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2020 Porsche Taycan 4S does the electric slide in Finland

We head deep within the Arctic Circle to see how Porsche's new EV handles properly slick conditions.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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The Taycan is Porsche's brand-new electric sedan.

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And here it is on a frozen lake in northern Finland.

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The 4S is the least expensive version of the Taycan to be released at this point.

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It still has motors at both axles, giving it through-the-road all-wheel drive.

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Three different traction control settings give you different levels of grip on snow and ice.

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It's super easy to pull off long, controlled drifts in the Taycan.

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And it looks absolutely awesome all the while.

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The Taycan 4S will go on sale midway through 2020.

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The Taycan 4S can accelerate to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds.

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Keep scrolling or clicking for more photos of the 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S on the ice in Finland.

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