Wrightwood, California (CNN Business) Just in case you were worried electric cars were going to be boring, Porsche made the Taycan. It isn't perfect and, yes, it is expensive, but it is absolutely not boring.

Sure, Tesla offers the aptly named Ludicrous Mode that can launch a Model S from a dead stop to 60 miles an hour in something gut-twistingly close to two seconds. That is also not boring.

But the Porsche Taycan Turbo S can get to 60 almost as fast as a Tesla and it can rip through a twisting canyon road at high speed as easily as cruising a beachfront boulevard. Except it's way more exciting than cruising a beachfront boulevard.

Despite having four doors, the Porsche Taycan looks and feels surprisingly like a proper sports car.

Despite having back doors, the Taycan is a 750 horsepower sports car that takes full advantage of the performance potential offered by electric power while mitigating its downsides -- like size and weight, for example. The Taycan has four doors not just for convenience, but because all that power and competitive driving range requires lots of batteries. To make room for them, the Taycan is 18 inches longer than a Porsche 911 Turbo, a gas-powered car with similar performance. Since the extra size was needed anyway, why not add roomier back seats and back doors, too?

With that added length, the batteries can be low down in the car's floor, giving it the lowest possible center of gravity. Batteries do add considerable mass, of course, so the Taycan weighs over 1,200 pounds more than the 911 Turbo.

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