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HONDA

Hondaof Plymouth..............6

HYUNDAI

Tu fankjian Hyundaiof Plymouth......6

PORSCHE

Herb ChambersPorsche............1

Porscheof Burlington.............1

TOYOTA

Toyota of Braintree..............6

Tu fankjianToyota of Braintree.......6

HerbChambersCompanies.... 3

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855-531-0324

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Burlington, MA

888-414-7745

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TAYCAN

By NicoleWakelin

BOSTON.COMCORRESPONDENT

T

he all-newPorsche Taycan is the

brand’sfirstall-electric sports car,

andsincePorscheisknownfor build-

ingperformance vehicles, it couldn’t

simply be another EV.Ithad to be a

Porsche EV withthe drivingdynamics people

have cometoexpectfromthe automaker.At

its worldpremiere in NiagaraFalls, Canada,

Porsche revealed whatitbelieves sets anew

benchmark for electricvehicles.

TheTaycanispoweredbya93-kWhbattery

andtwoelectric motors.There’s oneat the

front axleand oneat the rear axleso you have

all-wheel drive that’sreadyfor roughNew

England winters.That’s the practical side of

theTaycan,but on the performance sideit

postsextraordinarynumbers.

TheTaycanTurbogenerates 670 horse-

power with626pound-feet of torque that

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