- Delivered across Sydney
- Bond and fees shown before you pay
- Never swapped to a lesser car
The Taycan is the hardest car in our fleet to explain to somebody who has not driven one. Every number says supercar, the shape says four-door saloon, and the experience says neither. It is the only car we run that is genuinely difficult to describe without simply putting someone in it.
Check Taycan availability
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Specifications
| Model | Porsche Taycan Turbo S |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Power | 560kW |
| 0-100km/h | 2.8 seconds |
| Drivetrain | All-wheel drive |
| Seats | 5 |
| Powertrain | Electric |
| Tier | Performance |
Worth being precise about the badge, because it changes what the car is. The Turbo and the
Turbo S share a battery and the same motors. The difference is the inverter: the Turbo S runs one
with double the maximum current, and that is where the extra output comes from. A Turbo makes
460kW. This car makes 560kW and reaches 100km/h in 2.8 seconds, which makes it a Turbo S.
What It Is Actually Like in Sydney
The acceleration is not the interesting part
Everybody expects the speed. 2.8 seconds to 100km/h is quicker than the Huracán, and
with a passenger who has never felt it, that is a party trick you get to perform exactly once
before being asked to stop.
What is genuinely different is how it arrives. There is no build-up, no gearchange, no rising
note telling you what is coming. You press, and the horizon moves. Every petrol car in this fleet
gives you a moment of theatre before the performance. This one skips it, and that absence is what
people actually remember afterwards.
Silence changes where you can use it
This is the practical advantage nobody puts in a review. A Huracán leaving a quiet
street at six in the morning is an event the entire street attends. The Taycan leaves without
anyone knowing it was there.
If you are collecting someone early, staying somewhere with neighbours close by, or leaving a
hotel car park at an unsociable hour, this is the only car at this performance level that does not
announce you. For a certain kind of weekend that is worth considerably more than noise would
be.
Five seats, and that is not a footnote
Four adults fit properly, and there is a real boot plus a front compartment. That puts it in a
different category entirely from the two-seat supercars: it is a car you can take four people to
dinner in, and then drive home in a way none of them expected.
The rear seats sit lower than a saloon this size implies, because the battery is under the
floor. Tall passengers on a long trip notice. Around town, nobody does.
Sydney roads suit it better than they suit the supercars
Low-speed ride is firm but civilised, it is narrower than it looks, and visibility is
ordinary-car normal. Speed humps, steep driveways and multi-storey car parks are all non-events,
which is emphatically not true of the low, wide cars in the fleet.
Where it genuinely shines is the run through the Royal National Park, or north towards the
Hawkesbury: enough weight to feel planted, enough power that overtaking is a decision rather than
a plan, and instant torque out of the tight sections where a turbocharged car would still be
waking up.
Things You Should Know Before You Book
Charging is a plan, not a problem
We hand it over charged. Beyond that, treat the first top-up as something you schedule rather
than react to. Fast chargers around Sydney are plentiful enough that this is five minutes of
planning, and genuinely inconvenient only if you ignore it completely.
Range driven hard sits well below the official figure. That is true of every electric
performance car and it is not a defect. Budget for it and the car is effortless. Assume the
brochure number and you will spend the weekend watching a percentage instead of the road.
The weight is real
It is heavy and it never entirely hides it. Braking distances are longer than the acceleration
figure prepares you for, and it does not change direction the way a mid-engined car does. None of
that matters at sane speeds. It matters if you arrive at a corner treating the spec sheet as the
whole story.
It is the wrong car for a photoshoot and the right one for a drive
Honest advice: if the booking exists to be photographed, the Huracán or the G-Wagon will
do more for you. The Taycan is subtle and reads as an expensive saloon to most people. If the
booking exists to be driven, it is arguably the best car we own.
How It Compares to the Rest of the Fleet
Against the Huracán
The Taycan is quicker to 100km/h. That surprises people every time, and it is worth saying
plainly: 2.8 seconds against 3.2. What the Huracán has is everything else about the
experience. A naturally aspirated V10 behind your head, doors that draw a crowd, and a shape that
stops traffic. If the point of the booking is to be seen and heard, the comparison is not close
and we will tell you so.
If the point is to cover ground quickly and comfortably with four people aboard, the
comparison inverts completely. The Huracán seats two and has luggage space that is close
to theoretical.
Against the M3 Competition xDrive
This is the genuinely difficult choice, because they do a similar job. Both are all-wheel
drive, both seat five, both are startlingly quick, and both are usable every day. The M3 gives you
a six-cylinder soundtrack, a rawer edge and a lower price. The Taycan gives you more power,
quicker acceleration and total silence.
Our honest split: if you want to feel like you are driving something, take the M3. If you want
to arrive somewhere having been effortless about it, take the Taycan.
