WEBVTT 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:17.000 My name is Michael Georgiadis and this is the new Porsche Taycan. 00:00:17.080 --> 00:00:22.320 I avoid exaggerations but we could call this a historical moment. 00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:25.200 It is the first purely electric Porsche... 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:28.600 and I just performed my first electric powerslide. 00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:31.714 Other manufacturers of this range have not yet dared it. 00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:34.800 It is not just another electric car. This is a real Porsche... 00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:37.280 designed to offer thrill and emotion. 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:39.520 It just consumes clean energy. 00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:44.680 This version is the Taycan Turbo. 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:47.720 Of course, there is no such thing as "turbo" in an electric car. 00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:50.920 It is a familiar way for Porsche to determine... 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:52.880 the difference in horsepower. 00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:59.280 It does becomes a Porsche alright as soon as you switch to "Sport Plus". 00:00:59.360 --> 00:01:03.520 The whole car feels stiffer, more direct. You can even hear it. 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:06.400 You can opt for it manually via this menu. 00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:10.600 The steering wheel has the right weight... 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:12.560 and all the information you need. 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:16.960 Here, it is even more necessary than in a regular sports model. 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:20.480 See, you don't have gears, not even the sound of the motor. 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:22.720 What you do have is tremendous power. 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:26.120 That makes it harder to figure out how easily you cover distance. 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:28.040 The front end responds immediately... 00:01:28.120 --> 00:01:31.213 instantly changing direction entering the corner. 00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:32.520 Body roll is minimal. 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:34.320 Suspension, double wishbones at the front... 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:35.840 a multi link rear axle... 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:38.120 air suspension adjustable in three stages... 00:01:38.160 --> 00:01:39.360 The perfect control. 00:01:39.400 --> 00:01:42.760 It also features the system with the electromechanically... 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:45.600 controlled anti-roll bars and yes, I spelled that out. 00:01:47.320 --> 00:01:48.320 It weighs... 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:50.120 2.3 tons... 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:52.040 but has a light feel. 00:01:52.440 --> 00:01:54.760 You almost never feel its weight. 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:58.160 Feels safe, rolling on its long wheelbase of 2.9 meters. 00:01:58.280 --> 00:02:00.800 However, it is adjustable at the same time. 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:03.680 Entering the corner, you hit hard on the brakes... 00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:07.320 to put some load on the front tires and let the rear end loose. 00:02:09.040 --> 00:02:12.120 The rear electric motor has a two-speed transmission. 00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:15.360 The moment you feel the acceleration curve flattening... 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:17.000 you 're in for a second kick. 00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:20.440 The 4-wheel drive system works amazingly. 00:02:20.880 --> 00:02:22.760 Of course, no smart differentials here. 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:26.000 The electric motors, with their instantaneous reaction... 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:29.440 constantly change the distribution of torque. You can see it... 00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:33.880 on display on the dashboard. Plus, they do torque vectoring. Superb. 00:02:34.720 --> 00:02:36.960 It responds just in time... 00:02:37.440 --> 00:02:40.120 to give the car oversteering characteristics. 00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:43.560 But when you apply a certain angle of opposite lock... 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:47.400 it sends enough torque at the front to pull the car out of the corner... 00:02:47.480 --> 00:02:51.440 and get it launched to the next straight. 00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:54.840 Powersliding like a boss. 00:03:05.720 --> 00:03:10.480 265 kW is the maximum potential energy recuperation. 