nberry:
Nick do the math.
Tesla S $81,000
Tesla X $82,000
Tesla 3 $36,000
Total $199,000
The TTS EV is close to $200,000
Like I wrote, I could buy three Tesla's with similar performance parameters as the Taycan for the price of one Taycan.
Nick, you're a good trooper and loyal customer for Porsche. But as you have said several times in the past, when Porsche oversteps you'll call them out. Porsche overstepped price wise with the Taycan. You should call them out on this.
But its also true that Porsche knows its customers. They price the Taycan to fleece their pocketbooks. It"ll be interesting to see how many of the depositors cough up the $200,000 for the first EV from Porsche.
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Assume most people are stupid and hope they surprise you.
You are listing base price Nick. I did the finished configuration price.
But seriously, I really do see nothing wrong with Porsche pricing right now. The Taycan is a top tier car with top tier pricing to match.
On the other hand, I actually have a problem with Tesla's pricing actually. In case you haven't noticed, their pricing is like daily seafood price, you have no idea when Elon is going to slash, or jack up the price, nor when will he take away supercharging fee or throw them in. as of right now, because of the end of quarter push, Elon is throwing in free supercharging, so those people that bought the car last week are sorry out of luck.
Anyways, back to how Tesla price their cars. Now up to this point, just before the Taycan is released, all EV cars are city appliances, they are not performance cars and can't live on the track. A Nissan Leaf is half the price of a Model 3. If you leave home and go to the office, which car will get you there quicker? The journey will be of the same amount of time. So why is the Tesla costing twice as much? Now if the Tesla has a higher quality interior than the Nissan, which it does not, then those extras can justify the higher price. In city usage, a Taycan would also get you to the office using the same amount of time. Now it is higher price of course, but you are surrounded by excellent interior and being pampered on your journey to the office. And the badge on the hood gives you confidence, you know the car won't break down, so a part of the purchase price is also for your peace of mind that your car will work.
Now also imagine you are doing the trip in a Rolls Royce Ghost, the journey still takes the same amount of time, but you are being pampered even more, and the craftsmanship is on another level up. Would you complaint the Ghost is over priced also?
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