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The entry-level, rear-wheel-drive Taycan has up to 402bhp and can accelerate from 0-62mph in 5.4sec. Its official range is 276 miles from a 79kWh battery.


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Porsche is best known as the quintessential sports car maker, but its line-up is increasingly diverse, interesting and successful, from its SUV family to the Panamera hatchback and shooting brake and, in time, a planned family of electric vehicles.

Whatever your choice, What Car?’s testers rate the cars highly; Porsche has an unusually high percentage of five and four-star cars.

Without exception, its sports cars are class leaders or among the class leaders, standing out for combining driving thrills with surprising luxury and comfort. Likewise, its SUVs are among the sharpest handling, as well as offering high levels of practicality and quality. Meanwhile, the Panamera is a true rival to the very best large executive saloons.

Porsche also sees itself as an electric car pioneer and has already enjoyed sales success with its plug-in hybrid range. Its first all-electric sports car is imminent, signalling the firm’s intent to stay relevant for many years to come.

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The entry-level Taycan coupé comes with 19in wheels, two-zone climate control, a heat pump to efficiently heat the interior without ruining range, heated front seats, a partial-leather interior, keyless start (not keyless entry), front and rear parking sensors, three touchscreens, Apple CarPlay, sat-nav, cruise control, eight-way electric front seats, wireless phone-charging, four USB-C ports, a 10-speaker stereo and LED headlights.

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Automatic headlight activation including welcome home lighting

Full size driver and front passenger airbags

Engine immobiliser with remote central locking and alarm system with radar based interior surveillance

Electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors with aspherical on driver's side

Adaptive air suspension including Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)

Front and rear park assist with visual and audible warning

14 way electric comfort front seats with memory pack

Exclusive matrix LED headlights in glacier ice blue with porsche dynamic light system plus

Remote park assist with lane change assist

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Interior trim package with decorative stitching and leather seat centres in contrasting colour - Taycan

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Porsche Taycan

If you're looking for a brilliant electric car that offers real driving pleasure, the Porsche Taycan is the one for you. On top of its amazing handling, it's also wonderfully classy inside and reasonably practical, too. On the negative side, the Audi e-tron GT is almost as good to drive but cheaper and better equipped, while the Tesla Model S has a much better official range.

<h2>What we're looking for:</h2><ul><li>Sufficient range between charges to fit in with most people’s lifestyles – and in the real world, not on some far-fetched official test </li> <li>Quick charging times and compatibility with the most ubiquitous types of public charging points </li> <li>Priced to be within the grasp of more than just the privileged few </li> <li>As with any car, ride comfort, practicality and ownership costs can’t be ignored</li></ul>

We define an electric car as one that runs purely on battery power and has no tailpipe to puff out nasty chemicals.

The <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/renault/zoe/hatchback/review/n152">Renault Zoe</a> is one of the most affordable options and has a surprisingly long range of between 120 and 180 miles (depending on the weather and the road type). However, the <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/nissan/leaf/hatchback/review/n17338">Nissan Leaf</a> and <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/volkswagen/id3/hatchback/review/n21832">Volkswagen ID.3</a> are more practical and more accomplished to drive, even if the latter doesn't have a particularly long range between charges.

At the other end of the scale, Tesla’s ground-up electric car&nbsp;philosophy – and the American brand’s network of super-fast chargers – makes the <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/tesla/model-s/hatchback/review/n150">Model S</a> a tempting choice. It has a classy interior, loads of tech and a long enough real-world range to make inter-city travel a real possibility.

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