Turns Out, Porsche's Taycan Can Definitely Drift

Getting Sideways

There are a lot of reasons some people are hesitant to accept both new cars and electric vehicles. One of which is the fact that, well, many of them just don't feel fast, or they aren't capable of doing fun things like burnouts or sideways drifts. Now, no one has ever accused the Porsche Taycan Turbo of being slow or even feeling slow. In fact, it delivers gut-punching acceleration every time you hit the go pedal. But like us, Autocar was wondering - will it drift? So they decided to try to get sideways in a Taycan Turbo, then presented the results of their efforts in this video. 

Slippery Conditions

For starters, many will point out that the ground here is wet, which obviously makes drifting any car that much easier. But Autocar is based out of the U.K., where it rains basically every day, so we can't fault them there. Regardless, a wet skidpad is something that many driving schools use as a tool to teach car control, so we won't knock off points here. 

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Strange Behavior

Autocar admits that the Taycan Turbo doesn't quite act like a gas-powered, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive car on the skidpad, which isn't a surprise. "It does a slightly weird thing where if you just back out of it, it will think, well, you probably want to go straight again. And it will straighten up." Regardless, our test driver puts the car in Sport+ mode and gives it a go. 

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Difficult Go

With so much power on tap, it doesn't take much to get loose in the Taycan Turbo. "Initially, it kicks around very quickly and gets into understeer if you're not careful," Autocar said. Regardless, our test driver has a difficult time figuring out how to execute a perfect drift in the Taycan given its unique drivetrain and many differences from a traditional sports car like the 911.

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Practice Makes Perfect

After a little bit of practice, he starts to get it, however. And he's undoubtedly impressed with the Taycan Turbo's capabilities. "It's amazingly agile. Given how much this car weighs - it's about three tons. It disguises that. Somewhere in here, there's a sweet spot that will let it do donuts in a big circle, I'm sure of that." And eventually, he finds that sweet spot. 

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Quirky Fun

Despite its quirks, our test drive comes away mightily impressed and convinced that the Taycan Turbo is capable of getting sideways easily. "This is amazing and brilliant all at once. Will it drift? Yes, in more ways than I've ever experienced in any other vehicle. The wheels are doing 96 miles-per-hour and this is working and this is absolutely a trip." 

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Passing the Test

So while we've read and listened to every other reviewer in the world talk about how fast, nice, and downright cool the Taycan Turbo is, this test answers the most important question. And even though it seems like a simple expectation that a performance car is able to drift, it certainly can't be assumed with any new vehicle these days. Thankfully, the Taycan Turbo passes that test with flying colors.

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