Porsche Taycan Performance Plus 93.4kWh Turbo auto 4WD

The Taycan is a battery-electric car, so the Turbo badge here denotes an output level rather than a turbocharger. Performance Battery Plus is the larger of the two packs offered, at 93.4 kWh.

What to check on this specification

Battery state of health

On a used electric car this is the equivalent of compression on a petrol engine. State of health expresses remaining usable capacity against the pack when new. Many modern electric cars will show a figure on the dashboard or through the manufacturer’s app, and independent testing services will produce a certificate. Ask for one, or budget for one.

Two things worth knowing before you interpret the number. Large-scale UK testing of used electric cars has found average battery health high — well above the level that would trigger a warranty claim — and high mileage does not automatically mean a degraded pack. Judge the individual car, not the category.

Battery warranty

Traction batteries carry a separate manufacturer warranty from the rest of the car, defined in years, miles and usually a minimum capacity. Establish what remains and, critically, whether it transfers to a new keeper: some warranties do and some do not.

Charging history and hardware

Ask how the car has been charged and how often on high-power rapid chargers. Check that both charge ports and their flaps operate, that the supplied cables are present and undamaged, and that the car will actually start a charge on the seller’s own supply if there is one.

Reliability context

Owner surveys have marked the Taycan down for battery and charging issues specifically. That is a reason to insist on the health check and to read the service record for software updates and warranty work.

Ownership notes

An electric car has no tailpipe emissions and no Euro standard, so the ULEZ and clean air zone charges do not apply to it on emissions grounds. Vehicle tax is a separate matter: electric cars are no longer exempt from vehicle excise duty, and the applicable rate depends on when the car was first registered and on its list price. Check the current rate against the registration.

There is no cambelt, no particulate filter, no exhaust and no gearbox oil service in the conventional sense. What replaces them is the battery, the charging hardware and the software — which is why the checks above are the ones that matter.

About this page

The address you are on was part of a used-car dealer site that no longer exists. The individual vehicle it once described was sold years ago; there is no stock here, nothing is for offer, and no enquiry goes anywhere. What has been kept is the specification the address itself encodes, written up as a reference for anyone looking at the same combination of model, engine, transmission and emissions standard on the used market today.

Nothing here is advice about a particular vehicle. Every point above is a thing to check on the car in front of you, and the official services linked below answer against a registration number rather than a model name.