Video Summary
The 2025 Taycan is quicker, more powerful, and has better range, faster charging, and a bigger battery.On the outside, the changes are subtle styling tweaks.
Headlights have been updated, as well as the rear tail light, and wheels.
Overall, it looks like a clean, sleek, sporty sedan.
This car has a glass roof, which is not a preferred feature on hot days.
Performance and driving are still excellent.
This model is the 4S with all-wheel drive, and has the performance battery plus.
The battery capacity is now 97 kilowatt hours of net usable power.
It produces 509 horsepower when driving around, and can boost to 536 horsepower when needed.
It is still an 800-volt architecture, and can charge 50 more kilowatts faster.
It charges up to 320 kilowatts on a DC fast charger.
The car is capable of splitting into two 150-volt banks to keep it charging quickly if it’s on a 400-volt charging system.
The battery is larger, charges faster, and is lighter.
A theoretical charge time for a 10-80% charge is about 18 minutes.
The car's fenders are restyled.
Adaptive air suspension is standard across the line now.
0-60 time is 3.5 seconds.
Range has improved to 295 miles.
The car handles better than it should.
The brakes are confidence-inspiring, wonderful in an electric vehicle.
Cost of the 4S as tested is around $150,000. The base model is around $110,000.
A Taycan Turbo GT makes 1,019 horsepower, with 0 to 60 in 2.1 seconds, but starts at $230,000.
A Lucid Air is sold at a lower price point, with the Lucid Air Pure at just over $60,000.
Overall, the 2025 Taycan is still a very good machine.