00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:14.160 Very important in order to achieve the 450 km of range... 00:03:14.280 --> 00:03:15.800 that Porsche promises. 00:03:16.480 --> 00:03:19.040 Most of this recovery is, of course, done under braking. 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:22.600 That sometimes makes the feel of the brake pedal a bit weird... 00:03:22.720 --> 00:03:24.840 a bit stiff. It loses adjustability. 00:03:24.920 --> 00:03:28.320 However, the stopping power is inconceivable. 00:03:39.760 --> 00:03:41.280 For the Taycan Turbo... 00:03:41.560 --> 00:03:44.160 Porsche announces 0-100 km/h in 3.2''... 00:03:44.320 --> 00:03:46.440 and 0-200 km/h in 10.6''. 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:49.200 One might call it "flight mode". 00:03:51.040 --> 00:03:54.840 For such speed, a pilot's rather than a driver's license is needed. 00:03:56.240 --> 00:03:59.800 Well, the Tatoi Military Airport is ours for half an hour. 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:05.800 The moment of truth. 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:08.000 An empty runway... 00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:11.000 680 horsepower and 850 Nm of torque... 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:14.920 from two electric motors with Le Mans winning technology. 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:17.160 Porsche uses a special design... 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:20.640 with the hairpin-shaped copper wire inside the stator. 00:04:20.760 --> 00:04:23.680 That allows for smaller dimensions... 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:24.840 and higher output. 00:04:25.520 --> 00:04:26.640 Now, another thing. 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:28.800 The launch control. Porsche has always been very vocal about... 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:31.680 the launch control of its cars, even with PDK gearboxes. 00:04:31.720 --> 00:04:33.920 It is a proof of performance and also reliability. 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:36.760 Porsche says you can perform launch starts again, and again. 00:04:36.880 --> 00:04:38.560 Let's put that to the test. 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:40.360 Left foot on the brake... 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:43.640 right foot on the throttle. 00:04:44.760 --> 00:04:48.800 On the right screen we read: "Launch Control Activated". 00:04:49.280 --> 00:04:51.160 You release the brake and... 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:55.000 Take off! 00:04:56.400 --> 00:04:57.520 Already at 100... 00:04:59.400 --> 00:05:00.400 150... 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:05.240 200... 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:09.000 230... 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:12.600 250... 00:05:16.920 --> 00:05:18.400 255 top speed. 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:22.720 And incredible brakes, incredible brakes... 00:05:24.760 --> 00:05:26.240 Incredible brakes. 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:31.600 Let's do it again. This is the magic. 00:05:31.640 --> 00:05:34.560 Without the classic engine and transmission... 00:05:34.960 --> 00:05:38.080 launching is second nature for the Taycan, it can do this all day 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:40.560 It doesn’t bounce off the line, the transmission beneath you... 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:42.240 does not sound or smell like suffering. 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:44.280 It feels as if you are not stressing the car at all. 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:48.080 As if it was made to do just that. 00:05:48.200 --> 00:05:51.400 0-100 km/h in 3.2'', 0-200 km/h in 10.6''. 00:05:52.080 --> 00:05:54.200 Electric cars will win us over. 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:58.040 Electric cars can win us over little by little, anyway. 00:05:58.240 --> 00:05:59.840 In other areas as well. 00:05:59.920 --> 00:06:02.720 This is exactly what the Taycan has come to do. 00:06:03.080 --> 00:06:06.480 It's a missionary of electrification for the most traditional audience. 00:06:06.520 --> 00:06:08.520 For those who will not give the Tesla proper credit... 00:06:08.600 --> 00:06:11.880 because they grew up with Porsche and Ferrari. 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:26.360 On the interior nothing is the same... 00:06:26.440 --> 00:06:30.040 but nothing feels strange compared to the Porsches we know. 00:06:30.480 --> 00:06:34.280 The analog tacho in the center of the panel found on the 911... 00:06:34.400 --> 00:06:36.520 here has reasonably been removed... 00:06:36.680 --> 00:06:39.600 leaving room for a fully digital configuration... 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:41.880 with many customization options. 00:06:42.880 --> 00:06:47.320 Wanting to highlight the ecological and digital character of the Taycan, 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:50.800 they have a new, leather-free concept... 