Everything I've seen on the Taycan compares it to the Model S, but I think the Model 3 Performance is the better comparison. It looks like Porsche will win on handling and Telsa on price with acceleration and range about even. If you want a track car (or a Porsche), you'll buy the Taycan. If you want supercar acceleration on a budget but keep it to the streets, you'll buy the Model 3.

As for the headline, I think Betteridge's Law applies here: no. The Taycan is a niche car that doesn't directly compete with the S or the 3 but increases interest in battery electric vehicles overall. That's a win for Tesla, in my opinion.

> If you want a track car (or a Porsche), you'll buy the Taycan.

If you want a track car, you will not choose a 4400lb, full size, electric vehicle.

I feel like every journalist has picked a side... Either "Traditional cars are better than Tesla in every way" or the opposite.

I thought that it was understood that Tesla has so far been better at innovating electric vehicles; while traditional car makers are better at mass production at high quality, and each is racing to get better at the other.

Very sensationalist... too focused on the comparison against Tesla.