Yoke is now a paid option with round wheel standard.

Let me say this I rather lose in a Porsche then win in a tesla

needs a new doo

With my judgment, and lack of impulse control, I probably shouldn't own one of these.

If all of your driving is on twisty turny roads, then the Porsche might make more sense. If 95% of your driving is on mostly straight-ahead roads, the Plaid is a better choice.

Compared to a Porsche, Tesla build quality is like something made by Fisher-Price 😀

Not enough in here about the driving experience other than forward thrust.

Wasn’t a fan of Tesla designs or the Model S……however…. However when i drove one I was immediately absorbed into the cult.

It has very poor brakes

I'm somewhat sceptical of that claimed horsepower figure. The Bugatti Veyron used all kinds of properly difficult engineering solutions to get 1000 bhp onto the road. The Tesla S Plaid doesn't appear to have any of that. It would be interesting to get one on a rolling road to see what it's actually putting out. My guess is that it's closer to 600 bhp, than it is to a1000.

Tesla model s plaid way better. It's faster, better looking, cheaper, and more valuable, more technologically advanced. Plus, it's a tesla!!

Still take a Porsche Tesla’s look like when you ask yer Nan for a Hot Wheels car but she buys you a Poundland toy car.

A good vid, but think you were being very nice to the Tesla. It's a chalk and cheese comparison, the Taycan is style and quality, the Tesla is clinical, boring, soulless, minimal, it has no charisma or theatre, left hand drive only and, despite the price, the appeal of cold, soggy rice. Actually, I apologise to cold soggy rice here, but I couldn't think of anything less appealing. Now, you talked about the Roadster, several times I have thought of putting down a deposit, but my mother had a saying, "never buy a pig in a sack". That probably applies here as we just have no idea what we would be buying. Whilst I am not a fan of Porsche either, the look and feel of the Taycan is ten times better than the Tesla. Never mind increasing the speed, they should work on getting it to deliver a decent range!!!

Still take Porsche the mission X is wayyyy better than tsla

You blokes just talk way too much .

Porsche EV ? Nope !

For me: Never Tesla again!

madness to buy any of these unless you're mega loaded and can earn money while you're sleeping. pay your mortgage off first. save at least 300k for retirement. then maybe buy one of these. i could buy either today but drive a leaf lol..house long paid off. nice lump of cash building up in the bank. these things come first for me. a car is a car. been there done that. never again.

You rave on about the value for money, you wait until you try selling a LHD car and see how much it’s worth. As for the 1 foot driving, I’ve had Tesla’s for the past 6 years and I don’t like it.

Porsche is a shitshow…no range. No power…its a joke…

Autopilot is the real difference maker which he didn't cover.