Name: Chris Harris on... the Porsche Taycan | Top Gear: Series 28
Uploaded: 2020-04-13T18:07:57.000Z
Duration: 7 min 19 s
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Chris, we're here to talk about the new electric poor support I can, but before we do, I just wanna rewind on de.

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When you thought my beloved brand Portia's Electric more open minded than people give me credit for even electric cars?

I think there's been a lot of electric vehicles over the last 10 years that have bean sold is the future, and they don't seem to fit into anyone's life.

You have to fit into the car's life, and at that point, I think take a taxi.

San Leafs and all that sort of stuff just doesn't have the range to support anyone other than someone that lived in town and wants a doodle about.

Then test comes along right, and they changed the game completely.

But what frustrated me about Tess there is that they're so obviously cars for people that don't like cars.

They're hugely impressive, very fast, But the subtleties of ah of a car that really excites you are missing from a testing the way they handle the way they ride, the way they drive.

Some of the way they put together is disappointing.

I get excited, so leave the under minutes questions.

So what does the tie can do you that other electric cars don't?

First of all, it excites you about the future because it shows that when a company that Porsche gets hold of this technology, they could give you something that you want to drive from the moment you get in it, it feels like a portion Control waits feel like a Porsche.

My first observation in the UK is the Turbo West is too much too fast because you're out of sync with the other traffic.

Every time you try and gas it, you almost rear end the car in front.

So I thought it was a bit too quick in a straight line, but compared to it, too much power for Chris just generally, I just you don't need that much.

I think it's the way that it rides and handles.

It reminds you that there is an art to making a car drive a zoo homogeneous whole rather than just being a drag.

Don't get me wrong, but the moment you hit the first corner, it's a bit okay, that that lap time that stick pretty impressive, right?

That was the most exciting lap of seeing the world.

Probably bit of oversteer, bit of understeer.

But he's got a ll that ground that was impressive.

It's Ah, it's an interesting car because it showcases what's going to come.

It's a frustrating car on many levels because you know what could be possible right now, But you get the feeling they're just holding back a bit for the one after this and the one after that.

What's interesting is that as a barometer of where electric technology is this car, he's got enough space.

It's has it Well, it's a weird size of car quiet, Joyce Lot under the Panamera on they say they don't just doing it.

They ended up with something that isn't big enough in the back for a normal family.

And also this arrangement here because it looks like a hatchback.

This letter box here is very, very narrow.

So is it is a genuine M five replacement.

No, it's no, but they're going to do an electric Panama.

What comes out about the about the future, but basically So anyway, they got this cart ride and handle Dr Beautifully, but it's still only do turn 50 miles 200 miles.

That there is the limitation of batteries and motors.

Right now it's Ah, I suppose it's like any technology.

What when it's new and rolled out, It's for rich.

People hate to say it unless you're absolutely minted on.

Go access to another car on DDE own a house that has a driveway that you put a charging point in this one work for you.

Tesla has a huge advantage with supercharger network because the best thing about using it says on daily basis is the supercharger network.

It's almost more gratifying than the car itself.

Actually, someone's thoughts about this anyway.

So they have said they've on record said next McCann is gonna be electric.

The replacements for the came in a box that when they come gonna be election, that's still gather slightly up for debate.

It's that well, they're getting their disappointment that they're happy to say that's gonna happen.

An electric support is heading towards the electric company.

Not because the 9 11 will remain ringfencing, haven't you?

And then one day, if they can keep the 9 11 they will.

I think every car company will be allowed one folly.

Folly will obviously be the 9 11 Yeah, it'll be hybridized, I think, heavily hybridized.

We got to get one more GT three with aspirated engine, and that's gone when we talk about this type of car going electric.

I'm excited because I like the silence and I love the performance.

When we talk about vehicles that are more emotional, makes me sad.

I don't want an electric 9 11 was so interested in its own right.

If they can ring fence and keep that pure keep, you know, naturally, very Campbell, it's gonna be gonna be massively expensive.

And I think what the way car companies look at their total emissions, that's why it works.

ATT Company Your vehicle range has to a certain point.

There's a credit and debit side, and whatever they're using up with 9 11 being petrol driven, then the rest of it has to be electric and clean.

I really worry that legislation politicians are hoodwinking people to think this vehicle is genuinely zero emissions.

Research into this vehicle will tell you that it probably needs to do 15,000 miles before you bought back any of the missions that you would have used in an equivalent gasoline powered car.

The less kind studies saying 25,000 miles.

For some people, that's 56 years of use in their car.

And where's the Palestinian coming from, where the heavy metals?

Yeah, I'm just gonna stop me there because we're getting dangerously close to being informative.

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