Against the C63 S
Almost opposites wearing similar clothes. Both are four-door and fast. The C63 S is
rear-drive, hand-built, loud and demands respect in the wet. The Taycan is all-wheel drive,
silent and forgiving. People who love one are frequently indifferent to the other, which is why we
keep both.
The Drives Worth Booking It For
The Royal National Park loop
Under an hour from the city and the best use of this car within reach of Sydney. The road
through the park is a sequence of medium-speed corners with elevation changes, which is precisely
where instant torque and all-wheel drive earn their keep. Finish at Stanwell Tops and come back up
the coast.
The old Pacific Highway
North through Berowra and Mount White. Longer corners, better sightlines, and quiet enough
midweek that you can actually enjoy it. It is also close enough to a fast charger that the return
leg needs no planning at all.
Anything involving an early start
Not a route so much as a use case. Airport runs before dawn, getting out of the city before
traffic, collecting someone at an hour when a V8 would be antisocial. The Taycan makes all of
these ordinary, and no other car at this performance level does.
Who Actually Books This One
Three groups, consistently. People who already drive something quick and want to try the
electric version of that feeling. People who need five seats and refuse to give up performance to
get them. And people staying somewhere that a loud car would be a genuine problem.
It is also the car most often booked twice by the same person, which is not true of the
supercars. The novelty of a V10 fades across a weekend. Instant torque does not.
The one group we steer away from it: anyone booking a car purely for photographs. It is a
handsome thing but a restrained one, and there are cars in this fleet that will do far more for a
camera. We would rather say that before you book than have you discover it afterwards.
If the Porsche Taycan Turbo S is booked
We never move you down a tier. If your dates are taken, these are the performance cars we will offer instead, and we will tell you plainly if none of them is free rather than substituting something lesser on the day.
BMW M3 Competition xDrive
- 390kW
- 3.5s
- AWD
- 5 seats
Quicker than most of the exotics with four doors and a boot. The one that asks you to give up nothing.
Lamborghini Huracan
- 449kW
- 3.2s
- AWD
- 2 seats
Naturally aspirated V10 and all-wheel drive. The most dramatic car we run and the most forgiving supercar in the wet.
Want the noise instead?
The Taycan is silent by design. If that is the wrong call for your weekend, we will point you at something with a V8 and no apologies.
Guide rates, weekday winter pricing. Longer hires taper; the exact total for your dates is shown before you pay.
The bond held on your card equals the excess of the cover you choose. It is a pre-authorisation, released after return.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I collect it?
From our Mascot or Parramatta depot, or we bring it to you. Delivery across the Sydney metro is arranged when you book, and the handover happens wherever the car is actually going to live for the trip.
Do I need to know anything about charging?
Enough not to get caught out, and we walk you through it at handover. It takes a Type 2 plug for AC and CCS for DC fast charging. On a fast charger it goes from nearly empty to most of the way full in about the time it takes to eat lunch. On a household socket it is effectively overnight, twice.
What range will I actually get?
Less than the brochure if you drive it the way this car invites you to. Officially it is a long-range car; driven hard, expect meaningfully less. Plan the first charge before you need it rather than after the warning appears.
What licence and age do I need?
A full licence held for the required period, verified in person at handover. We check the physical licence every time, including for returning guests. An unlisted driver is not covered at all.
Is there a security bond?
Yes, and the amount is on your booking before you pay. It is a pre-authorisation held against your card rather than a charge, and it is released after the car is back.
Is there a kilometre limit?
Yes, stated before payment. Additional kilometres are charged at a set rate rather than estimated after the fact.
Can I take it on a track day?
No. Circuit and track use is not permitted on any of our vehicles under any circumstances.
Can I take it interstate?
With prior written approval noted on the booking, so the kilometre allowance and roadside cover are set correctly. For an electric car we will also talk through the charging corridor before agreeing to it.
Does charging cost extra, or is it like fuel?
It works the same way fuel does: bring it back at the charge level you collected it at, or we settle the difference at a stated rate. Public fast charging is paid at the charger, and a full charge costs a fraction of filling a V8 of comparable performance, which is one of the few places this car is genuinely cheaper to run than its rivals.
Is it hard to drive if I have never driven an electric car?
No, and most people adapt inside a kilometre. There is no gearbox and no creep unless you want it. The only genuine adjustment is lifting off earlier, because regenerative braking slows the car more firmly than engine braking does. We cover it at handover and it stops being a conscious thought almost immediately.
Can I charge it at my hotel or apartment?
Sometimes, and it is worth checking before you arrive rather than assuming. Many Sydney hotels and newer apartment buildings have chargers, but plenty do not, and a few reserve them for residents. If yours does not, the public fast chargers around the city and inner suburbs make it a non-issue.