Reviewer Asks If Porsche Panamera PHEV Is A Worthy Taycan Alternative

The Taycan has proven really popular for Porsche, but should you hold off buying one and look at a Panamera plug-in instead?

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Andrei Nedelea

By: Andrei Nedelea

Jan 4, 2021 at 11:48am ET

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Now while the Porsche Taycan has certainly taken off in terms of popularity, Harry Metcalfe of Harry’s Garage thinks some buyers shouldn’t buy the electric sedan and just go for a Panamera plug-in hybrid instead. His video is basically a review of the Panamera 4S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo (the wagon variant), but he compares it to the Taycan to see which is the best buy.

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Why is he recommending the 4S E-Hybrid? Well, his arguments for the vehicle are its new battery (17.9 kWh, granting it a WLTP electric range of 33 miles / 54 km), the very similar performance to that of a Taycan 4S and the extra practicality of the available Sport Turismo body. He argues that many people would have been better off just getting the Panamera, thus avoiding having to deal with the still patchy British (and European) electric vehicle charging network.