We’re excited to witness the electric car revolution. Our Cincinnati auto shop gives us a front row seat right, mainly because we specialize in European cars. Europe loves its classic and vintage cars, but it’s also big for hybrids and electric, so we get to work on a nice dichotomy of designs and manufacturers.
But that being said, we’re car mechanics — not millionaires — so we can only dream of owning a Tesla or a Porsche Taycan. And dreaming is what we love to do when we’re fingertips to elbow in grease all day long repairing cars. That’s why we loved checking out the CNBC’s breakdown of the most expensive electric cars on the market. We guess what you don’t spend on gas you blow at the dealership (but at least you minimize your carbon footprint).
The Porsche Taycan
If we were going to spend $185,000 on an electric car, we’d blow it on the 2020 Porsche Taycan.
CNBC reports:
The Turbo S version of the dual-motor Taycan boasts 750 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds. By comparison, Tesla’s Model S cars can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.4 seconds, though CEO Elon Musk claims the next generation Roadster will be able to do so in 2.1 seconds. The Taycan also expects a range of about 250 miles, CNBC previously reported.”
Hopefully packing this kind of voltage, the Porsche brakes are solid. That kind of speed takes serious stopping power.
2019 BMW i8 Roadster
As BMW electrical specialists, we’d love to spend $163,000 on an electric BMW. They’re solid cars, no doubt about it. But that’s a lot of swearing into the swear jar. Fortunately the language at our auto garage can get pretty salty. We dare you to drive this beauty without swearing.
The BMW i8 Roadster “is a two-door sports car convertible that comes with the added flourish of butterfly doors that open up for an extra luxury aesthetic.” It packs 364 horsepower and a 0 to 60 mph time of 4.4 seconds.
Despite its powerful speed, this roadster was designed to accommodate sustainability. As BMW touts in its press release:
“The BMW i8 is the world’s first sports car to be developed from the outset primarily under the banner of sustainability. Groundbreaking lightweight design, systematic improvement of aerodynamics and advanced plug?in hybrid technology. The framework for the concept’s implementation was provided by the brand new LifeDrive vehicle architecture for BMW i models, whose horizontally split structure comprising an aluminum chassis and a CFRP passenger cell offers an exceptional degree of design freedom. The visionary styling of the BMW i8 Coupe therefore succeeds in expressing not just the car’s dynamic performance credentials, but also its outstanding efficiency.”
That’s some sleek speed, ready or not. We hope to see one in our Cincinnati auto garage soon, just to check out what it’s got under the hood.
