It’s offensive that you use the sports car label on the Taycan.

Nobody outside of NYC and San Fran would buy that tiny EV the author mentioned. Also I highly doubt it would pass US crash tests (just a guess, could be wrong).  Mitsubishi has been selling a tiny EV like that for over a decade at this point and hardly anyone buys it.

Kind of makes sense given how hostile the European market is becoming towards anything other than appliance-like EVs.

I want my 5 minutes back.

Me Too is endemic at BMW.  They love to copy others and have an entry in every part of the auto market, even if they can’t do it well.

“Baked in”, as in the engine isn’t hanging off the front axle (hello Acura).  A lot easier to get 50/50 (or come close) with a vehicle designed for RWD with a longitudinal engine.

Remember when we all thought Mustangs were overweight?

The grille has received so much attention. So much so, that people are ignoring the (horrible) return of flame surfacing on the flanks. Just...not good.

You make a strong point.  But I’ll take the BMW’s baked in proper weight distribution and engine location over an Acura that needs AWD to make up for bad design.  (I know this argument applies to Audi as well...and I feel the same way about them ;-)  )

The huge square grille is horrible. You can’t plastic that on the front of a car and flank it with rounded headlamps. Makes it look super cheap and disjointed. Other than that my only visual complaint is the greenhouse. I realize that this car will use the FM platform (same as past Zs) but come on, that greenhouse…

Don’t forget the (arguably) worst - China.

Maybe it would be more impactful for him, and others, to wear tee shirts exposing/publicizing all the injustice that takes place in many of the countries they race in?  He could start with the ones where it’s enforced/practiced by the states themselves.

While transaxle cars are all starting to appreciate, they’re not to the level yet where this is a reasonable amount of money for this car. For this money someone is better off with a 944 of similar vintage, or an older 928.

Had to laugh about the range anxiety comment when an Alfa is your alternative, lol.

Different strokes for different folks is fine. But one side wants the other to subsidize their preference...and then that side also wants to ban the other side.

“let the electronics do their magic”

Good for 1-2 1/4 mile runs.  Then they fall flat on their face and lose most performance.

The sound is there. But part of the emotion involved in the sound is knowing (and sometimes feeling) what is creating the sound. And knowing that you own and operate that engineering marvel under the hood.

So to you performance is one dimensional? Straight line speed and...

That’s great, but then you’re stuck with a soulless appliance.  Fast?  Sure, but that’s about it.