Compare the2025 Porsche TaycanVS 2025 Rolls-Royce Spectre

The Taycan’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Spectre doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Porsche Taycan are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Rolls-Royce Spectre doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

The Taycan has standard multi-collision braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Spectre doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Taycan has a standard Maneuvering Assist that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The Spectre doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

Both the Taycan and Spectre have rear cross-traffic warning, but the Taycan has Rear Cross Traffic Alert (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The Spectre’s Cross Traffic Warning doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the Taycan and the Spectre have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The Taycan’s corrosion warranty is 8 years longer than the Spectre’s (12 vs. 4 years).

There are over 5 times as many Porsche dealers as there are Rolls-Royce dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Taycan’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Taycan first among upper midsize premium cars in their 2024 Initial Quality Study. The Spectre isn’t in the top three in its category.

The Taycan has more powerful engines than the Spectre:

As tested in Motor Trend the Taycan 4S Performance Battery electric motors is faster than the Rolls-Royce Spectre (base engine):

For better stopping power the Taycan CCB’s front brake rotors are larger than those on the Spectre:

The Taycan offers optional heat-treated ceramic brake rotors, which last ten to twenty times as long as conventional cast iron rotors, don’t rust, don’t fade during repeated high speed braking, and their lighter weight contribute to better braking, handling and acceleration. The Spectre doesn’t offer ceramic brake rotors.

The Taycan stops much shorter than the Spectre:

For better traction, the Taycan’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Spectre (F:265/35R21 & R:305/30R21 vs. F:255/40R23 & R:295/35R23).

The Taycan’s optional 265/35R21 front and 305/30R21 rear tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series front and 30 series rear profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Spectre’s optional 40 series front and 35 series rear tires.

The Taycan’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (50% to 50%) than the Spectre’s (47% to 53%). This gives the Taycan more stable handling and braking.

The Taycan Turbo GT handles at 1.08 G’s, while the Spectre pulls only .90 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

For better maneuverability, the Taycan w/Rear Axle Steering’s turning circle is 5 feet tighter than the Spectre’s (36.7 feet vs. 41.7 feet). The Taycan Cross Turismo’s turning circle is 2.3 feet tighter than the Spectre’s (39.4 feet vs. 41.7 feet).

The Porsche Taycan may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 1250 to 1800 pounds less than the Rolls-Royce Spectre.

The Taycan is 1 foot, 8.2 inches shorter than the Spectre, making the Taycan easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Taycan is 7.5 inches shorter in height than the Spectre, making the Taycan much easier to wash and garage and drive (lower center of gravity).

The front grille of the Taycan uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Spectre doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Taycan offers optional seating for 5 passengers; the Spectre can only carry 4.

The Taycan has a much larger trunk than the Spectre (17.3 vs. 10 cubic feet).

The Taycan has a much larger trunk with its rear seat up than the Spectre (18.8 vs. 10 cubic feet).

The Taycan offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed, navigation instruction and driver assistance information readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Spectre doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The Taycan’s optional Active Parking Support can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. Optional Remote ParkAssist will park and retrieve your car remotely: press a button and watch it park itself. This is ideal for tight locations. The Spectre’s automatic parking system requires operating the brakes and transmission to safely park and it doesn’t offer remote control parking.

The Porsche Taycan comes in sedan and station wagon bodystyles; the Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t available as a sedan or station wagon.

The Taycan is available in both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive configurations. The Spectre doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.

Consumer Reports® recommends the Porsche Taycan, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Porsche Taycan outsold the Rolls-Royce Spectre by over 8 to one during 2024.