It’s been almost a month and a half since my wife bought a Taycan. We take it out on the Royu Driveway now and then, use it for commuting, and drive it on family outings. This time, I want to talk about what makes the Taycan such a joy to drive. I’ll cover what it’s like to live with as an EV in more detail another time. Our Taycan is a 4S Cross Turismo. It...
It’s been two weeks since our Taycan 4S Cross Turismo was delivered. Most of my driving has been around the neighborhood, but I’ve also made the occasional round trip of about 50 km to Osaka for work. In just two weeks, I’ve driven more than 500 km. As I wrote in my earlier test-drive review, the Taycan’s performance is impressive: 夫がポルシェ タイカンを試乗したそうなので感想を聞いてみた Now that I own one and drive it every day, I’m simply...
As I recently shared on the blog, we bought a used Taycan 4S Cross Turismo. My first impressions from behind the wheel have been excellent, and I’ll tell you more about how it drives in a future post. But first, I’d like to introduce the specs and options on the Taycan 4S Cross Turismo we bought. Our Taycan 4S Cross Turismo Specs It’s a right-hand-drive Taycan 4S Cross Turismo (MY2023) with 8,000 km on the...
At the very end of last year, I sold my 911 Carrera T. It had 8,000 km on the clock. It was the first Porsche I’d bought with my own money—and it was truly mine. I’d carefully chosen the spec, and driving it was an absolute thrill. I spent a long time wrestling with the decision to let it go. Today, I’d like to share why I finally sold it, and tell you about the...
Running this blog gives me the chance to drive a lot of Porsches, and lately I’ve become pretty good at judging their tire pressures by feel. I can’t tell you the exact pressure down to 0.1 bar, but if a car’s tires feel a little overinflated or underinflated, I can usually tell within a few dozen meters. I’ve recently driven a 992, a Carrera S, a Macan Turbo, and a 992 Turbo S, and offered...
“How About Switching to a Taycan?” The other day, our Porsche dealership contact got in touch with an enticing question: “Would you consider trading in your Cayenne for a Taycan?” We have a Cayenne E-Hybrid, and we love its spacious rear seats and the way it drives. “We don’t really need to switch, do we…?” we said. Still, we asked the dealer to send over details of any new Taycans in stock that might suit...
My husband has written a review of the Porsche Taycan he recently had the chance to drive. We hope you enjoy it. First, Experiencing the Porsche Taycan from the Passenger Seat I’ve driven the Taycan several times: first on a racetrack, then on public roads. This time, by chance, I was able to borrow one for a little longer and really get to know it. So I’d like to share a detailed review of how...
First Drive in the Taycan Turbo A little later than most, I finally got the chance to drive the Porsche Taycan, the brand’s all-electric sports car, for the first time. It had been a year and a half since I first saw the Taycan in person at a preview event one winter, so this was a long-awaited first drive. My husband plans to write a detailed review later, so here I’ll share my impressions from...
Test-Driving the Porsche Taycan When my husband visited a Porsche Center recently, he got the chance to take the Taycan—Porsche’s first all-electric sports car—for a short test drive. He’d previously driven the Taycan on a racetrack, but this was his first time behind the wheel on public roads. So I asked him to share a few quick impressions. The Taycan he drove was a Taycan Turbo finished in Frozen Berry Metallic. That color really turns...
My husband recently had the chance to drive a Taycan on a race track, and he’s written about the experience. We hope you enjoy reading his impressions. Driving the Taycan I’d already seen the Porsche Taycan in person several times at previews and exhibitions, but this was something else entirely. I was about to get behind the wheel of a Taycan that hadn’t yet gone on sale in Japan. And not just anywhere—it was a...
