Now These Are Brakes!

[BHopkins]

I walked by the EV charging area at a hospital today, and a gorgeous Taycan Turbo S, parked between two Model Y cars, caught my eye. But my attention was really drawn to the size of the front brake calipers. I don't know if I have ever seen brake calipers on a car, as big as these. For reference, those are 21" wheels.

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[MVAR]

I walked by the EV charging area at a hospital today, and a gorgeous Taycan Turbo S, parked between two Model Y cars, caught my eye. But my attention was really drawn to the size of the front brake calipers. I don't know if I have ever seen brake calipers on a car, as big as these. For reference, those are 21" wheels.

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That’s a $20k brake job when due lol.

Don’t know why people opt for the carbon brakes so much? My old mustang had Griggs/Sierra 13.5” rotors & smallish 4 pot calipers. That thing had more brake available, repetitively, than one even needed for track days.

I will say it’s not a bad looking setup though.

 

[Timmastertech]

Thats a high dollar brake package, looks like Porsche carbon ceramic brakes, rotors are 5500 each

 

[levi]

I walked by the EV charging area at a hospital today, and a gorgeous Taycan Turbo S, parked between two Model Y cars, caught my eye. But my attention was really drawn to the size of the front brake calipers. I don't know if I have ever seen brake calipers on a car, as big as these. For reference, those are 21" wheels.

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He spends more money on his brakes than I do on my car.

 

[Pew]

5000 pounds of insane get-up-and-go and then stopping, repeatedly. Those brakes are worth more than almost everything I have combined.

 

[StarCaller]

That's what I call a brake /

 

[JeffKeryk]

That beautiful Taycan probably ran $240K or so. Plus the governor's tax... But it is faaaaaast!

 

[Vercingetorix]

I find it incomprehensible that Porsche puts H rated garbage tires on these cars.

 

[Trav]

Simple, the USA has crawling speed limits. All this about how fast it is and 10 second this that and the other is just a huge load of crap, it doesn't need anything more than H rated to drive anywhere in the USA. German recommended tires, not that 99% of the people will ever reach the speed rating of a Y tire, it is the law. The tires must be capable of meeting the cars Vmax spec in the title.

 

[97prizm]

I walked by the EV charging area at a hospital today, and a gorgeous Taycan Turbo S, parked between two Model Y cars, caught my eye. But my attention was really drawn to the size of the front brake calipers. I don't know if I have ever seen brake calipers on a car, as big as these. For reference, those are 21" wheels.

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Wait till the replacement bill comes in.

 

[GenSan]

I find it incomprehensible that Porsche puts H rated garbage tires on these cars.

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Speaking of H Rated, my winter tires, Michelin XIce Snows are H rated. I agree.

 

[Snagglefoot]

I walked by the EV charging area at a hospital today, and a gorgeous Taycan Turbo S, parked between two Model Y cars, caught my eye. But my attention was really drawn to the size of the front brake calipers. I don't know if I have ever seen brake calipers on a car, as big as these. For reference, those are 21" wheels.

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Holy detached retina Batman.

 

[Dave Hess]

Most people lease these types of cars and do not worry about expensive brake job.

 

[Neniod]

Those brake calipers do look massive, especially with those 21" wheels. It's crazy how these high-performance cars have such impressive details.

 

[BHopkins]

I find it incomprehensible that Porsche puts H rated garbage tires on these cars.

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The Porsche Car Configurator gives the buyer of a Taycan Turbo S, the option of either All Season or Summer tires. You are going to be hard pressed to find all season tires with higher than an H speed rating. Hankook offers the Ion Evo, that is an All Season Y rated tire. But looking at the tread, there is no way I would trust it in snow/ice conditions.

All the Summer tires I can find, that fit the Taycan Turbo S, are Y rated.

Having owned a Mercedes SL550, it is not incomprehensible at all, for me at least, that someone may choose a set of performance A/S, over a set of Summer tires, and having to garage the car when the weather turns cold. I personally chose to go with two sets of wheels, a set of Bridgestone S-04 Pole Position summer tires, and a set of Dunlop WinterSport winter rated tires on a second set of wheels.

But I totally understand why some may not want to go that way, and want A/S tires. My SL550 was factory speed restricted to 165 mph, but I never drove it over 135. I probably could have driven on a set of H rated tires and been fine.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

That’s a $20k brake job when due lol.

Don’t know why people opt for the carbon brakes so much? My old mustang had Griggs/Sierra 13.5” rotors & smallish 4 pot calipers. That thing had more brake available, repetitively, than one even needed for track days.

I will say it’s not a bad looking setup though.

Rumor say the rotors will last the life of the car. Pads 30k-70k miles maybe longer if you are heavy user of brake regen

 

[Vercingetorix]

The Porsche Car Configurator gives the buyer of a Taycan Turbo S, the option of either All Season or Summer tires. You are going to be hard pressed to find all season tires with higher than an H speed rating. Hankook offers the Ion Evo, that is an All Season Y rated tire. But looking at the tread, there is no way I would trust it in snow/ice conditions.

All the Summer tires I can find, that fit the Taycan Turbo S, are Y rated.

Having owned a Mercedes SL550, it is not incomprehensible at all, for me at least, that someone may choose a set of performance A/S, over a set of Summer tires, and having to garage the car when the weather turns cold. I personally chose to go with two sets of wheels, a set of Bridgestone S-04 Pole Position summer tires, and a set of Dunlop WinterSport winter rated tires on a second set of wheels.

But I totally understand why some may not want to go that way, and want A/S tires. My SL550 was factory speed restricted to 165 mph, but I never drove it over 135. I probably could have driven on a set of H rated tires and been fine.

These are not performance tires, they are Grand Touring tires. Maybe I should have put it another way. They are H rated and garbage tires. I have driven them. They are abysmal in the rain.

 

[Tharber]

I think those brakes are the regenerative brakes that Porsche uses to recharge the batteries.

 

[97prizm]

I walked by the EV charging area at a hospital today, and a gorgeous Taycan Turbo S, parked between two Model Y cars, caught my eye. But my attention was really drawn to the size of the front brake calipers. I don't know if I have ever seen brake calipers on a car, as big as these. For reference, those are 21" wheels.

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Look at the replacement cost ouch!

• MSRP:$5,475.62
• Discount:$450.78 (8.2% off)
• Sale Price:$5,024.84

 

[andrew_j]

Look at the replacement cost ouch!

• MSRP:$5,475.62
• Discount:$450.78 (8.2% off)
• Sale Price:$5,024.84

I remember people this forum complaint on Tesla Plaid how poor brakes were. Reality is they are far more economical/practical if this car is daily driver.