Taycan 4S Sport Turismo Full Review & Porsche's 2024 EV Duo!

The BEST Taycan Variant is the Sport Turismo - and this 4S might be the Goldilocks car - combining the sportiness of the sports sedan, with the practicality and good looks of the Cross Turismo, in this amalgamated Sport Turismo. A low slung, super wagon EV, that is in my estimation the best looking of the bunch!

Any why not more variants? #Taycan accounts for over 10% of all #Porsche Sales now, and that’s worldwide which is impressive - just in 2023’s first quarter it outsold German rivals and for the first time outsold the Model S. And we aren’t only getting more variants, two of Porsche’s best sellers are turning full #electriccar with the Macan EV and the 718 electric/ Boxster EV - and I’ll fill you in on those in this video!

Today we’re going to test the ST on the road, show you the shocking 0-60 time, and I’ll give you every detail on what makes the car what it is including the most asked question of - what the heck is the difference between this and the CT - along with my experience living with the car for the past 6 months!

So far I’ve done over 6000 miles in my 4S, as I have been so addicted, it even shames my E63S in some regards. I’ll dive into some ownership experience, loved/hated, advice etc.

This is the two-tier Performance Battery Plus version of the 4S, with 4+1 seating, and electric sport sound. I’ll also show you how I activated self-driving Innodrive as an over the air update!

Today we explore:

- Taycan Sport Turismo 4S
- Sport Turismo vs Cross Turismo
- Battery and electric motors
- Suspension
- Internal head room and space
- Boot space
- Charging the Taycan at home with Andersen EV
- Macan EV news
- Boxster EV news
- Interior review
- Launch control
- Taycan Electric Sound
- Full road test
- Conclusion

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[maximeb.]

I own the taycan gts st as a family car. What a car! Direction and suspesion are amazing! Very quiet inside and also very fast! Love it! I strongly recommand it as a daily. 👍

[lublabs]

Awesome car. You guys over in Europe are lucky that you can get the ST in various trims. In the US, ST is GTS only. I took delivery of mine in February and I'm loving it. Same Gentian Blue color too.

[gibbon]

Those wheels look so much better to me all silver now, great choice. 👌

[GTSCarLife]

00:59 It's really surprising how Porsche decided to engineer in a little child's bicycle and some loosely wrapped garden hose (or maybe electrical wiring?). Surprisingly inelegant work from such a proud engineering company! 😛

Great video, as always. Love my Taycan 4S Cross Turismo!

[langertown]

The silver GTS wheels look amazing! Great choice with the blue

[jeffs]

I am so looking forward to their upcoming EVs! I would easily get the Macan and the 718 convertible!

[rayfieldlewis]

As usual, outstanding content. Appreciate all you do here!

[tampapete]

Well said. My 2023 Cross Turismo has almost ruined my 992 experience (or any performance combustion car for that matter) power is immediate at all times and handling is simply better....Petrol motors simply can't compete and are now a compromise relatively speaking.

[Michel-rhnj]

I’ve been driving my 4s sedan now for 3 months and completely subscribe to you view except for two points. Rear-wheel steering helps you really in inner city driving and tight spots, it might be a couple of decimeters, but it makes the difference. With respect to recuperation, it is coasting that brings me the really low power consumption. The car hides it’s heavy, but that weight is inertia that let’s you coast easily.

[DG-wdnm]

Great vid as per usual. Thank you for your content. I will like to call an alibi on one of the points you made. I, and many, completely disagree with you on the subscription being a good idea. Regardless of whether one pays for it up front or not. If the car has it, and it’s a matter of software, just give it to people. I’m over simplifying, granted, but imagine if you had to pay a subscription for your refrigerator to also make ice. BMW tested theory with carplay some time ago and found people at their gates with torches and pitchforks. Please do not normalize that concept sir, lol, they make enough money. Thanks again.

[andrewhurstcars]

Hi Raziz, please do an update video on this now you’ve sold it, mentioning the heavy depreciation, and on the M3 Touring too. Thanks

[JeffersonD]

So the combustion engine variant would be the Panamera ST. Would be nice if you could make a comparison of these two when the new updated version of the Panamera will be presented later this year.

[trance]

Sport version in purple or deep blue is gorgeous

[Ersy]

Im waiting for the cayman/boxster ev version before i ever touch electric cars. Tried a few for a ride and my rs3 is just everything i need in a car.

[timfielding]

I’ve road tripped mine across Europe It was amazing with a great charging infrastructure pulling 250kw or more every time

[thijsemonds]

You can activate 'auto' recuperation by pressing the button for 2 seconds. The car will use its radar to control the amount of braking if there is someone in front of you.

[kempez]

The ST is still such a practical car. 3-4 times a week have the boot completely full and you can actually carry a lot of stuff in there, albeit I always get rid of the useless parcel shelf.

And then you empty it out, the kids are not with you and you can properly drive it. The biggest thing is the feel that it gives you is better than a lot of modern cars on the road. And it feels like a Porsche. The steering gives you feedback, the car handles like actual magic and the speed you can carry is ridiculous. Then calm down a bit and the ride is brilliant, especially with the air suspension: I've never had a complaint from my wife who hates 'hard' handling cars. Rear wheel steer is also excellent imo.

Sport sound is a total extra and gives you a bit of aural feedback, but does get annoying on long journeys. At least you can turn it off.

The entertainment (PCM), is easy to use and intuitive and you don't notice the lack of buttons because you just don't need to do much in the car and Wireless CarPlay integration has been flawless for me.

The regen being on is simply not needed at all. The car is much more efficient in the standard (or range), mode that decouples the motors when not accelerating. If you are on the flat or a slight downhill it just cruises and will speed up giving you the option to add a bit of brake-pedal based regen if needed to keep speed lower. This is something that most reviewers haven't managed to understand or take advantage of and they really need to pick up on it and test it properly.

[mrmonday]

I saw you rollin around Regent St. in this thing, looks sick in person

[sascha]

Great video and a really great car. I own the GTS ST, also in this lovely gentian blue. But I have a question: did you experience any software issues with your taycan, like e.g. An unresponsive center display followed by an unmotivated restart of the PCM? Because I have experienced this in mine, from time to time and that sthe only things that really bothers me.

[captainbanplastic]

Only one regen setting? On my 4S I’ve got 2. Short press the regen button for standard and long press for Adaptive Regen. Adaptive is v clever and is what I use all the time.

Also I drive reasonably spiritedly and get over 260 miles range in the summer using standard drive mode but in the lowest suspension setting, and AC in eco mode which works fine even in 30+ degree C heat! Awesome car 😊