Porsche Taycan 4S 2025 review: snapshot

Cost-of-entry to the ‘one-from-base’ Taycan 4S is $215,700. Highlight spec additions include ambient lighting, soft-close doors and an ‘Intelligent Range Manager’ which uses the nav and onboard systems to optimise energy use.

The ventilation system now features a heat pump which compresses outside air to heat the cabin and wireless charging is included across the board. Then tip in adaptive cruise control, a head-up display, lane change assist, surround camera view (with ‘Active Parking Support’), rear side airbags and digital radio.

The car also picks up adaptive air suspension, alloy door sill protectors and a bigger, lighter battery. And that’s on top of a laundry list of non-safety or performance related inclusions like auto matrix LED headlights, dual-zone climate control, 14-way electrically-adjustable heated front seats (with memory), partial leather trim, privacy glass, 10.9-inch central multimedia display, configurable digital instrument panel, 14-speaker/710W Bose audio (with digital radio), Apple/Android connectivity, an auto tailgate and more. 

Porsche has freshened up the Taycan’s front and rear end design and this dual-motor AWD Taycan features a new rear electric motor that’s 10kg lighter and seven per cent more powerful but more notably produces 22 per cent more torque than the unit it replaces. A 105kWh lithium-ion battery is standard and claimed range is 625km, yet it will accelerate from 0-100km/h in 3.7 seconds.

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Although Porsche and ANCAP do not intersect at this stage the Taycan ticks just about every active (crash avoidance) safety box in the book and the Taycan is covered by a three-year, unlimited km warranty which is off the pace for the premium segment where five years, unlimited km is the norm.