2026 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery

"From personal experience after test drives, and getting a 4S. 1. Get the bigger battery (Perfomance Battery Plus) 2. Sport chrono - the difference between Sport in regular cars and Sport+ with Sport Chrono is massive 3. Rear wheel steering - combined with Sport Chrono makes the car a proper sports car. I have taken a some people on spirited drives on twisty roads and even the ones with fast cars are shocked how fast the Taycan is around corners. And never skimp on tyres."

"What I have learned is that these cars are generally either problem free or problem full, so with that in mind I looked for a Taycan that had more miles than average thinking it meant the car was in the latter camp. One year into my used Taycan CT4 ownership and I haven't had a single issue. Personally, I didn't see much of a point in getting a "4S", "GTS", or a "Turbo" because I don't care if my EV is super fast -- it's really not what I bought it for and I have never once thought to myself I wish my Taycan 4 was faster. The "must-have" option is a fast charger installed in your home. Mine can charge from empty to full overnight. When I was using a regular wall charger it was just like a few dozen miles charge overnight."

"- Thread starter MY22PCT - Start date Mar 24, 2026 - Watchers 7 First NameMattJoinedJun 4, 2022Threads3Messages38Reaction score29LocationUnited KingdomVehicles I have a Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo. It was one of the first, registered March 2022, and I’ve done 84,000 miles in 10 countries. in December I asked my dealer to perform an official Porsche SOH assessment on the HV Battery. It scored 91%. Using a battery degradation curve, rather than straight line, my battery is likely to get to 300,000 miles at 70% SoH. My current 91% or close looks like this: I drove 203 miles today in range mode. I have 9 miles range left. The journey was a mix of motorway (90%) and country roads. I used Porsche’s adaptive cruise control nearly all the time. The temp was 10-13°C, I started at 100% charge and I’m still on 20” winters. I drove gently."

"2025 and up are better in terms of reliability, 20-24 are all the same design. some people think 2020 are less reliable but I don’t think Porsche made any design changes 2020 turbo s is literally going to be the most bang for your buck up front but i suspect you want something you don’t want to worry about spending extra $$$ on because it is risky if something breaks i recommend just getting a warranty whether it be cpo, purchasing it from porsche or 3rd party 4s provides the most value for resale I would say the upgraded battery is most important. most other upgrades add very little. for daily driving not a lot is needed but adaptive cruise and full leather are nice adds"

"I’ve done the research, don’t own. Have a Porsche, talk to the workshop all the time - 2025+ is the most reliable. However, if you’re looking for a used one, I’m aiming for 2023+. Workshop said they were seeing less issues, and also Porsche allows you to lease cars up to 5 years old. I like that option cause financing only makes sense if there’s gonna be equity for you to benefit from in the end. If you finance, you might owe money since they depreciate so much. Therefore, for me, 2020 is out of the question, plus the battery warranty would be up in 2 years - 4S has the best value. Definitely enough speed and it’s valuable to the most people so it depreciates the least. Turbo S id pretty cool, but depreciates the most, and there’s only 192 miles of range - not sure about must haves. I’ll let people who have the car decide, but the workshop gives me taycan loaners all the time, so I’d say improved battery (waiting to charge, finding chargers sucks) - owning Porsche right now, don’t skimp out on a low purchase price. The maintenance will destroy you. At the very least make sure it’s a CPO. Make sure the battery warranty will last you a few years. (That’s the longest, most expensive repair in the shop)"