Porsche Taycan
Shares rank 15 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
Precise, sporty electric car that drivers rank among the best-handling production cars; the touchscreen-heavy interface and high ownership costs draw the most criticism.
Precise, sporty electric car that drivers rank among the best-handling production cars; the touchscreen-heavy interface and high ownership costs draw the most criticism.
23 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 57%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Precise, fun handling like a 911
“The Porsche Taycan and related Audi e-tron GT are considered basically the best-handling production cars built so far”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Luce: First Electric Ferrari. Designed by LoveFrom” “I think the Porsche Taycan and the Lucid Air Sapphire are fun to drive, competent performance vehicles.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study” “I have a hard time finding a car which behaves more precisely and reliably on the street”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars” - Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars”
Top pick among electric cars
“If money wasn't an object, I'd buy one EV: the Taycan Turbo S.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Why western carmakers' retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance” “Taycan Turbo GT mogs any Plaid cult member.”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee” “IMO Taycan is the best electric model”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Tesla Sales Down 55% UK, 58% Spain, 59% Germany, 81% Netherlands, 93% Norway” Nicely designed and pretty
“It also shouldn't compete with the Porsche Taycan—a very nicely designed EV.”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Jony Ive's Ferrari” “The Taycan sure is pretty though.”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Touchscreen-heavy, hard-to-adjust interface
“it's nice, but it's clear that they're still crap at computers and interfaces”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Robots Eat Cars” “It literally is just a big minimalist computer screen. I drive a taycan and it would be significantly better if they were to remove the massive touchpad”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Luce: First Electric Ferrari. Designed by LoveFrom” “Taycan relies too heavily on touch. Not even vent directions are manually adjustable on a Taycan.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Luce: First Electric Ferrari. Designed by LoveFrom” Expensive battery and ownership costs
“The Porsche Taycan battery pack is $70K. The moment you have any issue at all with it, the car will be considered totaled.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “BMW PHEV: Safety fuse replacement is extremely expensive” “I am looking at other EVs but can’t get over how expensive some are (e.g. Taycan).”
Comment from 6 May 2026 in “BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets” Second-generation design looks dated
“I love the original Taycan. It's too bad the second generation looks a bit more like BYD/Model 3”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Jony Ive's Ferrari” “it looks way worse than Xiaomi SU7, Zeekr 001 or Porsche Taycan”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| Porsche TaycanThis page | 13 | 10 | 57% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
22 of the 27 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the Taycan can't fit a regular tow receiver”
“the Porsche Taycan is cool and all, but I've never seen one”
“it looks way worse than Xiaomi SU7, Zeekr 001 or Porsche Taycan”
“Every other expensive EV is doing awfully on the resale market”
“I love the original Taycan. It's too bad the second generation looks a bit more like BYD/Model 3”
“It also shouldn't compete with the Porsche Taycan—a very nicely designed EV.”
“I am looking at other EVs but can’t get over how expensive some are (e.g. Taycan).”
“it's nice, but it's clear that they're still crap at computers and interfaces”
“If money wasn't an object, I'd buy one EV: the Taycan Turbo S.”
“IMO Taycan is the best electric model”
“at best achieved 7:07.55 around the Nurburgring”
“The Porsche Taycan and related Audi e-tron GT are considered basically the best-handling production cars built so far”
“It literally is just a big minimalist computer screen. I drive a taycan and it would be significantly better if they were to remove the massive touchpad”
“Taycan relies too heavily on touch. Not even vent directions are manually adjustable on a Taycan.”
“I think the Porsche Taycan and the Lucid Air Sapphire are fun to drive, competent performance vehicles.”
“Taycan Turbo GT mogs any Plaid cult member.”
“The Taycan is pretty close to being an electric 911.”
“I have a hard time finding a car which behaves more precisely and reliably on the street”
“Taycan sales dropped 22% year-over-year”
“The Taycan sure is pretty though.”
“Porsche Taycan, Ford F-150, its recalls all the way down”
“The Porsche Taycan battery pack is $70K. The moment you have any issue at all with it, the car will be considered totaled.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.