[AutoGuide.com]

Hello all, this is Kyle from AutoGuide. I’m posting this thread here to document my trip for the launch of the Taycan 4S. I can’t share driving experiences for a while yet—keep an eye on AutoGuide.com for those in the near future!—but I can share the adventure that’s lead me to a hotel within the Arctic Circle in Finland.

And boy, what an adventure it’s been so far.

it started in Toronto, where an initial four hour delay had the knock-on effect of shuffling everything else back further. But hey, the in-flight food was pretty good!

Unfortunately, the delays meant a missed flight to the final stop. Worse yet, there were no other flights to Kittilä, the location of the launch, on Tuesday. I ended up flying to another town, where a Porsche person met me and drove me the two hours back to the hotel. Thanks, Lukas!

The morning started off warm: it was barely below freezing!

We spotted some reindeer which I sadly don’t have pics of. In my defense, I was driving.

With a very short window of daylight (about 2.5 hours), we had a tight schedule of driving. I managed to grab a few shots that I wanted to share with the community here:

As I mentioned, expect the full story on AutoGuide.com later this month. If you have any questions, post them here! I’ll do my best to answer them to the best of my ability.

 

[St00k]

Thanks for posting Kyle. Loving the pics. That ice skidpad looks like something out of a Ken Block video.

 

[Smitty11]

These are incredible photos Kyle! Nicely done!

There's a couple of questions that immediately come to mind:
1) How does the Taycan feel and handle in the snow?
2) Did Porsche say if/how the range will be affected when driving in the cold?

 

[James8955!]

What kind of driving were you able to do in the snow? Also, did the charge port door actually work out in the cold?

 

[AutoGuide.com]

Apologies for the delayed response, folks. It's been a bit of a whirlwind since coming back, so much so I haven't had a full day home yet!

Thanks for posting Kyle. Loving the pics. That ice skidpad looks like something out of a Ken Block video.

Wait until you see the video then...

These are incredible photos Kyle! Nicely done!

There's a couple of questions that immediately come to mind:
1) How does the Taycan feel and handle in the snow?
2) Did Porsche say if/how the range will be affected when driving in the cold?

1. Can't tell you anything about that until the review is live, unfortunately.
2. Extreme cold does affect the range, but based on what I saw, less so than the average EV.

What kind of driving were you able to do in the snow? Also, did the charge port door actually work out in the cold?

We drove on a mix of local, public roads, and a dedicated ice circuit area. And yes, it does—that was one of the first things we tested, actually!

-Kyle

 

[St00k]

When does the embargo on driving impressions lift?

 

[Smitty11]

Here's some more cool photos from that Porsche event in Finland.