00:06:50.880 --> 00:06:53.800 without buttons on the dasboard and console. 00:06:53.920 --> 00:06:56.760 All functions are controlled by touch screens... 00:06:56.840 --> 00:06:59.120 reminiscent of a fighter cockpit. 00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:08.240 However, we overdid it with the fun pedal. 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:10.920 Waiting for the Taycan to charge... 00:07:11.080 --> 00:07:17.040 we need to remember three numbers: 93.4, 800 and 270. 00:07:17.400 --> 00:07:20.320 The first is the kWh of battery capacity. 00:07:20.400 --> 00:07:23.160 The second, its electrical circuit volts. 00:07:23.186 --> 00:07:25.386 The other electric cars have 400. 00:07:25.560 --> 00:07:26.840 The third number... 00:07:26.920 --> 00:07:29.720 is the maximum rate of charging capacity. 00:07:29.880 --> 00:07:32.520 That means that, should you find the right charger... 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:34.320 that will supply 270 kW... 00:07:34.520 --> 00:07:39.280 it can give you 80% of the 450 km of total range... 00:07:39.640 --> 00:07:40.960 in just 22 minutes. 00:07:41.480 --> 00:07:45.480 The problem is that there are few such chargers in Europe... 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:46.920 and none in Greece. 00:07:47.080 --> 00:07:50.280 However, the ability to quickly charge the battery... 00:07:50.520 --> 00:07:54.400 allows a charge of 80% via a household socket... 00:07:54.520 --> 00:07:55.720 in about 9 hours. 00:07:58.080 --> 00:08:01.000 The Taycan is a smaller car than the Panamera. 00:08:01.160 --> 00:08:05.160 They wanted it to be more extreme, closer to the idea of a "supercar". 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:08.880 Of course, this means less space for passengers and luggage. 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:13.200 There are two luggage compartments, a rear one and a smaller front one. 00:08:15.400 --> 00:08:18.880 They have taken full advantage of the electrical drivetrain... 00:08:18.960 --> 00:08:22.040 to design a body with just 0.22 of drag coefficient. 00:08:22.840 --> 00:08:26.360 Its design is a rare blend of art and aerodynamics. 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:30.920 A marriage of retro elements and references to the timeless 911... 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:32.680 with futuristic details. 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:40.320 While driving in the "Normal" mode it has a limousine feel. 00:08:40.400 --> 00:08:43.000 Although there is no engine and gearbox... 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:45.600 no other strange noise bothers you. 00:08:45.680 --> 00:08:49.760 The tires are huge and the rolling is essentially heard a bit... 00:08:49.960 --> 00:08:51.880 but it is not a problem. 00:08:52.360 --> 00:08:54.360 No aerodynamic noise whatsoever. 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:58.160 With a 0.22 aerodynamic coefficient, what noise could there be? 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:01.160 The Taycan stands with tremendous confidence... 00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:02.680 in the face of any competition. 00:09:02.720 --> 00:09:06.720 It is perfect. Technology, performance, character... 00:09:06.800 --> 00:09:10.680 and mostly, the Porsche name which is also its greatest challenge. 00:09:11.320 --> 00:09:13.800 You see, the traditional ones... 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:16.700 will always compare the first electric Porsche... 00:09:16.725 --> 00:09:19.300 to the most iconic ones of the brand's history. 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:21.440 Like that one, over there. 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:24.520 There is no dispute between the air-cooled boxer engine... 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:27.960 and the Taycan electric motors that have won at Le Mans. 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:30.000 We wouldn't have one without the other. 00:09:30.080 --> 00:09:32.200 There is the common Porsche DNA. 00:09:32.760 --> 00:09:37.520 And it goes deeper than the design influence of the 911 on the Taycan, 00:09:37.560 --> 00:09:39.440 which is more than obvious. 00:09:40.160 --> 00:09:43.600 The 911 was groundbreaking, with that engine hung back there... 00:09:43.720 --> 00:09:45.920 when no one had dared even to imagine it. 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:48.280 Respectively, the Taycan is also a pioneer. 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:51.840 It incorporates 27 award-winning innovations... 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:54.360 13 of which are world firsts. 00:09:57.920 --> 00:10:02.040 Up to now we were wondering whether there's life after gasoline. 00:10:02.240 --> 00:10:04.840 The Taycan is the deafening answer to that. 00:10:06.400 --> 00:10:09.720 Porsche proves that long tradition and glorious history... 00:10:09.800 --> 00:10:12.640 are by no means obstacles to the evolution, but the opposite. 00:10:12.760 --> 00:10:15.960 They are the springboard for fleeing forward.